Red Thyme
• Predominant energy / excess: Yang
• Notable Characteristic: Head
• Governing planet: Mars
• Corresponding Chakra: 1° Chakra
• Source of Oil: Leaf
• Emotional benefits / properties:
Red Thyme essential oil possesses the striking ability to stimulate the intellect and revive the mind.
The medical school of Salerno, in keeping with Greek tradition, praised its antidepressant qualities. Thyme is known as the poor man antibiotic, due to its potent and multifaceted antiseptic capacities.
One drop in the morning bath allows us to awaken without trauma, re-accustoming us to the daily routine. Along with Rosemary and Mint, picked fresh at dawn, Thyme constituted the famous Staff of the Gods.
Its nightly completion with a hyssop twig guaranteed health and happiness to its bearer.