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Thyme

Thyme is an evergreen herb with culinary, medicinal, and ornamental uses. The most common variety is Thymus vulgaris. Thyme is of the genus Thymus of the mint family (Lamiaceae), and a relative of the oregano genus Origanum.

Uses

Digestive disorders, Fever, Snakebites, Depression, Respiratory tract infections, Skin and scalp complaint, Tonsillitis, Sore throats, Whooping cough, Bronchial catarrh, Laryngitis.

Parts Used

Flowers, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The essential oil was isolated in a yield of 1.25% by steam distillation from the aerial part of the plant and subsequently analyzed by GC-MS. The major components were p-cymene (8.41%), γ-terpinene (30.90%) and thymol (47.59%).^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi	Jangli ajwain
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Himalayan Thyme, Wild Thyme

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple		The leaves are simple i.e., lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	Blue to purple, white	5	The flower is bilaterally symmetrical

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
General	7–10 mm	The fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe		-	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Sow about the middle of March or early April, in dry, mild weather, moderately thin, in shallow drills about 1/2 inch deep, and 8 or 9 inches apart, in good, light soil, in a warm position.^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry slope areas, Limestone soils.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "chemical constituets"

[Leaf-2] "plant characteristics"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Cultivation details"

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 ==Uses==
-{{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Depression}}, {{Uses|Respiratory tract infections}}, {{Uses|Skin and scalp complaint}}, {{Uses|Tonsillitis}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}, {{Uses|Whooping cough}}, {{Uses|Bronchial catarrh}}, {{Uses|Laryngitis}}.
+{{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Depression}}, {{Uses|Respiratory tract infections}}, {{Uses|Skin and scalp complaint}}, {{Uses|Tonsillitis}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}, {{Uses|Whooping cough}}, {{Uses|Bronchial catarrh}}, {{Uses|Laryngitis}}.
 ==Parts Used==