Lemon Thyme, Thymus citriodorus, is an herb in the mint family. Not only is it a culinary herb, but it has medicinal properties too.

Lemon Thyme can help with:

• Acne
• Anxiety
• Arthritis
• Bad breath
• Bronchitis
• Colds
• Cold sores
• Colic
• Cough
• Dementia
• Dermatitis
• Diarrhea
• Difficulty urinating
• Ear infections
• Flatulence
• Gingivitis
• Hair loss
• Laryngitis
• Liver dysfunction
• Menstrual cramps
• Oral thrush
• Premenstrual syndrome
• Sciatica
• Sore throat
• Tonsillitis
• Urinary tract infection
• Whooping cough

I foraged this plant in central Minnesota.

I use the folk method for making all my tinctures, which uses no measurements except sizing things up with your eyes. So I put the plant material in a jar and then fill with alcohol.

Dosages -

Dosages for children are not provided in most herbals. To determine the correct dose you need to consider the size of the child, the ailment, the power of the herb you intend to use, and the adult dosage.

Young's Rule for determining dosage uses the child's age divided by twelve plus the age. The dosage for a 4 year old: 4/12+4 = 4/16 = 1/4 of the adult dose.