Etri Karim, Pluhár Zsuzsanna
Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Institute of Horticultural Science, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-1118 Villányi Str. 29-43, 1118 Budapest, Hungary.
Plants (Basel). 2024 May 15;13(10):1375. doi: 10.3390/plants13101375.
Thyme remains an indispensable herb today, finding its place in gastronomy, medicine, cosmetics, and gardens worldwide. It is highly valued in herbal remedies and pharmaceutical formulations for its antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant properties derived from the richness of its essential oil, which comprises various volatile components. However, climate change poses a significant challenge today, potentially affecting the quality of thyme, particularly the extracted essential oil, along with other factors such as biotic influences and the plant's geographical distribution. Consequently, complex diversity in essential oil composition was observed, also influenced by genetic diversity within the same species, resulting in distinct chemotypes. Other factors contributing to this chemodiversity include the chosen agrotechnology and processing methods of thyme, the extraction of the essential oil, and storage conditions. In this review, we provide the latest findings on the factors contributing to the chemovariability of thyme essential oil.
百里香如今仍是一种不可或缺的草本植物，在全球的美食、医药、化妆品和园林领域都有它的身影。因其精油富含多种挥发性成分，具有抗菌、抗真菌和抗氧化特性，在草药疗法和药物制剂中备受重视。然而，如今气候变化带来了重大挑战，可能影响百里香的品质，尤其是提取的精油，同时还受到生物影响和植物地理分布等其他因素的作用。因此，观察到精油成分存在复杂的多样性，同一物种内的遗传多样性也会对其产生影响，从而形成不同的化学型。导致这种化学多样性的其他因素包括所选的百里香农业技术和加工方法、精油的提取以及储存条件。在本综述中，我们提供了关于导致百里香精油化学变异性因素的最新研究结果。
