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Description
Thyme Thymus vulgaris L.
Family: Lamiaceae.
Other Names: Garden thyme; thym (French); Echter Thymian (German); timo (Italian); tomillo (Spanish).
Description: A small perennial herb or shrublet with thin stems bearing small, greyish green leaves in opposite pairs and minute violet flowers. Spanish thyme (T. zygis) is an accepted alternative source of the herb. Often used but less effective are wild thyme (T. serpyllum), larger wild thyme (T. pulegioides), African wild thyme (T. schimperi) and lemon thyme (T. x citriodora - a garden hybrid between T. vulgaris and T. pulegioides).
Origin: Southern and southeastern Europe (T. vulgaris), Spain and Portugal (T. zygis), western and northern Europe to the Ukraine (T. serpyllum) and most parts of Europe (T. pulegioides). Grown in herb gardens; cultivated commercially in many parts of the world.
Parts Used: Dried leaves and flowers (Thymi herba); volatile oil (Thymi aetheroleum).
Uses and Properties: The herb is mostly taken against gastrointestinal disturbances and for the treatment of coughs, colds, bronchitis and inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. It is locally applied against mucosal inflammation of mouth and throat, and for treating minor wounds. The oil is added to baths in case of bronchial catarrh and itching skin.
Preparation and Dosage: A tea made from 1 - 4 g of the herb can be taken several times a day (expectorant use) or before or during meals (stomachic use). The herb, extracts of the herb, the essential oil or isolated thymol are used in commercial preparations, including cough teas, cough drops, gargles and antiseptic ointments.
Active Ingredients: The essential oil is very variable but good quality oil is rich in thymol (30-50%) and carvacrol (1-5%), with smaller amounts of linalool, p-cymene, cineole, thujan-4-ol and alpha-pinene. The herb is rich in labiate tannins (up to 7%), several polymethoxyflavones, triterpenes and polysacchanides.
Pharmacological Effects: Thyme oil and thymol are strongly antibiotic (thymol is 25 times more effective than phenol). Antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and antitussive activities are ascribed to the polymethoxyflavones and monoterpenes.
Notes: Thyme and thyme oil are commonly used in cosmetics and to flavour food and liqueurs.
Status: Traditional medicine; Pharm.; Comm. E+; ESCOP 1; WHO 1.
Common garden thyme produces leaves and flowers that are both used in alternative medicine. With carminative, antiseptic, expectorant, and antitussive actions, thyme is most often used, medicinally, for coughs, colds and flus, indigestion, and other stomach problems. The bodily systems that benefit the most from the supplementation of thyme are the lungs, the liver, and the stomach. In terms of the biochemical makeup of thyme, it contains an essential oil with thymol, cavacrol, cymol, linaIool, borneol, bitter principle, tannin, flavonoids, and triterpenic acids.
Thyme is used for acute and chronic respiratory affections, including coughs and colds. It is also useful for gastrointestinal problems such as gas, indigestion and diarrhea. Finally, a tea taken before retiring is effective against nightmares. For coughs, make a syrup of two parts thyme leaves and equal part elecampagne root, wild cherry bark and yerba santa. Take in teaspoon to tablespoon dose as needed.
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Directions
Stir 1/4 of a teaspoon into a glass of water and consume 3 times daily, with meals.
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