Beneficial properties of thyme - a universal natural healer

Thyme

Thyme is a small perennial shrub with small pink flowers. This plant contains many substances valuable to the body: organic acids, gum, carotene, flavonoids, resins, vitamins C and B, tannins, thymol and cymol, beneficial bitters. Thanks to this unique set, the herb is used in both folk and traditional medicine.

Useful properties of thyme in the fight against diseases

  • is a strong antiseptic;
  • anti-inflammatory;
  • expectorant;
  • pain reliever;
  • antispasmodic;
  • bronchodilator;
  • anthelmintic;
  • weak sleeping pill.

The beneficial properties of thyme are not limited to this list. It has long been considered a cure for all diseases. Bronchitis, flatulence, cystitis, sexual disorders in men recede after regular use of the tincture, and rheumatism, non-infectious rashes, bruises - after baths with thyme herb.

Despite all the variety of healing properties, the use of this plant is contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation, as well as for gastric ulcers, hepatitis, atrial fibrillation, and pyelonephritis.