PARTS USED: FLOWERS & LEAVES
Usi e proprietà: le foglie fresche ed essiccate danno aromi a carni, pesce, intingoli, ripieni, formaggi, insalate, risotti, minestre, selvaggina.
Le foglie per liquori d’erbe ed aperitivi.
Parts used in phytotherapeutic preparations:
sommità fiorite, foglie
Dominant active principles:
– olio essenziale (timolo, carvacrolo, cimene, terpinene. ecc.)
- tannin
- flavonoids
– ac. ursocolico
– colina
Tropism towards organs and systems:
digestive system, respiratory system, urinary tract, mucous membranes
Properties:
- antiseptic, anti-parasitic
- aromatic, balsamic
- eupeptic
– espettorante
– vulneraria
- mildly diuretic, depurative
Beneficial activities on the organism:
- facilitates digestion
- decreases abdominal bloating and flatulence
- helps the physiological intestinal microenvironment
– adiuvante nella colite acuta e cronica e nel mal di stomaco
- soothing and thinning action on coughs and bronchial catarrh
– incisivamente antisettica, antiparassitaria e fungicida (intestino, bronchi, vie urinarie)
Undesirable effects associated with high dosages:
not reported (usual precautions for essential oil derivatives)
Use as a curative remedy (main pharmaceutical forms, consult an expert for dosages):
- Infusion, decoction
- Essential Oil
- Suffumigation
- Powder
- Mother Tincture