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Stimulates the nervous system and may help reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and insomnia.In-season orders ship immediately at the time of purchase to all zones until inventory is depleted.

An expectorant can help treat bronchitis, chronic cough and treat inflammation in the lungs.

Antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-fungal.

The terpenoids which are present in all thyme varieties are recognized for their anti-cancer properties. If used as a tea, it has expectorant properties and can treat chronic coughs or inflammation of the respiratory tract. Thyme is rich in the essential oil thymol, which is used as a powerful antiseptic and antibacterial and applied to any cuts or abrasions. The flowering tops can also be added to your tea. The tea is preferably made with fresh leaves if you have thyme in your garden, cut some stems with lots of leaves and stuff them into your cup. It’s best to cover the cup with a saucer or lid while the tea steeps this helps prevent the essential oils from escaping and maximizing the health benefits. The longer you steep the tea, the more medicinal it will become. Add the hot water to your cup of thyme and let simmer for 5 to 15 minutes. Bring the water to a boil, turn off the heat, and allow it to cool for 5 to 8 seconds.

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How to Make Thyme TeaĪdd two teaspoons of dried thyme (4 teaspoons of fresh leaves) to your cup to make thyme tea. If you started the plants indoors, transplant them outside after the last frost date has passed. Keep soil moist but never soggy until the seedlings have at least two sets of leaves, and then just water the plants regularly, allowing them to dry in between waterings. If starting the seeds outside, you can very lightly cover the seeds with sphagnum peat moss. Make sure the soil is thoroughly watered before you sow the seeds. Wild thyme seeds are tiny, so you only need to surface sow the seeds. It will tolerate poor soil and drought quite well.

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It can be grown in full sun to partial shade thyme prefers moist, well-draining soil with a pH of 6.6 to 7.5. Wild thyme is a perennial herb that is hardy in zones 4 to 8. Thyme baths are great to help relieve aches and pains.

In aromatherapy, it is used to relieve pain and elevate the mood. The essential oil of thyme is used in soaps, toothpaste, cosmetics, perfumes, and antiseptic ointments. The leaves can also be used in potpourri and insect repellent to repel insects such as moths. The new or dried leaves and flowers are often used in soups, stews, stuffing, or tea. There are many uses for thyme, whether used fresh or dried.

Ground cover: 10,000 seeds cover approximately 100 square feet. Other varieties of thyme that we sell are English thyme and French thyme. Wild thyme is a very easy herb to grow and establish in any garden.

It’s a very hardy plant and will tolerate some foot traffic when stepped on, it will perfume the air with its pleasant aromatic scent. Wild thyme has scented flowers that are 4 to 6 mm long and produced in clusters. It is a sub-shrub growing approximately 15 cm tall with creeping stems up to 10 cm long. It is also known as Mother of Thyme and Creeping Thyme. Wild Thyme (Thymus Serpyllum) is a perennial herb.