Area
Homeland is Spain and the southern part of France. In the Krasnodar Territory, Cultivated in the Crimea, Ukraine (southern regions) and the Republic of Moldova. The land when a simple uncle blooms The upper part is knocked out, dried and crushed wire sifted in a sieve.
Botanical description of the plant
Annual, semi-shrub up to 50 cm tall. Stems erect, the lower part is woody, the branches are stiff and tÿpt faceted The leaves are small, with a short stalk opposite the stem. The leaves are lanceolate or elliptical, straight-edged; The flowers are small, two-lipped, purple, they grow from the leaf axils at the ends of the branches. out, a spherical ball forms a flower. The fruit is 4 nuts combined with a corolla. It blooms in June-July, the fruits in August-September are given.
Medicinal properties
Essential oil is a disinfectant and in medicine used as an antiseptic in disinfecting the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat. Of the surface The liquid extract is used as a expectorant and bronchitis pertussin used in pertussis. Thymol is again extracted from the essential oil. Essential oil, thymol (in capsules), liquid extract prepared from the surface of the plant, pertussin. Essential oil is part of the analgesic fluid used in dentistry. The upper part of the plant is part of the sputum - tea.
Growing technology
To plant a plant in a large area, an area with good sunlight should be chosen. In spring, the field is plowed and leveled. Throughout the year, the plant reaches a height of 15-20 cm and is ready for transplanting to a large area. Usually in March-April, seeds are sown at the rate of 5 kg per hectare in the vegetable planting equipment. To make the seeds fall evenly, 1/5 amount of sand or other filler is mixed with it and planted at a depth of 0.5 cm. Seeds germinate in 25-30 days after sowing. It is watered 8-9 times during the season and regularly weeded.
