Thyme Tea, 30 g

Our teas are made of natural herbs, grown by our company or gathered from natural habitats. After careful sorting the herbs are then dried at the company’s dryer. Dried material is separated from the stems, crushed and sieved right before packing in order to keep our herbal teas fresh and fragrant as long as possible. This careful process, which involves a lot of handwork, is done only by our company’s employees, making sure that our customers enjoy only the highest quality products.
All herbs naturally growing in their habitats or farms accumulate various bioactive substances and thus have been used for treatment purposes since the old days.

Tiny thyme leaves emit essential oil, which forms a fragrant cloud above a cup of hot tea, subtly reminding of the wonderful summer days.
Thyme contains 0.12-0.27 % of essential oil. It mostly consists of thymol (about 30 %), carvacrol (about 20 %) and other components; moreover, it also contains fermenting substances, vitamin C, resins, flavonoids and organic acids.
Herbal medicine uses the soft parts of the plant growing above the ground. Dry herb is characterised by its pleasant scent, as well as slightly bitter and spicy flavour. It may contain no more than 13 % of moist, no more than 10 % of larger branches and roots, as well as no more than 1 % of organic and mineral additions.
Thyme herb infusion eliminates germs and facilitates coughing. Widely used for laryngitis, tracheitis and bronchitis treatment.
Thyme is very fragrant and can be used for vegetable, meat and fish dishes, also sauces and marinades.
Its essential oil is widely used in perfumery, food industry and liquor production.

We recommend traditional tea making recipes, which will unfold the pleasure of slow and serene flow of the Mint Life through the senses of taste and flavour.
Tea making method:
Parboiling. Rinse a ceramic or glass vessel with boiling water. Put 1 teaspoon of herbs into a sieve (better use a special ceramic cup with a sieve) and pour in one glass (250 ml) of boiling water. Cover the cup and leave it for 5-10 minutes until the active substances of the herbs saturate the water. By the way, a glass of iced herbal tea is a great refreshment on a hot summer’s day.
Tea can be parboiled in a thermal jug too. We recommend using the ones with a mirror glass lining. Put in 2 tablespoons of herbs, add 1-1.5 l of boiling water and close tightly. Consume in one day.

Useful information about herbal qualities

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