There are many thymes – all are edible
Native Habitat
- Mediterranean
- Northern Europe
Growing conditions
- Sunny, well-drained position
- Likes to creep over walls and among rocks
- Can be walked on and sat on
Maintenance
- Do not feed
- Trim away dead flowers & dead wood in older plants
Parts used
- Leaves and flowers - both safe to eat.
Properties
- Antiseptic
- General herbal disinfectant
- Pleasant smell and flavour
- Dried thyme is insect repellant.
Uses
- Cooking - flavours food
- Used in perfumes and cosmetics and aromatherapy
- Medical: to ease coughs and calm digestion; for loss of appetite;
as a massage cream for aches and pains; and for circulation
problems
- Branches of burning thyme make a disinfectant smoke.
History 
- Ancient Egyptians used it in embalming
- Roman soldiers bathed in
thyme water to renew energy
- Middle Ages: rich people wore posies of
aromatic herbs (including thyme) to ward off germs & bad smells
from the poor.
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Thyme
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Chefs use thyme to flavour food
Posies like these were used in the Middle Ages to
ward off smells - they are called tussie mussies |
