Health Benefits Of Thyme Herb
Thyme is frequently used in kitchens. It’s used to decorate and flavor salads, prepare sauces etc. Apart from its culinary properties, it serves as a very good medicine for common as well as severe ailments. It contains various agents like manganese, fiber and iron and acts as a potent anti-oxidant.
In fact, this herb has been used to treat respiratory problems since times immemorial. Its aroma and the active agent present in it (thymol) serve this purpose well. Thymol is a volatile oil, which when inhaled in form of vapors soothes throats and decongests blocked chest. Simply cut some thyme into very small pieces and mix them in a little amount of honey. This remedy gives quick relief from congestion when eaten 2-3 times a day.
Thyme tea, prepared with the help of water and honey, is also a very effective and inexpensive remedy. If you don’t savor the taste, add some lemon juice to it. Drink a cup and lie down on the bed in a relaxing position. It will start working within 15 minutes and you would surely feel your chest light and cleared of mucus congestion.
Women who suffer from menstrual spasms can take Thyme tea 2-3 times a day for quick relief. This herb also frees our body of various kinds of harmful parasites and in this way aids the immune system. Not only this, it possesses the ability to free our intestines of mucus and thus improves digestion.
Some children suffer from the psychological problem of frequent nightmares. Tea prepared from this herb can cure this also. In fact, tea prepared from thyme, honey and lemon juices is liked by almost all children for its exotic taste. In India, thyme leaves are used as cooking ingredients usually.
As it has disinfectant properties, a solution of it can be used to wipe floors and clean rooms and the things present at home. This is especially needed when you tend to an ill darling at your home only. It’s common sense that the chemicals that we use to clean our homes and kitchens, do remain there even if everything is cleaned and dried properly. So, why not use thyme solution, when its residue is totally harmless even for small children. Some people even use thyme solution to clean small cuts and would, such a powerful disinfectant it is.
It can also be used to make mosquito repellent at home. For this, take some thyme tincture (15-20 drops) and mix about 50 ml of water in it. Then add a small amount of castor oil (50 ml) and about 10-15 drops of eucalyptus tincture. These ingredients need to be stirred property in order to get a repellent solution.
This solution can be stored for a long time and protects you excellently from mosquitoes and other insects. Only one consideration here. Children don’t like the smell of this disinfectant. So, better use it yourself or apply it on the body of your child after he has fully gone into the lap of sleep.