20 авг. 2011 г.

Thyme (creeping thyme)

Thyme (creeping thyme): Description. A perennial, creeping along the ground, herbaceous plant. Stems slender, numerous, erect. Leaves are small, opposite, oblong-oval, with prominent veins and glands. The flowers are small, bilabiate, mauve, are collected in polumutovki. Stamens four, a pestle. Fruit - four nuts. Plant height of 5-25 cm
Flowering time. June-July.
Habitats. On sandy soils, on dry open slopes, glades.
The applied part. All elevated plant.
Collection time. June-July, during flowering.
Chemical composition. Herb Thyme contains an essential oil, flavonoids, tannins and bitter substances, gums, resins, mineral salts, acids (malic, ursolic, oleanolic).
Thyme (creeping thyme): Action. Strong anti-inflammatory, expectorant, antispasmodic, analgesic, wound healing, anthelmintic, antiseptic, antibacterial, disinfectant, diuretic, hypnotic weak, diaphoretic, tonic, "blood-purifying". It normalizes the activity of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas, and improves appetite.
Thyme (creeping thyme): Application. Infusion of herbs thyme is used for respiratory diseases, cough, bronchitis, shortness of breath, whooping cough, asthma, angina, pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia, insomnia, fear, children, neurosis, hysteria, gastro-intestinal diseases (flatulence, chronic gastritis, fermentation in the intestines, hemorrhoids, gastric atony, enteritis), atherosclerosis, and hypertension. For toothache, bad breath, (yumatitah - rinse infusion. In rheumatoid arthritis, gout, radiculitis, paralysis, neuritis - externally and internally. In skin diseases, scrofula, rickets - externally. In women's diseases - douche
Method of application.
1. 1 tablespoon thyme herb to 1 cup of boiling water, 1 hour. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.
2. 1 tablespoon thyme herb to 1 cup of boiling water, leave. Applied topically.
3. 50 g herb in 1 liter of boiling water, - compress.
Contraindications - Pregnancy. Diseases of the liver and kidneys, stomach ulcer and duodenal ulcer. If excessive doses or prolonged use can lead to hypothyroidism.

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