Botanical Index No. 721

Mother Of Thyme

thymus serpyllum

Medicinal Actions

Analgesic, Antihormonal, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antithyroid, Antitussive, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Depurative, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Fungicide, Hypotensive, Respiratonic, Stomachic, Thyrotropic, Tonic, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Hemostat Secretomotor Vulnerary Abscess Adenopathy Angina Arthrosis Asthma Bleeding Bronchosis Cancer colon pituitary spleen stomach uterus Catarrh Chill Chlorosis Cholecystosis Cholera Cold Cough Cramp Dermatosis Diarrhea Dislocation Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Enterosis Epigastrosis Epilepsy Flu Fracture Fungus Gas Gastrosis Hangover Headache Hemicrania High Blood Pressure Hysteria Infection Ischiosis Itch Leukorrhea Mycosis Nephrosis Neurosis Pain Pertussis Phrenosis Respirosis Rheumatism Scrofula Sore Sore Throat Splenosis Sprain Stomachache Swelling Toothache Ulcer Uterosis Vertigo Vomiting Water Retention Wound

General Dosage

4–6 g/day herb; 2 tsp herb in hot tea; 1.5–2 g drug/cup water; 1 g herb/liter filtered water, or 4 mg EO to bath; 5–15 g liquid extract.

Safety & Contraindications

None reported. Oil is toxic and very irritant to the skin.

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