Time to shine little Thyme

November 18, 2015 painremedies Herbal Medicines

Thyme is an herb that belongs to the mint family and a relative of the oregano.

Along with parsely and basil, thyme is one of culinary herb favorites because of its minty aroma and the health benefits it gives.

Ancient Egyptians used thyme for embalming and the ancient Greeks used thyme as incense for their baths because they thought it was a source for their courage. Ancient Romans used thyme to purify their rooms because of its aroma.

In the Middle Ages, the herb thyme was placed in their pillows to aid their sleep and believing that it can ward off nightmares. And they also believed that putting thyme on the coffins can assure passage in the next life.

For culinary use, thyme adds flavor to the dish with its distinctive taste and with is natural aroma, dish will not only tastes flavorful but smells good.

Like any other herb, thyme has lots of health benefits it can offer.

• Thyme’s active ingredients can prevent diseases.
• The thymol found in every leaf of thyme is an important essential oil that have antiseptic and anti-fungal properties.
• Thyme contains zea-xanthin, lutein, pigenin, naringenin, luteolin,and thymonin that are antioxidants.
• Thyme is packed with minerals potassium (helps to control heart rate and blood pressure), iron (a mineral required for red blood cell formation), calcium, manganese , selenium and magnesium.
• Thyme is packed with vitamins  B-complex, vitamin B-6 (a stress buster vitamin), beta carotene (helps protect from lung and oral cavity cancers), vitamin-A (a fat-soluble vitamin and antioxidant that is required maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin and is also essential for vision), vitamin-K, vitamin-E, vitamin-C ( helps the human body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals), and folic acid.

Thyme also helps in:

•  Cure acne problems because of its antibacterial properties. Thyme tincture is better than any over the counter anti-acne products.
• Thyme lowers your blood pressure and your cholesterol level.
• With its essential oil from its leaves, thyme can stop constant coughing and other symptoms of acute bronchitis.
• Thyme tea helps cure sore throat.
• With all the vitamins you can find in thyme, it helps you boost your immunity.
• Thyme is a natural disinfectant that can help you with the mold problem in your house by using thyme oil.
• Every pesticides you can find in the market has thymol which is one of the important property of thyme. Thymol helps to prevent bacteria and viruses to spread.
• The essential oil of thyme helps you boost your mood with its aromatic and therapeutic smell.

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