Latin Name: Thymus vulgaris

Gender: Feminine

Planet:   Venus

Element: Water

Deities: Aphrodite, Hecate, Isis Medicinal Uses: Common thyme has a very long history of folk use for a wide range of ailments. It is very rich in essential oils and these are the active ingredients responsible for most of the medicinal properties.  

Folklore: The name Thyme, in its Greek form, was first given to the plant by the Greeks as a derivative of a word which meant 'to fumigate,' either because they used it as incense, for its balsamic odour, or because it was taken as a type of all sweet-smelling herbs.

Magical Properties: Activity, Strength, Courage, Healing, Love, Purification, Rest, Wards off Nightmares.

Cautions: Considered Safe

Other: It is an ingredient of the purification bath sachet: equal parts - basil, fennel, hyssop, lavender, mint, rosemary, valerian and vervain. It is said that if you wear Thyme, you will be able to see fairies.