![]() ![]() The compounds contained in the herb act as a powerful expectorant to remove mucus and phlegm from your respiratory tracts and clear out your sinuses. Cures Respiratory Issues – If you are suffering from a cold, a sore throat, congestion, a stuffy nose, or painful sinuses, you can chew on the leaves of broad leaf thyme or brew a tea from the leaves.Here Are 10 Health Benefits Of Broad Leaf Thyme They grow on a long stalk, in small groups. Flowers can be violet, blue or white in color. When brushed, it gives off a pungent aroma. This causes roots to grow from the stem nodes. When the round, fleshy stems grow too long, they bend over and trail on the ground. It is a succulent plant that is densely covered with short, fine hairs and have serrated edges. Nowadays it is grown in several parts of the world (Guyana) due to its amazing look and health promoting benefits. The plant was later brought to Europe, and then from Spain to the Americas, hence the name Spanish thyme. From Southern Africa it would have been carried by Arabs and other traders to Arabia, India and Southeast Asia along the Indian Ocean maritime trade routes. This amazing plant has many health benefits and medicinal purposes, which we’re going to touch on later in this article.īroad leaf thyme plant is native to Southern and Eastern Africa, from South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) and Swaziland to Angola and Mozambique and north to Kenya and Tanzania. In some countries around the world, it goes by various names such as Mexican mint, oregano, country borage, Spanish thyme, just to name a few. It is a succulent, aromatic, perennial herb belonging to the Lamiaceae family, and its leaves are added to various foods to enhance its flavor. ![]() Indian borage (Plectranthus amboinicus Benth), also known as Broad Leaf Thyme in Guyana is a medicinal plant used widely in Indian medicine and also around the world. ![]()
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