It has a long history as a treatment for coughs. Thyme was used medicinally by Hippocrates ("the father of medicine") over 4,000 years ago and later by the first-Century Greek physician Dioscorides, as a treatment for respiratory disorders. The 17th Century herbalist Nicholas Culpeper recommended thyme for whooping cough, gout, stomach pains and shortness of breath and the Eclectic physicians considered thyme an emmenagogue, antispasmodic and diaphoretic, and they used it for dyspepsia, hysteria, dysmenorrhea, flatulence, colic, headache and neuralgia. The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia recommends its use in children for diarrhoea and enuresis.
Constituents: Volatile oils (0.8%-2.6%) containing the phenols (0.5%) primarily thymol (30-70%) and carvacrol (3-15%); others include eugenol, cymol, borneol and linalool. The pharmacopoeial standard minimum for the volatile oil is 1.2%; Flavonoids including apigenin and luteolin; Saponins; Tannins up to 10%; Polyphenolic acids including rosmarinic acid and caffeic acid; Bitter principle; Resins; Salicylates; B-complex, C and D; Rich in iodine with smaller amounts of calcium, sodium, silicon, iron and sulphur.
Actions: Expectorant, Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Antibacterial, Carminative, Antifungal, Antiviral, Antioxidant, Astringent, Anthelmintic, and Anti-inflammatory.
Indications:
Respiratory tract problems, including bronchitis, coughs, pertussis (whooping cough), pleurisy, asthma, emphysema, sinusitis and laryngitis.
Infections including streptococcal throat, tonsillitis, lung and kidney infections.
Digestive problems including dyspepsia, gastritis, diarrhoea, spasmodic conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, adjunct in treatment of peptic ulcer.
Skin disinfection (topically) minor wounds, fungal and bacterial skin disorders, as a mouthwash to reduce oral bacteria, herpes simplex virus.
Thyme liquid extract 1:1 in 35% alcohol
Always follow the instructions.
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