Thyme Leaves 100 g, 50 g, 25 g

Thyme Leaves – 100 g ($11.99), 50 g ($8.99), 25 g ($5.99)

Benefits:
Thyme is an antibacterial, anti-fungal, antiviral, and antioxidant, and has bronchial anti-spasmodic effects. It is used externally for infected wounds and internally for respiratory and digestive infections. Oil of thyme (thymol) is used in commercial mouthwashes (it is the main ingredient in Listerine) and toothpastes. It is not effective against nail fungus despite the fact that components in thyme, thymol, and thyme essential oil have anti-fungal properties.

Thyme baths are thought to be helpful for neurasthenia, rheumatic problems, bruises, swellings, and sprains. However, avoid whole-body baths except with a doctor’s permission in cases involving large skin injuries, acute skin illnesses, severe fever or infectious disease, or cardiac insufficiency. Aromatherapists consider the essential oil a powerful mood-enhancing herb for low spirits, fatigue, mental stress, and premenstrual tension. According to the German Commission E, thyme is approved for bronchitis and coughs.

Allergies, respiratory; asthma; and cough. The essential oil of thyme encourages expectoration of phlegm and quells spasms of the bronchial passages. It acts by stimulating the cilia, or hairs, lining the bronchial passages. The cilia push congested mucus outward. Inhaling the steam from thyme placed in hot water is said to give the same antispasmodic and bronchial-clearing effects as the essential oil.

Recommended Use
Thyme is available as an essential oil, both as a liquid and in enteric-coated capsules. A tea can be made using 1 to 2 grams of dried thyme herb steeped in 1 cup of hot water. European authorities caution that thyme can cause abdominal contractions. Using thyme oil in bath preparations has, in rare cases, caused severe inflammation and hyperemia (an unusual flood of blood to a particular part of the body). Added to toothpastes, it can cause cracks in the corners of the mouth and a swollen tongue.

You should not use thyme if you have a duodenal ulcer or if you are pregnant. Thyme oil should be used topically only. Taken internally, it can cause vomiting and dizziness, convulsions, coma, and cardiac and respiratory arrest.

If you have any kind of thyroid condition, you should talk to a health-care professional before taking medicinal doses of thyme. Studies indicate that the herb suppresses normal thyroid activity. It can be used in normal amounts as a food seasoning, however.

Botanical Name: Thymus vulgaris
English: Thyme
Also, known as: Common Thyme, Farigola, Garden Thyme, Herba Timi, Herba Thymi, Mother of Thyme, Red Thyme, Rubbed Thyme, Ten, Thick Leaf Thyme, Thym, Thymian, Thyme, Time, Timi, Tomillo, Za’ater, Timus, Satr, Zatr, Abara, Zabur, Zarbuz, Hash, Tumus, Dzotor, Cotor, Tim, Mashterka gradinska, Baak leih heung, Timijan, Materidouska, Tymian, Tymian obecny, Timian, Tijm, Keukentijm, Wintertijm Timiano, Satar, Zatar, Tarha-ajuruoho, Timjami, Romischer Quendel, Kuttelkraut, Ajwain ke phul, Timian, Tomjenfu, Demutka, Kakukkfu, Balzsamfi, Timi, Timo, Paengnihyang, Taim, Ganga, Timian, Hagetimian, Tymianek pospolity, Tymianek właściwy, Tomilho-ordinario, Tomilho, Cimbru de cultura, Thayim, Tradgardstimjan, Vinji, Tay, Tymyan, Chebrets, Chebrets zvichajnyj, Masala-satar, Pudina-sahai, Bagichi, Ayak,
Habitat:
Origin: Western Mediterranean
Harvested: Cultivated
Parts Used: Leaves

General Information:
Thymus vulgaris, is an erect, small, shrubby perennial herb or somewhat decumbent plant, up to 2 feet tall, has senile linear-lanceolate leaves with revolute margins. Thyme is recognized around the world as an aromatic, flavoring herb, or for ornamental decor. Thyme is one of the essential culinary herbs of Western and Middle Eastern cuisines.

