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Thyme essential oil can stimulate circulation and metabolic rate

The health benefits of thyme essential oil can be attributed to its properties as vermifuge, tonic, stimulant, insecticide, hypertensive, expectorant, emenagogue, diuretic, diuretic, cicatrisant, carminative, cardiac, bechic, bactericidal, antiseptic, antirheumatic and antispasmodic substance. This is a common herb and it is generally used as spice or condiment. Also it is used in domestic and herbal medicines. The botanical name of thyme is Thymus Vulgaris. The medicinal properties of thyme are coming from the essential oils that are extracted through steam distillation of leaves and flowers. The main components of its essential oils are Carvacrol, Thymol, Beta Caryophyllene, Borneol, Alpha Terpinene, Para Cymene, Beta Pinene, Camphene, Alpha Pinene and Alpha Thujone. This essential oil can be irritant to some people but also it is a hypertensive substance which can increase the blood pressure. This is a reason why it should avoid during pregnancy and people who have elevated blood pressure. In some cases it can cause allergic reactions. Thyme essential oil blends well with Pine, Rosemary, Lavender, Lemon, Grapefruit and Bergamot essential oils.

Health benefits of thyme essential oil

Insecticide: This essential oil can keep pests and insects and it can eliminate them if it becomes necessary. This essential oil can be effectively used to keep away parasites that feed on the human body like flies, bed – bugs, fleas and mosquitoes, as well as insects that attack clothes and food grains like moths and beetles.

Vermifuge: This essential oil can kill worms. You can try the thyme essential oil on intestinal worms like tape worms and round worms, as well as maggots in open sores and hook worms, which are very difficult to eliminate.

Tonic: The thyme essential oil can tone up the skin, muscles, nervous system digestive system, heart and circulatory system while fortifying them and boosting immunity.

Bechic: If you have coughing symptoms for a long time and antibiotics cannot help you anymore, then you should try thyme essential oil. Unlike when you are using potent antibiotics, you need not risk your eyes, stomach, liver, heart and kidneys with this oil. It is capable for curing infections in the chest (pharynx, larynx, bronchi and lungs) and it can stop the coughs.

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Anxiety: This essential oil is popular aromatherapy oil for many reasons, but primarily due to its stress – relieving properties. When you inhale thyme essential oil or when you topically apply some dilute oil to your neck, chest or temples, can help to lower your overall stress levels and it will let you to feel energized in a positive way, rather than the anxious one.

Detoxify the body: One of the main components of thyme essential oil is Linalool and this component has many detoxifying and antioxidant effects of our bodies. It can stimulate the healing and regeneration in the liver and it can help to detoxify the liver more rapidly.

Energy: Thyme essential oil can stimulate the circulation and the metabolic boost which will give you energy boost after you have used this oil. If you regularly suffer from fatigue during the day, even if you have a good night’s sleep, you can inhale the aromatic compounds of thyme and they will give you an energetic push.

Stimulant: This essential oil can stimulate the secretion of hormones, nervous responses, digestion and circulation and it can stimulate the whole metabolism.

Hypertensive: This health benefit of the thyme essential oil is very beneficial for people who suffer from low blood pressure. These people are at risk of failing unconscious at any time and they can feel sluggish. This essential can normalize their blood pressure by raising it which is very important in some cases when we want to lower it.

Expectorant: If you suffer from coughs and colds, then you need to find an expectorant. The thyme essential oil is one of the best home remedies for this purpose. It can help to cure infections that cause cold and cough and drains congestion, which is giving a relief from colds and coughs.

Pardhan Singh
Pardhan Singh
A seasoned natural therapist with degree in Ayurvedic Medicine (BAMS) successful in treating various diseases through Ayurvedic treatments. You can contact Pradhan at [email protected]

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