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Thyme
Thyme — lo que la monografía europea realmente respalda, para qué no es, la forma y cuánto tiempo está pensado usarse, efectos adversos y la ausencia de establecidas interacción medicamentosas documentada.
Esta es una página de referencia, no un diagnóstico ni una receta. Los productos herbales son farmacología real: tienen efectos, efectos adversos e interacciones. Diga a su médico y farmacéutico todo lo que toma, incluidos tés y suplementos, y nunca suspenda ni cambie un medicamento recetado por algo que lea aquí.
Qué es
Thymus vulgaris L. and T. zygis L. — herb (Thymi herba)
Nombres locales en la región que sirve este sitio:aed-liivatee (ET) · timjami (FI) · тимьян (RU).
Agrupado aquí bajo Colds, cough and throat. Posición regulatoria:Monografía herbal de la UE — uso tradicional.
Lo que respalda la evidencia
La indicación registrada:As an expectorant in cough associated with a cold.
Thyme syrups and cough teas are traditional-use registered across the EU, and it is worth translating what the indication actually claims. "Expectorant" means helping a productive cough shift what is there. It does not mean stopping the cough, shortening the illness, or treating an infection. The kitchen jar and the pharmacy preparation are the same species. Thymol, thyme's main essential-oil constituent, is a real disinfectant used in mouthwashes and dental preparations, and that is where the plant's antibacterial reputation comes from — but antibacterial activity in a laboratory dish is not evidence that a cough tea treats a chest infection, and treating those two facts as one is the mistake this page exists to prevent.
C — Traditional use only Plausible from thirty or more years of use, which is what a traditional-use registration means. No clinical evidence was required and none has settled it.
Para qué no es
A cough with high fever, breathlessness, chest pain or coughed-up blood, a cough lasting more than about three weeks, or any cough in a person with a chronic lung condition that is behaving differently. Those need assessment.
Forma, potencia y cuánto tiempo
Dried herb as an infusion, syrups, tinctures and liquid extracts, usually blended with ivy leaf, primrose root or liquorice. Thyme essential oil is a concentrated product for external and inhalational use.
Duración.Short-term use over the course of a cold; monograph texts direct people to seek advice if the cough persists beyond about a week.
Ninguna cifra en gramos aparece en esta página a propósito. La parte de la planta, el disolvente de extracción y la relación droga-extracto definen juntos una preparación, y un número tomado de una no describe otra. El razonamiento está en el hub; la cantidad que le aplica es la impresa en el envase que sostiene, y un farmacéutico la leerá con usted.
Efectos adversos
Stomach upset and allergic reactions, including cross-reaction with other mint-family (Lamiaceae) herbs and, in some people, with birch and celery pollen. Undiluted thyme oil is irritant to skin and mucous membranes.
Quién debería evitarlo
Essential-oil preparations are not for the face of infants and small children. Not established in pregnancy for medicinal amounts; culinary thyme is a food.
Interacciones con medicamentos
No hay interacciones medicamentosas clínicamente importantes establecidas para esta hierba en cantidades culinarias o de infusión. No es una garantía: significa que nada se ha caracterizado lo bastante. Los extractos concentrados son otra exposición que una taza de té, y la regla sigue: diga a su farmacéutico lo que toma.
La vista inversa — empezar por el medicamento en vez de la planta — está en la referencia de interacciones de medicamentos, alimentos y alcohol, y resumido para cada hierba de este sitio.
Como alimento
Este también está en la cocina, así que conviene tener las cifras nutricionales junto a la farmacología: véase la página de datos de alimentos para calorías y nutrientes por 100 g y por ración. Las cantidades culinarias y las preparaciones medicinales son exposiciones distintas, y la diferencia suele ser toda la historia de seguridad.
Fuentes:European Medicines Agency — Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC), European Union herbal monographs· comprobado2026-09-06
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Para qué se usa thyme?
As an expectorant in cough associated with a cold. Thyme syrups and cough teas are traditional-use registered across the EU, and it is worth translating what the indication actually claims. "Expectorant" means helping a productive cough shift what is there. It does not mean stopping the cough, shortening the illness, or treating an infection. The kitchen jar and the pharmacy preparation are the same species. Thymol, thyme's main essential-oil constituent, is a real disinfectant used in mouthwashes and dental preparations, and that is where the plant's antibacterial reputation comes from — but antibacterial activity in a laboratory dish is not evidence that a cough tea treats a chest infection, and treating those two facts as one is the mistake this page exists to prevent.
¿Funciona thyme?
Valorado aquí C: Plausible from thirty or more years of use, which is what a traditional-use registration means. No clinical evidence was required and none has settled it. A cough with high fever, breathlessness, chest pain or coughed-up blood, a cough lasting more than about three weeks, or any cough in a person with a chronic lung condition that is behaving differently. Those need assessment.
¿Cuánto thyme debo tomar?
Esta referencia no imprime cifras en gramos, porque no se transfieren entre preparaciones de distinta fuerza de extracto. Lo que se puede decir con honestidad es la forma y la duración:Dried herb as an infusion, syrups, tinctures and liquid extracts, usually blended with ivy leaf, primrose root or liquorice. Thyme essential oil is a concentrated product for external and inhalational use. Short-term use over the course of a cold; monograph texts direct people to seek advice if the cough persists beyond about a week.
¿Cuáles son los efectos adversos de thyme?
Stomach upset and allergic reactions, including cross-reaction with other mint-family (Lamiaceae) herbs and, in some people, with birch and celery pollen. Undiluted thyme oil is irritant to skin and mucous membranes.
¿Interactúa thyme con medicamentos?
No hay interacciones medicamentosas clínicamente importantes establecidas, lo cual no es lo mismo que ninguna. Diga a su farmacéutico lo que toma.
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