{"id":16766,"date":"2022-08-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildenherbals.com\/?p=16766"},"modified":"2025-05-30T15:46:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T13:46:01","slug":"thyme-properties-benefits-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildenherbals.com\/en\/thyme-properties-benefits-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Thyme, fragrance, flavor and well-being gathered in one plant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#anatomia\">Botanical anatomy  <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#origine\">Origin and habitat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#benefici\">Properties and benefits<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#come\">How to use it<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#curiosita\">Curiosities<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bibliografia\">Bibliography<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"anatomia\"><strong>Thyme: botanical anatomy  <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The genus <em>Thymus<\/em> belongs to the Lamiaceae family and includes about 350 species, including the one of interest to us for its <strong>therapeutic and aromatic properties, the <\/strong><strong><em>Thymus vulgaris<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Thyme is <strong>a small aromatic evergreen shrub<\/strong> that grows very slowly reaching a maximum of 50 cm. It has a woody stem at the bottom and branched to form very compact bushes. The leaves, in almost all species, are small and elongated with a coloration varying from deep green to silvery gray, covered with dense down.  <\/p>\n\n<p>The flowers are white tending to pinkish in color, and their pollination is entomophilous, meaning that it occurs through the transport of pollen grains by insects, and in this particular case it is mainly the work of bees. <strong>Its flowering period begins in spring and continues throughout the summer<\/strong>. The best time to harvest it, which is largely still done by hand, is just before flowering. Unlike many other herbs, drying thyme in the field, outdoors in the sun is not recommended, as it causes a decrease in quality, which is why hot air dryers are generally used.  <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"figure__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/wildenherbals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wilden-herbals_maude-frederique-lavoie-UtlBMzZvjyo-unsplash-1400x2100.jpg\" alt=\"Thyme: fragrance, flavor and well-being gathered in one plant\" class=\"wp-image-16754\" title=\"Thyme: fragrance, flavor and well-being gathered in one plant\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"figure__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1655\" src=\"https:\/\/wildenherbals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wilden-herbals_sigmund-ite5WrQaDaE-unsplash-1400x1655.jpg\" alt=\"Thyme: fragrance, flavor and well-being gathered in one plant\" class=\"wp-image-16756\" title=\"Thyme: fragrance, flavor and well-being gathered in one plant\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"origine\"><strong>Thyme: origin and habitat<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Thyme is native to<strong>central and southern Europe<\/strong>, territories where it still grows wild everywhere, adapting to any environment. It is not, in fact, a particularly demanding plant: it <strong>is not afraid of drought and adapts to any type of soil<\/strong>although it prefers light, calcareous, drained and sunny soils. <\/p>\n\n<p>In Italy it can be found <strong>mainly in areas near the Mediterranean<\/strong> but reaches up to mountainous areas. Several species known by more or less official nicknames grow in our country, such as <em>pepolino<\/em> from Tuscany and<em>barona grass<\/em> in Sardinia. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"benefici\"><strong>Thyme: properties and benefits  <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The virtues of thyme are related to the presence of a particular substance: <strong>thymol,<\/strong> one of the most powerful natural antibiotics with <strong>antiseptic, antibacterial and antispasmodic properties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>La pianta e il suo olio essenziale <strong>stimolano il sistema immunitario<\/strong> e sono indicati per la prevenzione e la cura di raffreddori, bronchiti, tosse, tonsilliti, ascessi, dolore e tensione delle articolazioni. In aromaterapia \u00e8 conosciuto come un toccasana non solo per il corpo ma anche per la mente, perch\u00e9 aiuta a rilassarsi, donando conforto e sollievo. Ecco perch\u00e9 l\u2019abbiamo scelto per il nostro <a href=\"https:\/\/wildenherbals.com\/shop\/herbal-teas\/tea-bags\/tisana-biologica-remedium-n-6\/\"><strong>Remedium n.6 &#8211; Relax<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildenherbals.com\/benvenuto-remedium-n-6-relax\/\">l\u2019infuso che ti aiuta a rallentare<\/a> il ritmo dedicato ai momenti di riposo e benessere. Da gustare <a href=\"https:\/\/wildenherbals.com\/le-tisane-per-la-sera\/\">durante una pausa dal lavoro o prima di cena<\/a>, \u00e8 la tisana che ti consentir\u00e0 finalmente di \u2018cogliere l\u2019attimo\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"come\"><strong>Thyme: how to use it  <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Thyme is an extremely versatile plant. It is found well <strong>in cooking<\/strong> to flavor meats, fish, vegetables or to flavor liquors. In addition, of course, to classic decoctions and herbal teas. In fact, some people even use it in place of coffee!   <\/p>\n\n<p>A close look at the labels of <em>bath products<\/em>reveals that it is also widely used <strong>in beauty and body care products.<\/strong> It can be found in face creams for an invigorating effect, in preparations for foot baths to achieve a defatting action, and in shampoos to bring the sebum level of the skin back to normal. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"curiosita\"><strong>Thyme: curiosities  <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In Middle Eastern countries, thyme is an essential element in<em> zaatar <\/em>and <em>dukkah<\/em>, herb mixtures used as seasonings for meat and bread that also include coriander, cumin, pepper, and sesame.<\/li><li>Because of its antiseptic and antimicrobial properties, thyme was used by the ancient Egyptians for the embalming process and preparation of mummies.<\/li><li>Castor Durante, a Renaissance physician, botanist, and poet, writes in his <em>Herbario Nuovo<\/em> that thyme cooked in wine was used to cure infections, relieve asthma attacks, and heal poisonings.<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"figure__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/wildenherbals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wilden-herbals_ian-yates-z6VJQR6-4SU-unsplash-1400x1050.jpg\" alt=\"Thyme: fragrance, flavor and well-being gathered in one plant\" class=\"wp-image-16758\" title=\"Thyme: fragrance, flavor and well-being gathered in one plant\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bibliografia\"><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Andrea Papini &amp; Valentina Baronti, The Art of Eating Wild. The use of wild herbs in folk tradition. Sarnus, 2022<\/li><li>Adriana Bonavia Giorgetti, The art of cultivating the garden and oneself. Thank you bridge, 2015<\/li><li>Andrea Pieroni &amp; Barbara Torresan, Gastronomic Atlas of Herbs. Slow Food, 2017<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Botanical anatomy Origin and habitat Properties and benefits How to use it Curiosities Bibliography Thyme: botanical anatomy The genus Thymus belongs to the Lamiaceae family and includes about 350 species, including the one of interest to us for its therapeutic and aromatic properties, the Thymus vulgaris. 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