Ingestion of thyme has been shown to produce anti-hypertensive activity, which makes it a great herbal choice for anyone suffering from high blood pressure symptoms. Lowers Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Levels Check out some of the top ways this herb can help improve your health.ġ. It’s a serious powerhouse when it comes to staying healthy.
Thyme is excellent at supporting the immune and respiratory systems as well as the digestive, nervous and other body systems. They are highly aromatic (reaching their peak just before plants flower) and are frequently used fresh or dried as a seasoning in a variety of culinary applications including soups, stews, sauces, meat and fish dishes. They are arranged in opposite pairs on the stem. Leaves are small, only about 1/8 inch long and 1/16 inch broad, narrow and elliptical, greenish-grey in color. Stems are covered with tiny, linear to elliptic, pointed, gray-green leaves which are distinctively revolute (leaf margins are rolled under). The plant has woody, fibrous root and numerous reddish-brown, round, hard, branched stems that are usually from 4 to 8 inches high, when of the largest growth scarcely attaining a foot in height. It also does best in loose, sandy or rocky soils with excellent drainage. It prefers light, permeable soil somewhat rich in organic matter and mineral fertilizing elements. It is found growing in dry slopes, rocks, dry walls, stony banks, rough grassland and wasteland, and woodlands in Mediterranean regions. Thyme is an aromatic, bushy, woody-based perennial, evergreen herb that grows about 15–30 cm (6–12 in) tall by 40 cm (16 in) wide. It is also the main source of thyme as an ingredient in cooking and as an herbal medicine. It is useful in the garden as groundcover, where it can be short-lived, but is easily propagated from cuttings. It is an aromatic perennial evergreen herb with culinary, medicinal, and ornamental uses. The origin of the word thyme perhaps goes back to either the Greek word, “thumus” which means “courage”, or from the Greek word “thymos” meaning “to perfume”. The herb is native to the western Mediterranean region from the Iberian Peninsula to Italy (northern Italy, southern France (including Corsica), eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands). It is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae and belongs to the genus Thymus which is part of the mint family and closely related to oregano-another powerful herb. The herb is commonly known as common thyme, German thyme, garden thyme, thyme, winter thyme, German winter, narrow-leafed French, Greek gray, broad leaf English and mother of thyme. Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.Thyme scientifically known as Thymus vulgaris is an upright, woody-based perennial which is primarily grown as a culinary herb in herb gardens. Known hazards of Thymus pulegioides: None known Layering.Ĭultivation of the herb: Dry grassland, usually on calcareous soils. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 5 - 8cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Cuttings of young shoots, 5 - 8cm with a heel, May/June in a frame. Plant them out in the summer or the following spring. We have found that it is best to pot up smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame until they are growing away well. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Seed can also be sown in autumn in a greenhouse. Propagation of Broad-Leaved Thyme: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. Other uses of the herb: The essential oil obtained from the leaves is also used in perfumery, as a mouth wash, medicinally etc. If the leaves are to be dried, the plants should be harvested in early and late summer just before the flowers open and the leaves should be dried quickly. They can be used as an ingredient of the herb mix "bouquet garni", or added to soups, vegetables etc, going particularly well with mushrooms or courgettes. Habitat of the herb: Dry grassland, usually on calcareous soils.Įdible parts of Broad-Leaved Thyme: The leaves of some cultivars can be used as a condiment.
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