Creeping thyme (thyme), Zhytomyr region.

Perennial herb and medicinal plant. Contains essentialoil, mineral salts (Mg, K, Ca), ascorbic acid, flavonoids. The vegetation period from full germination to the last harvest is 150 days. It has creeping flowering, well leafy shoots. The leaves are small, oblong-ovate, dark green on top, grayish-violet on the bottom. The flowers are light pink, collected at the ends of the branches in head-shaped inflorescences. The yield of green mass from one plant is 50 g. It prefers light sandy soils. Leaves and shoots are used in fresh and dried form as a spicy green for various dishes, sauces, for salting vegetables, preparing drinks. It has strong antiseptic and disinfectant properties. It is included in chest collections, used in folk medicine to strengthen memory.