![]() ![]() For more info please see our full list of freight and packing charges. Further charges apply for larger orders, larger plants, or rural addresses. Height to 30cm.įreight: Lowest freight rate is currently $13.50 for between one and nine 9cm pots to an urban address. As a vege garden companion it is said to repel cabbage root fly. In another study conducted on Japanese quail, thyme oil was able to reduce the levels of serum lipids. ![]() The cholesterol levels were also lowered. ![]() Thyme is an important bee plant as it produces much nectar, and makes delicious flavoured honey, and also forms a good ground cover plant for sunny sites. A study conducted in rats found that the use of a thyme extract helped lower the heart rate and blood pressure in them. Thyme should not be taken if pregnant.Īn essential oil from the leaves is used in perfumery, soaps, toothpaste, mouthwashes and can be used as a spray to help prevent mould. The plant can be used fresh at any time of the year, or it can be harvested as it comes into flower and either be distilled for the oil or dried for later use. Externally, it is applied to minor injuries, mastitis, mouth, throat and gum infections etc. But 2 tsp of dried thyme -about the amount used in a cup of thyme tea- delivers 3.56 mg, or 19.8 percent of the recommended daily value of iron. It is taken internally in the treatment of bronchitis, catarrh, laryngitis, flatulent indigestion, painful menstruation, colic and hangovers. Thyme tea is rich in beneficial antioxidants. The whole plant is anthelmintic, strongly antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, deodorant, diaphoretic, disinfectant, expectorant, sedative and tonic. It is also indispensible in soups, stews, sauces, stuffing and meat dishes as it aids digestion of fatty foods. An essential in any herb garden, this variety has dark green broad leaves which are easy to strip and are a basic ingredient of bouquet garni. ![]()
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