Wild Thyme (Zhungar Timyan)
Thymus serpyllum
About Wild Thyme (Zhungar Timyan)
Wild Thyme (Zhungar Timyan) (Thymus serpyllum) is a herb used in the Kazakh & Central Asian Medicine tradition to help with Cough, Respiratory Issues, Digestive Issues, and Antimicrobial, among 1 other condition it addresses. The leaves are the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Thymus serpyllum, known by the common names of Breckland thyme, Breckland wild thyme, wild thyme, creeping thyme, or elfin thyme, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to most of Europe and North Africa. It is a low, usually prostrate subshrub growing to 2 cm (1 in) tall with creeping stems up to 10 cm (4 in) long. The oval evergreen leaves are 3–8 mm long. The strongly scented flowers are either lilac, pink-purple, magenta, or...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist