English name:
Thyme
Local name:
Majčina dušica
Description:
Semi-shrub, 15-30 cm tall. The stems are branched vertically or horizontally on the ground and they can be blunt, somewhat hairy. Leaves are narrow and elliptic, grey-green, with a whole margin and 5-15 mm in size. Flowers are light-red to dark-purple colour with circular racemes at the shoots' apexes.
Uses:
Usable part:
Whole plant while flowering
Usage:
It is used for cough, for treating respiratory organs, with stomach and bowel diseases, rheumatism and grout. It can be used as a spice. It is also very good as food for bees.
