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seramarias replied to your post “here’s a weird tip: the tea I’m making out of oregano and thyme and…”
Now that’s interesting! I wonder if lemon thyme would work?
Oh, yes, I think lemon thyme is just a cultivar of regular old common thyme, so it would have the relevant stuff in it. I really think the main active ingredient is thymol, which is in, like, commercial mouthwash and stuff.
I Googled a bunch of herbalism stuff and I always have problems because so much of it is so subjective (this site just told me that thyme gives you courage, like… okay) but, I mean. Herbs are made of chemicals, and the chemicals have scientifically attested properties, so.
Most of the herbalists did say thyme was good for helping with productive coughs, and it is both antifungal and antibacterial. So.
My recipe is really like, 1 tsp of leaves, 1 tsp honey, 6-8 oz boiling water, steep 5-10 minutes, stir well, strain. I added some of an herbal loose tea mix I had that contained peppermint, red clover, green tea, and a few other things, because I wanted there to be something to taste besides thyme. But thyme by itself is pretty effective.
If you’re planning your herb garden, I’d really recommend some hyssop too, though, it’s got a flavor I’m not sure how to describe but it goes well with the thyme and with the honey, I quite like it. (There’s a variant called anise hyssop that tastes like, you guessed it, anise– licorice– that also has beneficial properties for respiratory stuff and would probably be pretty good in a tea.)
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seramarias replied to your post “here’s a weird tip: the tea I’m making out of oregano and thyme and…”
Now that’s interesting! I wonder if lemon thyme would work?
Oh, yes, I think lemon thyme is just a cultivar of regular old common thyme, so it would have the relevant stuff in it. I really think the main active ingredient is thymol, which is in, like, commercial mouthwash and stuff.
I Googled a bunch of herbalism stuff and I always have problems because so much of it is so subjective (this site just told me that thyme gives you courage, like… okay) but, I mean. Herbs are made of chemicals, and the chemicals have scientifically attested properties, so.
Most of the herbalists did say thyme was good for helping with productive coughs, and it is both antifungal and antibacterial. So.
My recipe is really like, 1 tsp of leaves, 1 tsp honey, 6-8 oz boiling water, steep 5-10 minutes, stir well, strain. I added some of an herbal loose tea mix I had that contained peppermint, red clover, green tea, and a few other things, because I wanted there to be something to taste besides thyme. But thyme by itself is pretty effective.
If you’re planning your herb garden, I’d really recommend some hyssop too, though, it’s got a flavor I’m not sure how to describe but it goes well with the thyme and with the honey, I quite like it. (There’s a variant called anise hyssop that tastes like, you guessed it, anise– licorice– that also has beneficial properties for respiratory stuff and would probably be pretty good in a tea.)
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