Thyme is a plant that was known and written about in ancient times. For example, the Persian scientist, philosopher and doctor Avicenna mentioned that thyme helps to kill lice, get rid of irritations caused by insect bites, relieve headaches. Currently, the plant is widely used in the perfume industry, due to the presence in thyme of essential oils, as well as in cooking, as seasoning and cosmetology, for the manufacture of lipsticks, soaps, creams, toothpastes and so on.
Thyme is a good honey plant.
Thyme: medicinal properties
Over the long years of application, thyme has earned the praise of many famous scientists and doctors. It combines beauty and significant benefits, with exceptional healing properties, such as:
- Diuretic;
- Antifreeze;
- Disinfectant;
- Expectorant.
Thanks to the expectorant and disinfectant effect, the plant is often used to treat diseases associated with the lungs: bronchitis, asthma, cough.
Thyme: recipes of folk medicine
Harvesting of grass occurs during the flowering period of the plant. To tear off branches it is necessary so that not to pull out thyme together with a rhizome. Drying is done outdoors. After the thyme dries out, it is necessary to sift it and remove the thick stems.
From thyme you can make tea, decoctions, infusions and even add to the bathroom with water.
Recipe 1: from bronchitis and bronchial asthma
An excellent recipe that helps to speed up the recovery process from any bronchial ailments.
- One tablespoon of dried herbs mixed with a glass of boiling water and insist 2-3 hours in a tightly closed container;
- Strain, removing the remains of the plant and take 3 times a day 20 minutes after eating 1 tbsp. l.
Recipe 2: from laryngitis and dryness in the throat
- Mix thyme with plantain and chamomile one to one;
- Collect a cup of boiling water and insist for 90 minutes;
- Take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day for half an hour before meals.
Recipe 3: from the cough of "smokers"
If you or a person close to you suffers from a cough due to smoking, you can significantly improve his state of health by using the recommendation for the preparation and use of tincture.
- Mix thyme, hawthorn flowers, and currant leaves in equal proportions;
- Pour a glass of boiling water and insist in a tightly closed container for 10 hours;
- Take 4 times a day for 1/3 cup.
Recipe 4: alcohol tincture for rubbing joints
- Fill ½ of a half-liter bowl with fresh leaves and thyme flowers;
- Pour 2 cups of vodka into a container, close the bottle tightly and send it to a dark dry room for 14-16 days;
- Tincture is excellent for rubbing joints, removing pain.
Thymus: contraindications
Thyme is a fairly safe plant, but there is a nuance. In its composition is thymol, which, if exceeded, may cause undesirable effects on the body, in particular, hyperthyroidism. Therefore, the reception does not recommend pregnant women and people who have serious problems with the kidneys and the gastrointestinal tract.