Health Benefits of Thyme


	Health Benefits of Thyme

SenorCoconut

7-1-2008 9:48 AM

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health benefits thyme, nutrition, herbs, bronchitis, anti fungal, anti bacterial, natural mosquito repellent

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7-1-2008 10:00 AM

tabsey

I rub some leaves on an itch, mossie bite etc, and it helps. Probably works for some.

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                <DIV><STRONG>Antioxidants</STRONG>
Thyme contains the flavonoids apigenin, naringenin, luteolin, and thymonin, which have <STRONG>antioxidant activity.</STRONG></DIV>
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                <DIV><STRONG>Anti Bacterial</STRONG>
The thyme extract thymol is one of the ingredients in the  anti bacterial <B>Listerine mouthwash,</B> which in studies has exhibited <B>potent  anti bacteria properties.</B>
The results of a study demonstrated that the thyme oil  ingredients carvacrol and p-cymene could potentially be used as <B>antimicrobial  agents in unpasteurized fruit juices.</B>
In preliminary studies thyme and the essential oils thymol  and carvacrol <B>inhibited the formation of Shigella</B>, a food borne bacteria that  can cause severe dysentery.
In a study of the antimicrobial properties of 21 plant  essential oils against 5 bacteria, of which <B>Salmonella and E. coli</B> were  included, thyme oil was one of the most inhibitory.</DIV>
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                <DIV><STRONG>Anti Inflammatory</STRONG>
The thymol in <B>thyme inhibits elastase</B>, an enzyme that  breaks down elastin, and is considered a marker of inflammatory diseases.</DIV>
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