FARMS: Interesting plant: EL TOMILLO
What is thyme?
Thyme is a low and dense bush, between 10 and 30 cm high, of woody stems, with linear leaves, tiny, covered with a fine hairiness, and violet, light pink or white flowers, grouped in the Top end of the bouquets. It blooms from the end of March, but especially during the months of April to June. When we rub the florid bouquets we are impregnated with its powerful fragrance, which the experts define as hot, spicy, penetrating and herbaceous, and which emanates from the essence it contains.
There are about 40 different species of thyme; most are typical of the western half of the Mediterranean, and only in the Iberian Peninsula we have 28, some with very limited distribution. Thyme vulgaris vulgaris is long the most common. It is naturally distributed in the eastern half of the peninsula, plus Provence, in the south of France, and the west coast of Italy, in an arc that goes from Andalusia to the coasts of Naples, approximately.
In the center and south of the peninsula the thyme coexists or is replaced by a very similar species, also very fragrant, the graceful thyme Thymus zygis, which usually prefers more arid environments.
Thyme is used as a medicinal plant and as an aromatic herb.
Properties of Thyme.
Thyme has properties for both internal use and external use.
For internal use we can highlight the following properties:
-digestive, carminative and antipútrida.
-digestive stimulant.
-plant very rich in iron.
-antiseptic, pectoral and expectorant.
-Emmenagogue
-antirheumatic
-Soothing and soothing sleep.
-for the lack of memory.
-headaches or headache.
While for external use:
-muscle relaxant.
-antiseptic
-blows on nails.
-oral applications.
-cicatrizant - antiseptic.
-antisudoríficas.
-Soothing and soothing sleep.
Benefits of Thyme.
Thyme is a very beneficial plant since it is used in a wide spectrum of diseases and diseases.
Uses of thyme are very varied.
-Favor digestion, avoid gastric and intestinal spasms and the formation of putrid gas and retentions in the intestines.
combat anorexia since the essence of the plant opens the appetite.
-Being a plant very rich in iron can help to replace the deficiency of the same in the body and fight anemia.
-As an antiseptic, it eliminates germs and reduces the symptoms of the infections they cause, including fever or discomfort. It can be used to relieve sore throat in case of having angina, aphonia or when the chest is loaded. It is adequate to prevent wounds from becoming infected.
-As an emmenagogue, it slightly reduces the pain of menstruation and facilitates emptying, avoiding the collateral problems that it causes, such as headaches, stomach, fluid retention and general irritability.
-Its richness in thymol makes it very suitable for the treatment of rheumatic diseases.
-For its lysine content (an essential amino acid for growth in youth and whose lack can cause a feeling of fatigue or general heaviness) can be used in situations of fatigue or general heaviness.
-Its content in naringenin, a flavonoid that favors circulation for its antiplatelet properties, and in niacin (vitamin B3), a very important compound for the supply of glucose to the brain, as well as in the preservation of blood vessels, make it a very interesting substance in the treatment of anomalies related to a lack of cerebral blood flow (lack of memory).
-By the influence of its essential oils it is very useful as a muscle relaxant, in pains produced by stretching or too great efforts without previous preparation.
-It also helps eliminate eye infections that cause conditions such as styes.
-For its healing and antiseptic properties it is used in infusion to wash wounds.
-The infusions of the whole dry plant are used to reduce inflammation in blows and bruises on the nails.
in inflammations in the mouth, sores or bad breath.
-It can be used to combat excess sweating of hands or feet.
-In situations of fatigue or general heaviness, a relaxing bath can be applied by adding a good portion of thyme flower infusion to the bath water. Also, a very light infusion helps you sleep better.
It can also be used as a mosquito repellent (so it can be used as a cultivated or garden plant by placing it in the windows) so that these insects do not come so close to the houses, and for the extraction of substances such as anethole, used in the manufacture of perfumes, or carvacrol, which is used in the industry as a disinfectant and fungicide product.
Thyme contraindications.
In normal doses its use has no toxicity. It should be monitored, however, when essential oil is used, which should never be used in cases of pregnancy, ulcer or heart problems.
As you can see is a plant that you can not stop having at home for its multiple benefits.