Cough thyme

The aromatic oil extracted from thyme leaves contains thymol and carvacol, which have preservative, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. Thyme is a bronchial antispasmodic that relaxes muscles in the respiratory tract, an effect that makes it a good treatment for bronchitis and whooping cough. Thyme also relaxes smooth muscles in the gastrointestinal tract and the uterus, making it effective as a digestive aid and reliever of menstrual cramps. 

Arenaria juncea Bieb. A. juncea Bieb. var. abbreviata Kitag A. juncea Bieb. var. glabra Regel A. serpyllifolia L. Zao Zhui (Thyme-leaved sandwort) (aerial part) Saponin.50 Antitussive, detoxicant, diuretic, febrifuge, treat cough, pulmonary tuberculosis, dysentery. 

There are many published therapeutic uses of the thyme oils. Linalool CT, with very low phenol content, is attributed properties such as reviving, strengthening nerves and aiding concentration by stimulation of the cerebral regions of the brain. It is considered to be an immuno-stimulant and safe for use with children. The high ester content also contributes to its application as an antispasmodic for dry coughs. 

Thyme oil is used as a flavor component, antispasmodic, carminative, counterirritant, or rubefacient in certain cough drops, antiseptic mouthwashes, and liniments. Thymol is similarly used in addition, it is used in antifungal preparations (for fungal skin infections), dental formulations, and others. 

In German phytomedicine, preparations (tea) prescribed at 1-2 g of dried herb (calculated to contain at least 0.5% phenols, calculated as thymol) are used for alleviating the symptoms of bronchitis, whooping cough, and catarrhs of the upper respiratory tract. Thyme oil is also used in toothpastes, soaps, detergents, creams, lotions, and per-... 

Traditional Medicine. Common thyme (both fresh and dried) is reportedly used as an anthelmintic, antispasmodic, bronchospasmo-lytic, carminative, sedative, diaphoretic, and expectorant, usually in the form of an infusion or tincture. Conditions for which it is used include acute bronchitis, laryngitis, whooping cough, chronic gastritis, diarrhea, and lack of appetite. It is also used externally in baths to help rheumatic and skin pro-blems (bruises, sprains, etc.). In Chinese medicine it is used to treat similar conditions (jiangsu). 

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