Thyme and Health
Thyme
Thyme (Thymus Vulgaris L) grows as dense shrubs on dry slopes and between boulders in various Mediterranean regions, including France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, and southern areas of Iran. It is used in treating gastrointestinal disorders and local ulcers, and its anticonvulsant and expectorant effects in respiratory infections and colds.
This plant is an anti-candida, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and treatment for recurrent oral pests. It also affects gastrointestinal and cardiac disorders.
Photochemical studies on this species indicate thyme contains tannins, saponins, bitter substances, flavonoid compounds, including luteolin and quercetin, phenolic acids such as rosmarinic acid and p-hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives, tocopherol quinone, and terpenoids. Oils, especially, are rich in oxygenated compounds such as thymol and carvacrol.
Essential oil constituents include carvacrol, thymol, α -pinene, β – β-Caryophyllene, ortho-seaman, dodecane, γ-Terpene, carvacrol methyl ether, α-Thujene, Camphene, Sabinene, Myrcene, Decane, α-Terpinene, Limonene, 1- cineol, 1-8 Terpinolene, Undecane, Thymol methyl ether, Thymol acetate, and Tetradecan. e
Carvacrol
It is used as an antiseptic, antimicrobial, and fungicide and is also an anesthetic for toothache.
Thymol
The antioxidant, fungicidal, and bactericidal properties of thymol led to its use in dentistry to treat oral infections. Thymol has a strong anti-inflammatory function that reduces the release of inflammatory mediators such as interleukins, proteinoids, and their leukotrienes. Thymol has anti-tumor properties.
Flavonoids compounds
Flavonoids are phenolic compounds, including flavanols, catechins, and isoflavones.
Healing versions of thyme
Liver failure
Using thyme brewed for several consecutive days or eating a tablespoon of thyme powder mixed with honey is valuable and effective in relieving liver failure and weakness.
Rheumatic pain
Thyme baths significantly reduce rheumatic pain, and they are recommended and prescribed to all patients, especially the elderly.
Menstrual disorders in women:
For women who have stopped menstruation or much white fluid secretions, if they use 5 to 6 cups of 15 to 20 thyme brewed daily, especially dried thyme in one liter of boiling water, it is valuable and effective
Intestinal worms and parasites
Eating a tablespoon of thyme powder daily for one to two weeks is valuable and effective in shedding and destroying intestinal worms.
Asthma and shortness of breath
To treat asthma and sputum out of the chest, brew a cup daily, mix thyme with sour lemon juice and a little sugar, stir well, and continue this process until recovery.
Purifying the blood
To dilute the blood and eliminate its high concentration, mix 20 grams of thyme with 20 grams of jujube and pour it into a container. Then add 600 ml of water and let it soak well. Put it under the sun or heat a little until it reaches a quarter of the original amount and stir.
Toothache
People who suffer from toothache can relieve their pain by pouring half a tablespoon of fresh thyme leaves and flowers with a quarter of a tablespoon of cumin and a little vinegar into their mouths, chewing it, and not eating anything for a few minutes.
Neurological disorders
Thyme herbal tea is a calming drug for the brain and nerves and is recommended for the treatment of nervous disorders. Eating two cups of thyme tea daily in the morning and evening meals is also helpful and effective as a nerve tonic.
Bronchitis and colds
Due to its antiseptic and anti-sputum properties, thyme is an effective medicine for treating respiratory and pulmonary disorders. To treat colds, especially in people with phlegm, mix 10 grams of thyme with 10 grams of chamomile and 10 grams of dill and boil it. It is also helpful in disinfecting the airways and treating sinusitis and colds.
Seasonal allergies
Also, thyme incense alone or with lavender and coriander seeds is an effective medicine for treating allergies.
Thyme syrup
This syrup is expectorant, soothing, and helpful in treating chest infections, asthma (shortness of breath), and disinfecting the respiratory tract.
Compounds
- 10 grams of dried thyme leaves
- 10 grams of dry hyssop
- 5 grams of dry licorice extract
- 5 grams of anise seeds
- 500 grams of honey.
Brewed and boiled thyme
To prepare brewed thyme, pour 25 grams of dried thyme into 500 ml of boiling water and wait 15 minutes to brew. Brew this three times a day, each time, and drink one cup.
Important species and cultivars
For an extended listing of species, see Thymus (plant).
Variegated lemon thyme
Thymus citriodorus – numerous lemon thymes, orange thymes, lime thyme
Thymus Herba-Barona (caraway thyme) is a culinary herb and a floor cover. It has a completely robust caraway heady fragrance because of the chemical carvone.
Thymus praecox (mom of thyme, wild thyme) is cultivated as an ornamental.
Thymus pseudolanuginosus (woolly thyme) isn’t a culinary herb. It is grown as a floor cover.
Thymus serpyllum (wild thyme, creeping thyme) is a crucial nectar supply plant for honeybees. All thyme species are nectar sources, but wild thyme covers massive regions of droughty, rocky soils in southern Europe (Greece and Malta are mainly well-known for wild thyme honey) and North Africa, in addition to incomparable landscapes inside the Berkshire and Catskill Mountains of the northeastern US.
The lowest developing of the broadly used thyme is ideal for walkways. It is likewise a crucial caterpillar meal plant for massive and not unusual place blue butterflies.
Thymus vulgaris (not unusual place thyme, English thyme, summertime season thyme, wintry weather thyme, French thyme, or lawn thyme) is a typically used culinary herb. It additionally has medicinal uses. Common thyme is a Mediterranean perennial appropriate for well-tired soils and complete sun.
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