Thyme Dried Ground

herb spice · 1 tsp

Thyme Dried Ground scores 70 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on TELO.

HBI score · Good

Why it scores high

Its strongest longevity signal is TELO (7/10), backed by AMPK.
HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring, so thyme dried ground is credited for the pathways it excels at.

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension

Longevity

AMPK · NRF2

Micronutrient

density

Phytochemical

ORAC

Anti-inflammatory

DII

100

Gut microbiome

prebiotic

100

Cardiovascular

K:Na

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway

AMPK

6.0

NRF2

6.0

AUTOPHAGY

Autophagy

5.0

SIRT

Sirtuin

6.0

mTOR↓

mTOR

6.0

SENO

Senolytic activity

5.0

NAD+

5.0

TELO

Telomere

7.0

HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring — a food is judged on the pathways it excels at, not diluted by the ones it doesn’t touch.

Key compounds

rosmarinic acid (animal evidence)thymolcarvacrolursolic acidrosmarinic acidluteolin

The evidence

Verified

Ursolic acid increases skeletal muscle and brown fat and decreases diet-induced obesity, glucose intolerance and fatty liver disease
PLoS ONE, Kunkel SD et al., 2012
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039332
Ursolic acid increases skeletal muscle and brown fat and decreases diet-induced obesity, glucose intolerance, and fatty liver disease
PLoS ONE, Kunkel SD et al., 2012
doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2012.04.007
Luteolin, a flavonoid with potential for cancer prevention and therapy
Current Cancer Drug Targets, Lin Y et al., 2008
Anti-inflammatory activity of thymol: inhibitory effect on the release of human neutrophil elastase
Pharmacology, Braga PC et al., 2006
doi:10.1159/000093790
Pilot trial of Melissa officinalis L. leaf extract in the treatment of volunteers suffering from mild-to-moderate anxiety disorders and sleep disturbances
Mediterranean journal of nutrition and metabolism, Cases J et al., 2011
doi:10.1007/s12349-010-0045-4

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