Thymus linearis, Wild Thyme, Jangli ajwain, Satar farsi

Thymus linearis Benth.
Family: Lamiaceae

Common name: Himalayan Thyme, Wild Thyme, Mother of Thyme, Creeping Thyme, Hasha
Hindi: जंगली अजवाइन Jangli ajwain
Urdu: Satar farsi ستر فارسی
Other Indian names: ban  ajwain,  banajwain,  javind,  jungli  ajwain, tumbrak

Diagnostic characters : Small, spreading, aromatic shrublet. Leaves small, elliptic-oblong, nearly stalkless, gland-dotted. Flowers purple, crowded into short dense terminal clusters; calyx 2-lipped with ciliate lobes.
 

Whole plant a postpartum remedy. Aerial parts decoction antiseptic,  taken  to  cure  cough,  asthma,  bronchitis,  cold, skin  diseases,  fever,  body  pains,  gastric  complaints,  nervous breakdown. Leaves infusion for itch and skin eruptions; leaves juice emetic. Leaves and seeds for whooping cough and  stomach  disorders.  Seeds  a  remedy  for  stomach  complaints, cough, cold. Leaves and floral shoots for the treatment  of  whooping  cough,  epilepsy,  menstrual  problems. Powder of flowers given as a vermicide. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
 

Used as appetite stimulant, blood purifier and digestive. Also used in case of gum and tooth problems.  

 

Leaves  are  used as spice. [Medicinal Plants of Dolpo]

Published articles of Thymus linearis

 

1.    Qadir, M.I., et al., Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic activities of Thymus linearis. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2016. 29(2): p. 591-594.
2.    Chandra, M., et al., Essential Oil Composition, Phenolic Constituents, Antioxidant and Pharmacological Activities of Thymus linearis Benth. Collected from Uttarakhand Region of India. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 2016. 19(2): p. 277-289.
3.    Naz, A., et al., In vitro phytochemical and antimicrobial screening of Thymus linearis. Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 2015. 10(1): p. 21-26.
4.    Alamgeer, et al., Hepatoprotective activity of Thymus linearis against paracetamol and carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in albino mice. Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 2014. 9(2): p. 230-234.
5.    Alamgeer, et al., PHARMACOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFECT OF AERIAL PARTS OF THYMUS LINEARIS BENTH. Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica, 2014. 71(4): p. 677-682.
6.    Verma, R.S., et al., Chemical investigation of the essential oil of Thymus linearis (Benth. ex Benth) from western Himalaya, India. Natural Product Research, 2010. 24(20): p. 1890-1896.