ORGANIC THYME

Organic farming

Thymus vulgaris

Origin: Serbia

Format: leaf tips

GENERAL INFORMATION

Thyme is a plant from the Mediterranean family of labiatae, it prefers dry and rocky soils. It has very small leaves, between 5 and 8 mm in length. Already known by Greeks, Latins, and Egyptians who used it for mummification. It blooms between April and September, but the best thyme is harvested between April and May due to the concentration of essential oil that can be found during this period. There are numerous different phenotypes, but the Mediterranean one is one of the best.

USES AND PROPERTIES

Anciently used to treat melancholy (which derives from the terms melanos "black" and colia "bile"). Some mood changes can be related to difficult and slow digestion... and thyme is an excellent digestive, but it does not seem to have effects on the nervous system. The leaves, as we mentioned before, have a good amount of essential oils, which makes this plant a good antiseptic for the respiratory tract, excellent for treating coughs, pharyngitis, and bronchitis. It is often associated with pepper herb, or savory, having the same antiseptic properties and the same beneficial properties derived from essential oils. In addition, thyme is a powerful antibiotic which makes it useful in cases of intestinal viruses, fevers, and viral infections.