Guest guest Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 THYME This herbs goes back to Biblical times, and in Greece lambs were made to graze on fields of wild thyme to make their meat more tasty. A Middle Eastern variety is called Zatar, which is used abundantly in cured olives, spinach pies, grilled vegetables, and herbed breads. Thyme contains a volatile oil, thymol, with antiseptic and antibacterial properties. It helps keep mouths and gums healthy, and helps heal coughs. Therefore is often used in commercial mouthwashes and commercial cough syrups. Thyme tea is excellent for fighting chest colds: steep 2 tablespoons fresh or 1 tablespoon dried thyme in boiling water for 4 minutes. Five drops of essential oil of thyme in ½ cup olive or grapeseed oil makes a fine massage oil, good to combat coughs, sore throats, colds, and cranky digestion. Massage into chest, throat, feet, or back. Thyme is also useful as a food preservative. The USDA reports that thyme, peppermint and cinnamon seem effective to keep potatoes from sprouting "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public". Theodore Roosevelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 I love thyme. I have made thyme and rosemary tinctures that I use when I'm getting a cold, and drink thyme tea with honey (sooths the throat/antibacterial) and lemon (helps thin mucus) for a sore throat/cough/cold. Thyme tea is also good as a topical antiseptic. A caution. Thyme will alter a menstrual cycle. It can bring on a period. This is a problem if you are using a calendar or symptom method of fertility awareness (conception OR contraception). I'm not sure what impact it has on hormonal contraceptives. This can be a bonus effect if you have a need to adjust the timing of your period, but it is something people need to be aware of. This is also why it is not used in early pregnancy. Take care, Thanks for giving praise to my favorite medicinal and seasoning herb D. TigermoonJose and Diana <joseanddiana wrote: THYME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Im sure its here someplace but......could someone post a recipe for thyme tea? Thanks Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Check back to the original post, in this thread....just a couple days back... D. Tigermoon --- mistynights234 <mistynights234 wrote: > > Im sure its here someplace but......could someone > post a recipe for > thyme tea? > > Thanks > Kathy > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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