lamiaceae e family which includes mint basil marjoram and rosemary however its most closely
related to oregano there are about 350 different varieties of time of which garden time and wild
thyme are the ones most often used for cooking time originates from the western Mediterranean
region and it was first found around Italy Spain Greece and southern France when it comes to hell
time got its name you've got your choice of three fabulous doors all with unique and interesting
processes behind door number one is the belief that it originates from the greek word lumen or
through most which means courage greek men would rub the herb on their chest romans would add it
to their bathwater to prepare for battle woohoo who's up for a time bubble bath party huh roman
soldiers would also burn time bundles to amp up their courage and bravery which brings us to door
number two which says that it could come from the Greek word diamond or thigh me Anna which
means to fumigate whoo or maybe we can use it to make some nice homemade jerky this is also
fitting because the Greeks and Romans use time to help refresh their homes with its odor which also
could chase away insects and finally door number 3 where we find the Greek word bio meaning perfume
again because of its sexy sexy smell now this is also very plausible because the Greek expression
to smell of time was a sincere compliment and highest praise of someone's gracefulness and
elegance the Romans also used it to give a nice aromatic flavor to cheese and liquor hmm so which
one will you choose courage fumigation or perfume but choose wisely for false definition will lead
to certain death guess what all this guessing could actually be moot because going back to
somewhere between 3500 and 2750 BC we find the ancient Sumerians who called time fam and used
it for an antiseptic so the name could very well originate from there there is also evidence that
the ancient Babylonians used time in their time as an antiseptic as well sorry I was really trying to
avoid doing any cheesy puns or time jokes and I just really blew it this time sorry no in that
period of existence the ancient Egyptians also use time in their ultra herbaceous embalming
fluid this fluid also contained other herbs like basil sage and rosemary do not drink it though it
is not as tasty as you think the next instance of time doesn't appear until we find it in the
Ebers papyrus which said that it could be used as a pain relief getting back to the time Wow era era
of The Grapes dramatist ebolas recommended that ladies wear a wreath of time saying for who would
forbear to kiss a girl who's wearing this Dionysus of Syracuse known for his wild wild parties strode
his palace with wild time before entertaining partly because this naughty boy knew that time
was considered an aphrodisiac about 300 BC Thea fastest noticed that an abundance of time blossoms
indicated a large harvest for beekeepers Roman poet Ovid also wrote about these same blossoms
near the purple hills of flowering hema tous is a sacred spring and earth soft with green grass
now this actually refers to the wild thyme that's found near her mouth Metis and the honey that's
made in that area but then and now is actually considered some of the best in the world moving
into the Middle Ages the notion of time being good for courage persistent and European lady's
embroidered scarves with a be hovering around a sprig of thyme to give to chivalrous Knights
heading off to battle the soldiers were then cram these charms into pockets purses vests gauntlets
jock straps candy containers or more often than not just attach them to their clothing as a
visible badge of honor time was also extensively used as protection against the Black Plague of
the 1340s begone foul play you shall not in fact me it was also during the Middle Ages that the
Romans introduced time to the rest of Europe and England and by the 16th century Girard mentions
time in the herbal as being naturalized throughout Europe while time didn't get much press outside
of the standard herbal guides for some reason it does get mentioned by several high-profile
authors like Francis Bacon Alexandre Dumas Thomas Hardy D H Lawrence and Shakespeare that takes us
up to 1719 when German chemist Caspar Newman makes the important discovery of this is the main active
ingredient in time which is responsible for many of its key health benefits French chemist
a or em loud mom whose first name is apparently lost to history as far as I can tell determined
thymos empirical formula in 1853 and this allowed Swedish chemist Oskar vite Mon to synthesize it
in 1882 in the book the herb garden lady Roslyn Northcote talks about how in the South of France
wild thyme was a symbol of extreme republicanism and Tufts of it were often sent with a summons
to attend secret Republican meetings herbalist mod Greve wrote a lot about time and how it was
used during World War one she talks about how is often used as an antiseptic and an anesthetic on
the battlefields finally in 1997 time receives the prestigious international orab association's
herb of the Year award and thus we reached the time where we have no more time to talk
about time perhaps next time we shall discuss other aspects of time but this time oh thanks
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each other I remember time is precious don't waste it that doesn't count as a pun does it