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  • Thyme Leaves?

    Posted by belassi on November 5, 2018 at 10:31 pm

    I came across this, which appears to be powdered Thyme leaf.
    Now I suspect their are people here with experience of this … my question is does it actually work?

    belassi replied 6 years, 1 month ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • zaidjeber

    Member
    November 7, 2018 at 1:45 am

    It might work via placebo effect.

  • Agate

    Member
    November 7, 2018 at 3:49 pm

    This isn’t what one would normally call “Thyme” in English. Thyme is most commonly Thymus vulgaris, but they list the botanical name as Herpestis monniera, which I believe is more commonly known as Bacopa monnieri, which is Brahmi. I’ve never personally used it, but I know that it is one of the most popular traditional ayurvedic herbs for supporting hair health. I did a quick search on Google Scholar and found no research to support or refute any of the claims.

    And yes, it might work via placebo effect. There is a lot of suggestion online that Brahmi can work all sorts of miracles for hair - and a strong placebo effect is worth something!

  • belassi

    Member
    November 7, 2018 at 4:54 pm

    Aha. Very useful post, thank you very much for your time.

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