Thyme Tea

Thyme Tea

　　   Thyme, with the scientific name *Thymus vulgaris* and the English name Common Thyme, is a perennial dwarf shrub of the thyme genus in the Lamiaceae family, native to the western coast of the Mediterranean. The entire plant of thyme has a strong fragrance. By picking a few leaves and gently rubbing them in your hands, you can release a subtle, pleasant aroma. The scent is mild and agreeable. Aromatic oils make up 3% of the stem tips and leaves, with main components including linalool, borneol, para-cymene, thymol, cineole, tannic acid, saponins, bitter substances, and various minerals, among which potassium and calcium are present in relatively high amounts. It offers multiple benefits such as promoting good skin, preserving health, sterilizing, aiding digestion, relieving hangovers, promoting urination, and fighting rheumatism. Its unique quality lies in its ability to strengthen the immune system.

　　    Thyme, also known as 百里香 (Bailianxiang), is a high-quality forage and medicinal honey-source herbaceous wild plant widespread in the Liupan Mountain area. Its stems are vining, not exceeding one foot in height, growing close to the ground. The leaves are small and slender. It has various functions such as preventing and relieving summer heat, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, warming the middle and dispelling cold, harmonizing the stomach and relieving vomiting, dispelling wind and easing pain, nourishing the stomach and moistening the lungs, warming the middle and dispelling cold, dispelling wind and relieving pain, treating vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, poor appetite and distension, wind-cold cough, sore throat, toothache, body aches, and itchy skin.