Thyme is quite common in a wide variety of recipes. Thanks to this seasoning, the dishes become tastier and acquire a piquant aroma. Moreover, eating thyme for food will benefit the body.
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Thyme was known in ancient Rome and ancient Greece. It was grown and used as a spice, and thyme baths were taken in order to gain strength. In ancient Egypt, thyme was used as perfume because thyme has a very bright, spicy aroma.
This shrub grows in Russia, Armenia, Belarus, etc. It is found in the wild in southern Europe. It reaches a height of 30-40 cm, blooms with white and purple flowers from about May to August. Fruits in the form of boxes with black-brown nuts ripen closer to autumn.
The smell of thyme is extremely stable and pleasant, and the taste is slightly bitter. Use this plant as a seasoning in cooking, in the distillery and canning industry. Thyme is often an essential ingredient in various seasoning mixtures, especially in Provence herbs.
Thyme goes well with dishes of potatoes, cabbage, pork, fish and lamb. Indispensable for preparing legumes, preservation and salting.
Thyme essential oil is often used in cosmetology to make fragrances for soaps, creams, toothpastes and lipsticks. This oil is called thymol. Thyme branches are also used in decorative gardening. The plant contains tannins, minerals, organic pigments, gum and acids, in particular oleic. Therefore, thyme is considered a bactericidal plant.
For medicinal purposes, branches without leaves are often used. Thyme is effective as a cure for sore throat, helps with bronchitis and bronchial asthma. It is used in the form of powder, paste, broth, syrup and extract, medicinal herbal tea, tinctures, etc. It helps cough (in the form of tablets) and is used as a sedative.
Thanks to the bactericidal properties, thyme is popular as a remedy for stomatitis.
Not only branches are used, but also thyme leaves themselves, in dry and dried form. A decoction of them is used for diseases of the joints, heart ailments. Effective for radiculitis and various neuralgic diseases. It has a beneficial effect on the digestive system, normalizing the work of the gastrointestinal tract; It is used as an adjunct in fermentopathy, enterocolitis and dysbiosis. It also helps the stomach digest fatty foods.
In addition, thyme is famous as a choleretic and diuretic. It helps with insomnia and is effective for sinusitis and sinusitis. Sometimes baths with thyme are recommended for the treatment of certain gynecological diseases, but it is better not to use it without a doctorโs recommendation, because there may be individual contraindications.
By the way, common contraindications include symptoms such as high blood pressure and high body temperature. Also, do not use thyme for heart failure.
You can find this seasoning in most large stores in departments with spices. And small "bouquets" can be found among sellers of vegetables in urban markets.