The principal components of thyme are carvacol, borneol, geraniol and thymol, the latter being the most researched for its known antiseptic and anti-fungal characteristics. Science confirms you are not wasting your Thyme But this should come as no surprise as approximately half of all drugs today have their origins in a discovery made in a plant. There is an ever increasing body of scientific evidence validating the historical medical uses of plants such as Thyme. Medicinal herbs are man's oldest form of medicine and approximately 80% of the world's population still use herbal medicine as their primary healthcare. Health Canada (department of government responsible for public health) approved the traditional uses of Thyme as an expectorant and for symptoms of bronchitis, upper respiratory catarrh and to relieve cough.
The European Medicines Evaluation Agency (for the protection of public health through scientific evaluation and supervision of medicines) as a traditional herbal medicines product as an expectorant for cough to a cold virus. They are the German equivalent of the Food and Drug Administration) for symptoms of bronchitis, whooping cough and for catarrh. Thyme was approved in 1994 by German Commission E (a German advisory agency made up of pharmacists, toxicologists, physicians and scientists to evaluate the usefulness of herbs by means of the scientific literature, clinical studies and case studies to provide scientific expertise and produce monographs. Medical herbalists prescribe extracts of Thyme for bronchitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis, catarrh, asthma, whooping cough and the common cold. Molasses sugar is used for its rich spectrum of minerals and thyme is incorporated by means of a three-stage process to retain all the virtues of the herb. Although Thyme Syrup is based on the BPC 1934 the recipe has been extensively upgraded to incorporate new techniques. Whilst antibiotics have saved millions of lives, we now realise that routine and over prescription has resulted in resistance to these drugs and the use of remedies such as Thyme Syrup still has a place. The discovery of antibiotics soon pushed this and many other ‘simple’ remedies off the shelves. The famed British Pharmaceutical Codex 1934 gave a recipe for thyme syrup for the physician's guide and for the pharmacist to dispense. Traditional uses of Thymus vulgaris - the active ingredient of Thyme Syrup BRONCHITIS - whooping cough - asthma - bronchitis - laryngitis pharyngitis - Chronic cough - catarrh - common cold The rise and fall and rise again of Thyme Syrup ANTISPASMODIC relaxes smooth muscle of the lungs.ANTISEPTIC antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal.EXPECTORANT medication that helps expel mucus from the lungs.Thymus vulgaris has been used for centuries for acute and chronic respiratory diseases due to Thyme's numerous actions on the lungs : Modern science continues to endorse the traditional uses of Thymus vulgaris in medicine through a growing body of scientific research. Before the science of infection was well understood, nurses in the 19th century would dress wounds in bandages soaked in Thyme water. Monasteries also grew thyme in the middle ages for cough, digestive complaints and parasites.
The antiseptic and medicinal properties of Thyme have been universally recognised throughout the ages with the ancient Egyptians using it as an embalming agent and Hippocrates recording the medicinal properties of Thyme in his materia medica.
Thyme's reputation as a healing herb goes back thousands of years. It is a traditional remedy for the lungs and also has a positive effect on the digestive system. The fragrance from the leaves is due to the essential oil and is also the source of some of its medicinal properties. It grows close to the ground and typically has pale pink or purple flowers. Common Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a sweet-smelling aromatic herb, native to the Mediterranean but is widely cultivated elsewhere.
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