What does thyme look like?
What does thyme look like?
Thyme, also called thyme,refers to the very common in the modern culinary species of essential oil plants. Other of its "names" - Bogorodskaya grass, Chebarka, borax pepper, incense, spindle, mukhopal, creeper, lemons douche and lebyushka. But what does this plant, which is common on all continents except the young pole, look like?
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People who saw this plant only in dry form andonly in a sachet, may be surprised to learn that initially it is a small shrub with a height of up to 35 centimeters and ascending stems. At the base the latter are woody, but noticeably soften and thinner as the height. The stems of an adult plant are also covered with small and non-rigid hairs. The leaves of thyme are different in size, but always round or ovate. They have a very tough texture and are almost leathery.
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There are plants and flowers usually blue,blue, lilac or purple hue, which form small inflorescences. Fruits of thyme are small boxes with four globular nuts. The flowering of thyme usually occurs between the end of June and the first day of the last summer month, and the ripening of the fruits of the plant - at the end of August - early September.
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Russian consumers, buying a spice like thyme, get its dried leaves, which in the dried form have a gray-brown color.
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Thyme is used in both food and perfumeindustry, as well as medicine. As already mentioned above, spices are used in cooking and are especially common in the Middle East and Central Asia. Applied thyme in the canning industry and in the case of the preparation of alcoholic beverages. This plant is also part of the so-called "Provencal mixture of herbs". In addition to adding to various dishes, thyme is brewed in tea, preparing from it a health-giving drink.
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Even the ancient Greeks revered thyme as a plant,which was revered as divine, returning man's vitality and health. For example, the element of thymol present in its composition has antihelminthic and analgesic properties. So broths and thyme-based powder are used as an excellent remedy for progressive radiculitis and sciatica nerve inflammation. Decoction and ointment from this plant are also capable of clearing the lungs of phlegm in the event of a prolonged illness.
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Improves thyme and digestion, and is also effectivein the case of skin rashes, diseases of not only the joints but also the muscles. In the case of external use, essential oil from thyme, which is rubbed, for example, on the surface of the skin.
