DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Up to 60 cm tall herb from the labiate family: square woody stems, pointed, dark green, slightly hairy leaves with oil glands. White, pale pink or purple flowers, strong main root with rhizomes. Flowering time: August to September, fruit ripening: September to October. The essential oil contains mainly carvacrol.
Herb: as a tea to promote digestion, against flatulence and to stimulate the appetite. Essential oil: Chronic respiratory infections, diarrhea.
Food: The fresh or dried flowering herb without roots and stem parts is mainly used as a culinary spice.
IngredientsThis section has been translated automatically.
Essential oil, monoterpenes, thymol, carvacrol, terpine.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- https://www.bundessortenamt.de/bsa/media/Files/BSL/bsl_arznei_2002.pdf
- https://pflanzen.fnr.de/industriepflanzen/arzneipflanzen/pflanzen-datenbank
Montag A (2023) Plants and skin. Springer-Verlag GmbH. S. 405-407
