Thyme Essential Oil is known to strengthen the body’s defense mechanism and help prevent infection, especially respiratory infections. It also helps to stimulate your appetite, relieve fatigue and ease your mind.
Thyme Oil has a sweet, green, fresh fragrance and blends well bergamot, lemon, pine, lavender as well as other herbs.
Listed below are the aromatherapy uses of Thyme Oil:
- Anthelmintic – expels or destroys parasitic intestinal worms
- Antimicrobial – resists or destroys pathogens that cause disease
- Antioxidant – inhibits oxidation
- Antiputrescent – counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic
- Antirheumatic – relieves or reduces the symptoms of rheumatism
- Antiseptic – destroys or controls pathogenic bacteria
- Antispasmodic – relieves spasms & cramps of the smooth muscles
- Antitussive – relieves coughs
- Antitoxic – counteracts poisoning
- Aperitif – stimulate the appetite before a meal
- Aphrodisiac – increases or stimulates sexual desire
- Astringent – contracts & tightens tissues
- Bactericidal – prevents the growth of/or destroys bacteria
- Carminative – settles digestion, flatulence & eases gripes
- Cicatrizant – promotes healing through the formation of scar tissue
- Diuretic – increases the production & secretion of urine
- Emmenagogue – promotes & regulates menstruation
- Expectorant – helps to expel mucus from respiratory system
- Fungicidal – resists or destroys fungal infections
- Hypertensive – increases blood pressure
- Nervine – stimulates & strengthens the nervous system
- Parasiticide – destroys parasites
- Revulsive – relieves pain by means of diversion of blood or disease from one part of the body to another
- Rubefacient – warms the skin & increases blood flow
- Stimulant – stimulates the physiological functions of the body
- Sudorific – helps to induce sweating
- Tonic – invigorates & strengthens the body
- Vermifuge – expels worms or parasites from the body
Red thyme oil, serpolet (from wild thyme), thymol and carvacrol type oils contain large amounts of toxic phenols which can irritate the mucus membranes and cause dermal irritation as well as sensitization in some individuals. Thyme oil should be used in moderation and in low dilutions only. It is important to avoid during pregnancy. White thyme is not a complete oil and is often adulterated. Lemon thyme and linalol types are generally less toxic, non-irritant and with less possibility of sensitization in some individuals (safe for use on skin and with children).
Please check out our Clearly Essentials’ website to see our list of essential oils and carrier oils we supply.