Recipe
Wild thyme infusion
- Herb:
- Thymus serpyllum Thymus serpyllum
- Method:
- Herbal infusion (tea)
- Plant part:
- Leaf
About 10 minBeginnerRecipe science profile
Procedure
- Use 1–2 teaspoons of dried herb with leaves (and flowers if present) per cup.
- Pour boiling water, cover, and steep 8–10 minutes.
- Strain — a strong aromatic, thymol-like scent is typical.
Extraction
- Water:
- 250 ml
- Herb:
- nať dle receptu
- Pour temperature:
- 95–100 °C
- Steep:
- 6–12 min
- Solvent:
- Voda.
- Shelf life:
- Pij čerstvě.
- Target compounds:
- Silice a fenolové složky v nálevu.
Why it works
Wild thyme is taxonomically and chemically close to garden thyme; HMPC texts refer to Thymus vulgaris/zygis and serve as regulatory context, not as dosing instructions for wild harvests. Very long steeping increases bitterness and volatile-oil loss.
Literature
- EMA HMPC — Thymus vulgaris / Thymus zygis, herba — Paralela v rámci rodu Thymus; nejedná se o monografii jen pro mateřídoušku.
Related
Thymus serpyllum — Herb card
Herbal infusion (tea) — Processing method detail