Stillness in the Storm

An Agent for Consciousness Evolution

Thyme Essential Oil Has Many Uses in Alternative Medicine, as an Antimicrobial, Antispasmodic, and Antioxidant

By Leave a Comment

Spread the love

() People have been using plants for various purposes for centuries, most notably for treating different kinds of illnesses. Essential oils derived from these plants, in particular, offer a wide array of medicinal properties that provide relief, prevention, and even reversal of symptoms and side effects.

Related These 11 Essential Oils Will Help With Your Lucid Dreaming

Source – Natural News

by , September 23rd, 2018

The use of essential oils as medicine for millennia prompted researchers to study these plants extensively. The numerous components of essential oils can be used for a great variety of purposes, from foods to cosmetics, to treatments and therapies. Among these medicinal plants, the Thymus class (commonly known as thyme) is among the more well-known ones.

Thyme is widely used in Turkey as alternative medicine. The essential oil extracted from thyme is used to relieve symptoms of bronchitis and intestinal gas when used orally, as well as ease arthritis and rheumatism if applied topically to the skin. It is also used as a germ-killer in mouthwash and can be used against bacterial and fungal infections.

However, its benefits do not stop there. Researchers from Cumhuriyet University, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara University, and Marmara University discovered even more benefits from this potent herb, with its essential oil used as alternative medicine. These are published in their study titled, “Essential oil of Thymus pectinatus Fisch&Mey.Var.pectinatus: Chemical formation, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antispasmodic and angiogenic activities.”

Buy Book The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy

Testing thyme essential oil

The researchers investigated the chemical composition of Thymus pectinatus (TP) and its antispasmodic (spasm relieving), antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties. First off, the researchers obtained the essential oil from thyme through a Clevenger distillation apparatus, which revealed 19 components, 92.93 percent of which is essential oil. Thymol is the second main component in TP, with 48.77 percent. The other components found are m-cymene, isoborneol, trans-caryophyllene, carvacrol, and ?-terpinene.

The researchers then analyzed the components for their antispasmodic activity. A test involving eight male Wistar albino rats, each weighing approximately 250 to 300 grams, revealed that certain doses of TP essential oil significantly reduced, and even stopped, the natural contractions observed on the ileum of the rat models. Moreover, the time span between the contractions got significantly longer.

Meanwhile, the antimicrobial activities of the essential oil were tested by exposing it to several pathogenic bacteria. The microorganisms tested include Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and Proteus vulgaris.

The bacterial strains were cultured overnight at 37 C, and the ferment was cultured at 30 C overnight. After performing the test three times, the results showed that the TP essential oil prevented all tested microorganisms from cultivating, indicating that the essential oil has microbial inhibiting properties.

Finally, the researchers observed strong antioxidant activity from the essential oil of TP using the organic chemical compound 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay and ?-Carotene/linoleic acid assay, identifying intense “free radical scavenging capacities” of the essential oil, as compared with using the synthetic antioxidant reagent Butylated hydroxtoluene (BHT).

The tests gave the researchers a look at how certain doses of thyme essential oil can be used to treat various diseases such as influenza (flu) and common colds.

The full study can be found in the African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines.

Buy Thyme Oil

Other benefits of thyme essential oil

Thyme is already a well-known herb commonly used as a spice or condiment. Thanks to the medicinal properties of its essential oil, it has been used as a natural remedy for all kinds of problems, ranging from skin care to boosting the immune system. Here are some of the many health benefits of thyme essential oil as featured on the website OrganicFacts.net:

  • Thyme essential oil gives relief from common menstrual symptoms like abdominal cramps, fatigue, and nausea. It also helps stimulate the production of progesterone, and keeps hormone levels in check in menopausal women, greatly improving their mood.
  • Thyme essential oil is a cicatrizant, which means it can heal all kinds of scars and spots, making your skin look as good as new.
  • Inhaling the aroma of thyme oil can boost your energy and relieve stress and anxiety.

Did you know that thyme essential oil is an effective insecticide as well? To know more about this tidbit, and other kinds of essential oils and their benefits, visitEssentialOils.news.

Buy Essential Oils

Not sure how to make sense of this? Want to learn how to discern like a pro? Read this essential guide to discernment, analysis of claims, and understanding the truth in a world of deception: 4 Key Steps of Discernment – Advanced Truth-Seeking Tools

Stillness in the Storm Editor’s note: Did you find a spelling error or grammar mistake? Send an email to [email protected], with the error and suggested correction, along with the headline and url. Do you think this article needs an update? Or do you just have some feedback? Send us an email at [email protected]. Thank you for reading.

Source:

https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-09-23-thyme-essential-oil-has-many-uses-in-alternative-medicine-antimicrobial.html

Notices and Disclaimers

We need $2000 per month to pay our costs. Help us one time or recurring. (DONATE HERE)

To sign up for RSS updates, paste this link (https://stillnessinthestorm.com/feed/) into the search field of your preferred RSS Reader or Service (such as Feedly or gReader).

Subscribe to Stillness in the Storm Newsletter

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle

This website is supported by readers like you.

If you find our work of value, consider making a donation. 

Stillness in the Storm DISCLAIMER: All articles, videos, statements, claims, views and opinions that appear anywhere on this site, whether stated as theories or absolute facts, are always presented by Stillness in the Storm as unverified—and should be personally fact checked and discerned by you, the reader. Any opinions or statements herein presented are not necessarily promoted, endorsed, or agreed to by Stillness, those who work with Stillness, or those who read Stillness. Any belief or conclusion gleaned from content on this site is solely the responsibility of you the reader to substantiate, fact check, and no harm comes to you or those around you. And any actions taken by those who read material on this site is solely the responsibility of the acting party. You are encouraged to think carefully and do your own research. Nothing on this site is meant to be believed without question or personal appraisal.

Content Disclaimer: All content on this site marked with “source – [enter website name and url]” is not owned by Stillness in the Storm. All content on this site that is not originally written, created, or posted as original, is owned by the original content creators, who retain exclusive jurisdiction of all intellectual property rights. Any copyrighted material on this site was shared in good faith, under fair use or creative commons. Any request to remove copyrighted material will be honored, provided proof of ownership is rendered. Send takedown requests to [email protected].

What is our mission? Why do we post what we do?

Our mission here is to curate (share) articles and information that we feel is important for the evolution of consciousness. Most of that information is written or produced by other people and organizations, which means it does not represent our views or opinions as managing staff of Stillness in the Storm. Some of the content is written by one of our writers and is clearly marked accordingly. Just because we share a CNN story that speaks badly about the President doesn’t mean we’re promoting anti-POTUS views. We’re reporting on the fact as it was reported, and that this event is important for us to know so we can better contend with the challenges of gaining freedom and prosperity. Similarly, just because we share a pro/anti-[insert issue or topic] content, such as a pro-second amendment piece or an anti-military video doesn’t mean we endorse what is said. Again, information is shared on this site for the purpose of evolving consciousness. In our opinion, consciousness evolves through the process of accumulating knowledge of the truth and contemplating that knowledge to distill wisdom and improve life by discovering and incorporating holistic values. Thus, sharing information from many different sources, with many different perspectives is the best way to maximize evolution. What’s more, the mastery of mind and discernment doesn’t occur in a vacuum, it is much like the immune system, it needs regular exposure to new things to stay healthy and strong. If you have any questions as to our mission or methods please reach out to us at [email protected].

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.