Thyme is a Mediterranean herb with dietary, medicinal and ornamental uses. Thyme flowers, leaves and oil have been used to treat a myriad of symptoms and ailments.

Thyme is used and taken orally to treat ailments such as bronchitis, whooping cough, sore throat, colic, arthritis, upset stomach, stomachache, gastritis, diarrhea, bedwetting, a movement disorder in children or dyspraxia, intestinal gas and flatulence, parasitic infections, and skin disorders.