Stems are clothed with tiny, linear to elliptic, pointed, gray-green leaves which are distinctively revolute. Thyme leaves are very small about 6 mm long, dark green above, pale below and typically with the margins rolled in. The small, narrow to elliptical leaves are furry on the underside, often curled up at the edges, and sit in pairs on short stems bearing small leaflets. They have a sharp, warm and spicy taste and a strong aromatic odour. The flowers have a pubescent calyx and a bilobate, pinkish or whitish, corolla and are borne in verticillasters. The fruit consists of 4 brown ovoid nutlets Leaves are highly aromatic and are frequently used fresh or dried as a seasoning in a variety of culinary applications including coups, stews, sauces, meat and fish dishes.

How to use:
We make these suggestions to help you get the best benefit from the herbs that you’re choosing to improve your health. Also we make these ideas and recommendations so that consuming them easier and better fit into your lifestyle by adding them to the food that you already eat.
For the full health benefit, it is best to consume (or use the whole herb in poultices) the whole herb. All of the compounds in the herb act best together, as nature intends. Extracts draw out the most prominent beneficial compounds and may concentrate them. What is not extracted can be helpful in ways that we do not yet understand.

Cut Pieces or Powdered Herb:
There are different ways to use cut pieces or powdered herb.
Food Preparation: You can add powdered or pieces of herb (if the pieces you buy are bigger than you like, a coffee or herb grinder will quickly reduce) to any yogurt, smoothie, apple or other sauces, spreads, salads or other foods more familiar to you that don’t use heat. Heat can be damaging to the beneficial compounds in the herb. Other options like oatmeal, scrambled eggs, pasta sauce, soup, cookies and anything else that fits your lifestyle, but minimizing (by adding near the end of cooking) the heat is helpful.
Also, for children, you can mix powdered herb with honey or glycerin to make paste. The thicker the paste, the more potent and herbal in taste. The sweet taste of honey and glycerin will help medicine go down. The resulting liquid is called an electuary.
For seeds in general, but especially small seeds, it’s best to grind these to break the protective hulls a short time before consumption. This makes all the benefits available, rather than some remaining locked inside the hulls that are unbroken by insufficient chewing.
To make adding herbs even easier, you could add a week’s worth of your chosen herb(s) to an amount of, for example, yogurt that you would eat in a week. Mix thoroughly and eat this each day of the week. So you make once /week and just eat each other day.
Hot Infusion: The basic method for dried herbs and flower is, take 2-3 tablespoons of dried herb in a cup or teapot. Pour hot water over it and cover it with lid for 10-30 minutes. The heat from making tea can degrade some of the beneficial compounds in the herb. This method minimizes this effect. For the full health benefit, it is recommended to consume what is left over after making tea.
Decoctions: Decoctions are suitable for roots, barks, large seeds & berries, and other dense material. The simple way to make decoction is, in a saucepan, add 1 tablespoon of dried herbs to 1 cup of water, Bring the water to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30-60 minutes with the pot covered. Squeeze out as much as liquid as possible. Best practice is to drink the liquid and also consume the solid material that remains. Herb pieces can also be used.
Powdered Herb:
There are different ways to use powdered herb.
Capsules: HerbsCrafters makes capsules guaranteed to be filled with the pure herb with no filler or any other products. You can also use powdered herb to make your own capsules at home. These capsules are best taken with liquid to aid in digestion and absorption and to ensure it doesn’t stick in your throat.
Poultice: Poultice can be made with an herbal powder and liquid (mostly water) to form a paste which is then applied to the skin. This method is very helpful for skin conditions.
Herbal shot: Powdered herb can be mixed with water, fruit juice or other liquid to make herbal shot.

Tips:
You can sweeten your herbal decoctions with bit of honey, natural fruit juice, stevia leaves powder or licorice root powder.

Precautions:
You should consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using any herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications.
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