The leaves of this aromatic plant are somewhat evergreen, almost sessile or with very short petioles. Thyme leaves are oval and very small. The taste of the leaves is spicy.
The flowers of this plant are usually pale purple or white, tubular, double edged, gummy and very small.
The abnormal states of the red creeping thyme plant are that some of its stems have flowers without stamens and in others.
the stamens grow earlier than the pistils.
The thyme plant usually grows as a car and in the eastfacing elevations. This plant can be harvested in Zagros among rocks, on the edge of cliffs and on the edge of valleys.
There are species of thyme that are cultivated by hydroponics and by seeds. In Iran, two types of Shirazi thyme and mountain thyme are the most famous.
Application of thyme plant
According to Ferraro, thyme is used in a variety of ways in the food, pharmaceutical, health and cosmetic industries. This plant is available in the market in the form of dried leaves.
oil or essence, and sweat. In addition to tea, dried thyme leaves are used as a flavoring for various meats, salads, dairy products, and as a spice for stews.
Thyme oil has properties such as antispasmodic, carminative, anti-fungal, antiseptic, anti-worm, anti-rheumatism and expectorant.
Thyme essential oil is among the ten famous essential oils that have antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant properties. Spicy thyme sweat is used to treat heartache, diarrhea, colds and poisoning.
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