12/3/2023 0 Comments Lemon thyme vs thymeThe chemical composition and biological properties correlation in several medicinal and aromatic plants is still underexplored, especially in its most common form of consumption as tisane. Latest Researchīy Beatriz H Paschoalinotto on Maat 11:00 am This book can be found in the John Martin Rare Book Room at Hardin Library. Excerpt from Nicholas Culpepper’s English Physician. An ointment made from lemon thyme has been used to remove warts and ease pains in the spleen. Lemon Thyme has been used to strengthen the lungs and to purge the body of phlegm. Historical information on the use of lemon thyme can be found in Nicholas Culpepper’s English Physician and complete herbal written in 1798. This medicinal and aromatic plant has a rose-lemon-like flavor, supposedly inherited from T. pulegioides (Lundgren L, 1982 Stahl-Biskup E, 1995). Because of its pleasant aroma and flavor, Thymus x citriodorus is commonly found in various herbal tea blends and offered as a condiment for fish dishes (Jurevičiūtė, Ložienė, Bruno, Maggio, & Rosselli, 2019). A study has shown that its essential oils showed good effectiveness and the broadest spectrum of the samples evaluated for antimicrobial activity (Sacchetti G, 2005). Thymus x citriodorus, an interspecific hybrid between Thymus vulgaris (Thyme) and Thymus pulegioides (Broad-leaved Thyme) is a perennial subshrub in the mint family (Lamiaceae). Image taken from Culpepper’s English Physician and complete herbal.
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