Thyme

Thyme is known as a kitchen spice that usually comes out in cooking those much awaited Thanksgiving dinners. Who knew this spice- herb- has so many properties and so giving to the immune system? It is antibacterial, antiseptic, anti-fungal, antimicrobial, and antibiotic. I like to use this herb for laryngitis and sore throats. Its antibacterial properties make this good for bronchial tubes and also for colds. It also has antiseptic properties that are powerful for the entire respiratory tract. It opens up the bronchial tubes and cleans your entire respiratory from your windpipe to your chest. Thyme is an expectorant with phlegm. It cleans and restores the lungs. Oddly enough, thyme means to fumigate! Another way to use thyme is as a steam- make a tea and use a towel as a tent, breathe in the steam deep into your lungs in the presence of pneumonia and lung infections. You can also breathe in the steam through your nose for sinuses. Its anti-fungal properties help with uterine disorders when nothing else will work giving it the nickname mother thyme. This same anti-fungal property can help with athlete’s foot, finger/toenail fungus, mouth, and throat – thrush at the onset of the fungus invader. Drink it as a tea (add lemon and honey to taste), use it as a foot and hand soak, use it to gargle, and for skin infections or parasites- use the plain tea as a wash. Thyme is high in Chromium, Manganese, Vitamins B-complex, C and D