“…Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.), a plant species native to the western Mediterranean area, a member of the Lamiaceae family, is an aromatic/medicinal plant of increasing economic importance for North America, Europe, North Africa and Asia is now widely cultivated as a spice throughout temperate climes (Alçiçek, 2011;Letchamo & Gosselin, 1996). T. vulgaris has antioxidant properties, is widely used in folk medicine for its expectorant, antitussive, antibronchiolitic, antispasmodic, anthelmintic, carminative and diuretic properties.…”