Steinmetz:Thymus

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Thymus serpyllum

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Labiatae
English Names
  • Serpolet
  • Mother-of-Thyme
  • Brotherwort
  • Wild Thyme
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
  • especially Mediterranean countries
  • Asia Minor
  • Algeria
  • Tunis
  • Persia
  • Central Asia
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Serpylli
  • Oleum Serpylli
Constituent(s)
  • volatile oil (cymol)
  • tanin
  • resin
  • gum
  • saponin
  • acids
  • salts
  • bitter principle
Action
  • herb: nervine
  • sedative
  • stomachic
  • expectorant
  • depurative
  • antispasmodic
  • emmenagogue
  • stimulating tonic
  • diuretic
  • carminative
  • antiseptic
  • cordial
  • vermifuge
  • astringent; used in respiratory diseases; oil: aromatic. P. S. The variety Thymus citriodorus (which has a lemon-like smell) occurs mainly in Southern France

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Thymus vulgaris

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Labiatae
English Names
  • Thyme
  • Garden Thyme
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
  • especially France
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Bulgaria; North Africa
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Thymi vulgaris
  • Oleum Thymi vulgaris
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil (mainly consisting of thymol and carvacrol)
  • tannin
  • saponin
  • resin
  • bitter principle
Action
  • pectoral
  • expectorant
  • appetising
  • stimulant
  • diuretic
  • depurative
  • nervine
  • anodyne
  • soothing
  • antiseptic
  • used in bronchitis and other pulmonary diseases

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