The Egyptians would never have been able to embalm their departed loved ones so successfully if it weren't for thyme oil. The early Romans identified thyme oil as medicinal as well as culinary oil. Italy is still famous for its thyme flavored recipes and the locals still use the oil to cure stomach issues, wounds, and insomnia.
The Greeks like the smell in perfume so they called it 'thymos,' which means 'to perfume.' In fact all the ancient societies that enjoyed the beauty of the Mediterranean region grew thyme to cure an assortment of skin, stomach, and circulation problems.
These ancient cultures learned early on that thyme could be blended with rosemary, oregano, cedarwood, black pepper, eucalyptus, juniper, bergamot, lemon, lavender, marjoram, grapefruit, pine, peru balsam, tea tree, and peppermint oil so most of the mental and physical issues that destroy the quality of life could be healed, cured, or relieve from a homemade concoction of oils.
During the Middle Ages thyme oil was given to jousting knights for courage, and wreaths of thyme were carried into courtrooms to fight infections and diseases. The world fell in love with thyme essential oil at an earlier age so the fact that the oil is now cultivated all over the world is no surprise. Spain is still the main supplier, but Portugal, France, Greece, Israel, and the Western part of the US harvest a large amount of thyme oil as well.
The name red thyme comes from the reddish-brown to amber color of the oil. The rich chemical components are thymol, linalool, camphene, a-thujone, a-pinene, b-pinene, p-cymene, a-terpinene, b-caryophyllene and borneol.
The therapeutic properties are antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, bactericidal, cardiac, cicatrisant, diuretic, expectorant, insecticide, stimulant, emmenagogue, vermifuge, hypertensive, and tonic so the oil relieves a long list of unwanted health issues when it's is used as an aromatherapy oil.
The caryophyllene and camphene compounds in the oil bring out the antiseptic qualities of the oil. It has been used around the world for years to keep sores and wounds from getting infected.
When thyme oil is analyzed and compared to synthetically engineered antiseptics sold with and without a prescription, thyme oil still holds its place as an effective aromatherapy treatment for heart, stomach, and circulatory issues as well as for avoiding infections resulting from animal bites, and insect stings, plus it kills intestinal worms, and hook worms.
Thyme oil will continued to be one of the most potent essential oils thanks to its chief constituents: thymol, carvacrol, and citral.
Michael D. Thompson, an organic perfumer and accredited Master Herbalist, is the founder and director of Florapathics, LLC which manufactures all-natural, organically-derived personal care products that are infused with pure essential oils for aromatherapy.
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