I was excited to come across an article, written by the Medical Medium, Anthony William. He extolled the virtues of drinking thyme tea. I was thrilled because I grow thyme in my herb garden and I love finding new uses for my herbs. Thanks to Anthony, I now know the many health benefits of drinking thyme tea!
Thyme (lower center of photo) growing in my garden last summer.
According to the Medical Medium, as he is known as, thyme tea contains powerful anti-viral properties. If consumed regularly, the tea helps reduce the viral load on the body, making it helpful to those suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus and Mutiple Sclerosis.
Thyme tea also helps boost memory, relieves headaches, muscle tension, and fevers, eases coughs, and fights colds and infections. It contains a compound that makes it an excellent tranquilizer. Thyme helps regulate sleep patterns and defends against stress damage.
This fragrant herb is great for the digestive and urinary tracts and has a high antioxidant level, making it a wonderful agent for removing free radicals and other disease causing substances from the body.
That’s an abundance of health benefits and great reasons for trying thyme tea this evening! This time of year I don’t have fresh thyme, although I will soon. Fortunately, I have dried thyme, harvested from my garden.
To make thyme tea:
Pour 10 – 16 ounces of hot water over two sprigs of fresh thyme (available in the produce section of the supermarket or it’s very easily grown in a garden or container), or use one teaspoon of dried thyme in a tea infuser. Let steep 15 – 20 minutes.
I drink a lot of herbal teas, and don’t add anything else to enhance the flavor. However, honey or lemon could be added. I found the tea to be delicious, with a light, clean taste. And the aroma was wonderful! I could happily drink this hot tea every evening before bed.
During the warmer months, Anthony offers an alternative that’s refreshing and just as healthy.
Thyme Water
Add two bunches of fresh thyme sprigs to 32 – 64 ounces of room temperature water, along with lemon, cucumber slices, mint or berries. Allow to sit on the kitchen counter overnight. Strain water and sip on throughout the day.
I appreciate Anthony’s “thymely” article and his wealth of knowledge. I look forward to trying both flavorful thyme concoctions. And to discovering more healthy uses for the herbs growing in my apothecary garden.
Found out more about the Medical Medium here.
Nature is our greatest source of healing or curing variety type of illness and deficiencies. Like this Thyme Tea grown on our backyard garden that has powerful healing property and keep us away from above mentioned illnesses and deceases.
I agree! I love brewing my own teas from herbs I’ve grown in my garden.
I love to have this kind of place or space, where we can grow green and flowers. I love how the you live life Cindy. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Camille! 😊
Thyme tea mixed with cashew nuts mylk and wild blueberries is a perfect smoothie for our throat chakra according to Doreen Virtue. I met medical medium at one of the hayhouse conference and he is amazing. Me and my family try to follow his diet as much as possible and it works miracles 🙂
Thank you for the smoothie idea! I want to get Anthony William’s new book. I just tried the celery juice that he recommends. There’s a blog post about it, posted yesterday. 😉
Wow this is so interesting and never knew this. Thank you. I’m going to have to get some Thyme 👍