Botanical Name: thymus vulgaris
Thyme is an herb with a distinct smell, used to flavor foods and also as medicine.
Thyme contains chemicals that might help bacterial and fungal infections. It also might help relieve coughing and have antioxidant effects.
People commonly use thyme for cough, patchy hair loss (alopecia areata), dementia, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.