Thyme

properties of thyme;  22 properties of thyme that you should know
Thyme is one of the famous plants from the mint family.  This plant is used medicinally in traditional medicine.  There are different properties and different ways to consume thyme that we want to discuss in this article.  But first of all, it is better to get acquainted with the history and the ingredients inside it.

History of thyme

Thyme is also known by the scientific name Thymes.  The birthplace of this plant is in the Mediterranean Sea.  The people of this area were attracted to it because of its pink and purple flowers.  The small and hairy leaves and 4 tiny brown fruits on this plant had created a pleasant taste and smell in it.  The first people who used this plant introduced it as an aromatic medicine for food, body, mouth and feet.  In ancient Egypt, it was used as a mouth odor remover, in Egypt for embalming corpses, in Rome for flavoring food, etc.

Gradually, thyme opened its foot in perfumery and after that it was also used in the industry to produce cosmetics and health products.