Pure Wild Thyme Oil
Used topically, it improves the skin, keeping it healthy, clear and young. Taken orally, it helps relieving anxiety, improves blood circulation and is very beneficial for the heart, adding up to a noticeable energy boost.
Each Vounó product is packaged by hand according to the ancient traditions.
Product Info
The essential oil, extracted from the flowering top of the plant and the leaves, has a fresh, aromatic, balsamic scent.
The genus Thymus is highly variable and many chemotypes are known. Thymus Capitatus belongs to the carvacrol chemotype and is one of the most used pharmaceutical plants throughout history.
Ingredients
OLEA EUROPEA (extra virgin olive oil) from organic farming, THYMUS CAPITATUS (Cretan wild thyme, GR) extract of flowers, leaves and stem.
Steam-distilled.
No solvents, preservatives or additives.
Mechanism of Action
Disinfectant for the broncho-pulmonary system, expectorant; strengthens the immune system; purifying. Bactericidal activity (typhoid, meningococci, diphtheria bacteria, staphylococci). Stimulates the production of white blood cells. Particularly indicated in case of chronic pathologies due to its immunostimulant activity.
Safety considerations
Consult your doctor before using this oil. Do not use directly on or near the eyes. Please do not use essential oils on children without consulting a qualified aromatherapist or doctor. Not indicated for use during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Uses
Vounó wild thyme oil, is a very popular skin care oil for impure skin, it adds a very effective antibacterial touch and thus successfully counteracts the imperfections of acne-prone skin. It moisturizes and keeps the skin looking clear, it may make scars and other ugly spots on your body vanish. It may be used as an aftershave, as it naturally disinfects.
Thyme also works from within; an old medieval proverb says: “If you have impure skin, add a lot of thyme to your food”. Used internally, it improves the circulation, lowering chances of blood clots; it stimulates the liver and spleen, calms intestinal spasms and flatulence, relieves cramps and stimulates the appetite. Particularly suitable for spasmodic cough and whooping cough. It can act as a memory booster and antidepressant.
May be an excellent remedy in case of viral and bacterial pneumonia, colds, flu and viral attacks. Direct inhalation is recommended with the use of 2 or 3 drops of oil.
The thyme oil in the diffuser has a purifying action on the air, the fragrance energizes and revives a tired mind, warms, stimulates and gives a feeling of physical well-being, courage and strength.
Historical notes
The name of the plant comes from the Greek term Thymos, or Thumòs, which means "courage." Traces of its knowledge can be found in the writings of Hippocrates and Dioscoroids, as it was used by the Greeks to make fumigations to prevent the contagion of infectious diseases. Dioscoroids (ca 75 AD) in his "De Materia Medica" recommends Thyme for respiratory affections, as an expectorant and for asthma, and used externally in poultices, with vinegar for 'fresh oedemas', with wine for ischial pain. "Its use as a culinary spice for the healthy is excellent."
Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) tells us that when thyme is burned, it "puts to flight all poisonous creatures." The philosophers of ancient Rome used to drink an infusion of thyme before dedicating themselves to their studies, as they believed it toned the mind and promoted concentration and determination. Since Roman times it was also used to preserve meat and foodstuffs. The Egyptians already knew its powerful antiseptic activity, so much so that they used it, as an ingredient, in embalming practice, to stop the putrefaction process of tissues.
The "scent of thyme" was an expression of praise, thyme was considered a messenger of the fairy world, instilling courage and light-heartedness, counteracting melancholy and shyness. Ancient rituals involved warriors bathing in thyme before battles to summon strength and courage.
In the Middle Ages, the doctors of the Salerno School advised depressed people to breathe the scent of thyme directly from the plant. Thyme was, together with Lavender, Rosemary and Sage, an ingredient of the "Vinegar of the four thieves," a medieval remedy to ward off the contagion of the plague, the black death. A band of thieves is said to have used this remedy to plunder the houses of plague victims for valuables, without contracting the disease. After being caught, they successfully traded their lives for the "secret remedy" recipe that protected them.
