Thymus vulgaris, Thyme, Common Seeds

Thymus vulgaris   

Thyme, Common

sorts and variety
Deutscher Winter
Reliable variety with high winter hardiness, high yields on herb and oil (1,8 – 2,3 %)
drug

herb (Thymi herba)

most important active substances

1,5 – 3 % volatile oil with chief components thymol and carvacrol, limonen, rosmarinic acid, flavonoids, triterpenes

most important usages

respiratory catarrh, irritable cough and whooping cough; as a mouthwash and gargle for inflammations of the mouth and throat, as a herb and an ingredient in liquors

Recommendations for cultivation

Weight per thousand seed grains: 0,2 g

Seed demand for drilling: april 7 – 8 kg / ha

Demand for plantation: spring or autumn 6 – 9 plants / m²

Distance between the rows: 30 – 50 cm

harvest: in the flowering time (one harvest in the first year, 2-3 cuttings in the next years)