skip navigation, jump to main contentDorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden, College of Pharmacy, UIC

Common thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.)

Family: Labiatae

Medicinal uses: Treats bronchitis, cough

Part used medicinally: Leaf; flower

Native origin: Mediterranean

Thymus vulgaris L.

Thymus vulgaris L.

Photos: D. Doel Soejarto, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago