Contraindications of thyme when using it as a medicinal plant

Even in ancient times, people appreciated the healing and beneficial properties of a medicinal plant, which has many names: thyme, oregano, incense, thyme, Bogorodskaya herb, etc. Thyme was revered by the elders as a divine herb that can return to a person not only lost health, but also life ... It was believed that using thyme in any form can improve the physical and psychological state, restore peace of mind and self-confidence.

Content:

• What is thyme (thyme)
• Uses of the beneficial properties of thyme (thyme)
• Contraindications, despite the healing composition of thyme

What is thyme (thyme)

In our latitudes thyme grows almost everywhere. He likes to settle down on well-lit dry gentle slopes, forest edges, at the foot of the mountains. In North America and Canada, thyme does not grow; it is grown specially, using not only as a medicinal plant, but also as a seasoning for many dishes.

Outwardly, the thyme looks like a creeping undersized shrub with purple-lilac flowers. The composition includes phenolic compounds, thymol and carvacrol, which give the plant its characteristic taste and spicy odor. Thyme blooms from June to early August.

For drying, it is necessary to harvest the grass during the period of active flowering, when the concentration of tannins and essential oil increases.

People are increasingly choosing medicinal herbs as indoor plants. Thyme is also no exception. It is grown on balconies, window sills and loggias. It is unpretentious and not picky about the composition of the soil. Loves the sun and regular watering.

Uses of the beneficial properties of thyme (thyme)

The richest composition of the plant makes it possible to use it not only as a medicinal raw material, but also as useful and a nutrient. Thyme contains natural acids, essential oil, flavonoids, tannins, vitamin C, B vitamins, macro- and microelements. All parts of the plant have beneficial properties, but most of the valuable substances are found in the upper part of the bush. Thyme has found application:

• In traditional medicine

Thyme possesses medicinal properties, providing bactericidal, antispasmodic, tonic, healing, anthelmintic and other actions. These properties make it possible to use the plant for the preparation of medicinal infusions, decoctions, extracts. They are successfully used for the treatment of acute respiratory diseases, tuberculosis, bronchial asthma. Preparations containing extracts of thyme are used to eliminate flatulence and intestinal spasms. Fresh herb thyme is used as an effective anticonvulsant.

• In folk medicine

Such properties of thyme as diaphoretic, astringent and expectorant are used to prepare tinctures and gargles. Infusions of medicinal herbs are used for neuralgia, neuroses, hypertension. For whooping cough, it is used as a gargle. Baths are prepared from a decoction of herbs for the treatment of the spine, joint diseases and radiculitis.Women with a delay in menstruation use the properties of the plant to induce menstruation. Sniffing powder made from dried herb of thyme helps with fainting.

• In cooking

Dry leaves of thyme are used as a spicy seasoning in the preparation of meat and fish. Green thyme leaves are added to salads to enhance the nutritional properties of the dish. Dried thyme herb is especially popular in French cuisine.

• In the canning and alcoholic beverage industry

Dried thyme is used as a spice for canning vegetables. It enhances the flavor and gives the vegetables a pleasant aromatic smell. In the production of alcoholic beverages, essential oil of thyme is used in the form of a fragrant and spicy admixture.

• In cosmetology and perfumery

In the preparation of many cosmetic preparations, the aromatic properties of thyme essential oil are involved.

Among other things, thyme is ranked among the best honey plants... Honey turns out to be fragrant, appetizing and with a delicate aftertaste.

Contraindications, despite the healing composition of thyme

Doctors note that the correct use of thyme for the treatment of many diseases is much more effective than any other anti-inflammatory agent. But they warn that uncontrolled treatment with thyme herb can provoke hypothyroidism. Despite the fact that the biological composition of thyme is rich in vitamins, there are contraindications to the use of this plant.

Without a doctor's testimony, it is not recommended for people who have:

• liver problems;
• kidney disease;
• stomach ulcer;
• diseases of the intestinal tract.

It should not be taken by women who are pregnant, especially a few weeks after conception, since thyme in high concentration has an abortive property.

Long-term treatment with thyme infusion can provoke allergic reactions. It is better to carry out therapy under the supervision of an experienced homeopath, coordinating and adjusting the dose and duration of the natural remedy.