![]() It is also diuretic, and when blended with honey contributes to fully releasing phlegm and toxins through the urine.” Its beverage with honey helps those who have orthopnea, asthma or helminthiasis and helps with menstruation and birth. When it is drunk with salt and vinegar, it removes the phlegm from the abdomen. It is a low shrub in the form of a shrub, covered by many narrow leaflets, which has purple colored flowering peaks and grows on rocky and barren soils. First, he reports Thymus capitatus or for others, Coridothymus capitatus of modern phytology: “Thyme: everyone knows it. ![]() Hippocrates, in his writing “Peri Diaites” (Translated as “About Diet”), reports that thyme is a warming herb that can be used as a laxative, a diuretic, and helps to eliminate phlegm.ĭioskourides, writing in the third book of the volumes entitled Peri Ilis Iatrikis (“ About Matters of Medicine“), describes in detail three types of thyme. The Syracuse tyrant, Dionysios the Presbyter, who was known in his era (late 4th century BC) for the symposiums he organized, claimed that he would scatter freshly cut thyme in the rooms so that his guests would be taken over by an erotic mood. Thyme was a plant devoted to the goddess of love Aphrodite, and no one questioned how it causes or strengthens the craving for desire. The elderly regularly consumed thyme tisane (tea) to maintain their spiritual strength, while a very strong tonic drink was considered to be a tea or tisane made by simmering figs and thyme in water or wine. Thyme was therefore abundant and inexpensive, but it was highly valued due to its properties. “I eat the same thyme as my master,” says a slave in the Aristophanes theatrical comedy, “Wealth.” The slave means of course that both he and his master are in the same state of poverty. And even if the famous thyme honey of Hymettus back in ancient Athens was sought after commanded a high price, even the poorest of the city could enjoy the tonic mixture of thyme, plain honey and vinegar. From the time of Homer, thyme, apart from being used as a seasoning for various dishes, was a symbol of strength and bravery. And “ themos” for the ancient Greeks did not mean the anger as in modern Greek, but related to “the vital power, the will.”įor Plato, in fact, anger is one of the three parts of the soul, the driving force of bravery. From the same root, come the words θυμίαμα (themiama=incense) and θυμιατίζω (themiatizo=burn incense), while the relationship with the word θυμός (themos=anger) seems to be close also. Etymologically, the word thyme (θυμάρι) or thymus (θύμους) as it was called by the ancient Greeks, comes from the word “θύω” (theo), which originally had the meaning of “smoke” and later of “sacrifice”. The Sumerians, 5,500 years ago, are the first from what we know, to use thyme as both a seasoning and medicine, while the Egyptians called it tham and used it for mummification. It contains more than 1% volatile oil (contains thymol, carvacrol, cymol, linanol, borneol), bitter elements, tannin, flavonoids and triterpenoids. Thyme grows easily in poor rocky soils but requires plenty of sunshine and good drainage of the soil. There are more than 100 varieties of thyme many of them ornamental. Greek cuisine also gives it a special honour. In Greece it is well known for its aroma but also for its numerous healing properties. It is grown as a house plant in a pot and as also used for its medicinal qualities. It is native to Greece and we also meet it in other Mediterranean countries. From the plant, we use the blooming branches, although botanists prefer small leaves. All parts of the plant have a pleasant aromatic smell and taste. Its flowers are 3-7 mm long and have a pink or lilac color. Its branches are small and woody, while its leaves are 4-10 mm long. Thyme is a thin shrub with a height of 10-30 cm. However, it is our recommendation to obtain medical advice for any medical condition that you may be experiencing! Thyme – Plant description We have not verified the claims, although some of them we believe are effective. This article contains many interesting medicinal uses for thyme that have gleaned through research as well as from traditional and ancient medical books, and claims made by those who have used thyme to treat a variety of conditions. ![]()
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