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Moroccan Savory Thyme
Thymus saturejoides
Moroccan Savory Thyme · Zîitra · Tazoukennit, Azukenni · Thym saturéoïde, Thym à feuilles de sarriette
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: BORNYL-ACETATE, CARVACROL, P-CYMENE, P-CYMEN-8-OL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific name: Thymus saturejoides
Common names: Moroccan Savory Thyme, Zîitra, Tazoukennit, Azukenni, Thym saturéoïde, Thym à feuilles de sarriette
POWO: 461627-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Factors Shaping Phenotypic Variation in <i>Thymus saturejoides</i>. · 2025 source ↗
- Correlation between the Chemical and Genetic Relationships among Thymus saturejoides Genotypes Cultured under in vitro and in vivo Environments. · 2016 source ↗
- Antioxidative activity and synergistic effect of Thymus saturejoides Coss. essential oils with cefixime against selected food-borne bacteria · 2014 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BORNYL-ACETATE
- CARVACROL
- P-CYMENE
- P-CYMEN-8-OL
- LINALOL
- CIS-LINALOL-OXIDE
- METHYL-CARVACROL
- MYRCENE
- 3-OCTANOL
- ALPHA-PINENE
- CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- TERPINOLENE
- THYMOL
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- DIHYDROCARVONE
- LINALYL-ACETATE
- BETA-PINENE
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- EO (ASSUMED)
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHENE
- CAMPHOR
- LIMONENE
- TRANS-PINOCARVEOL
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images

Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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