Down with the Sickness! How to Do a Thyme Bath

Down with the Sickness! How to Do a Thyme Bath

Today I woke up sniffly with sinus congestion feeling lethargic. Sadly, mama’s got a cold/flu.

Down with the Sickness! How to Do a Thyme Bath via @casiestewart #thisismylife

Tonight, before bed I’m gonna do a Thyme bath. It’s one of Mum’s herbal remedies. In my history, the one that has worked to cure a cold the very best.

When you get sick, go buy some  Thyme from the store like in the photo (I’m using two of these small dried bags). Get your biggest pot, fill it with water and boil the water/thyme. Now go run a bath, as hot as.

The thyme will settle to the bottom of the  big pot eventually. It will also smell nice in your house (Dad hated it, but I love!)

Pour the water from the pot into the hot  bath straining the little green thyme bits out. Get in the hot hot bath, sit there as long as you can before dying of heat. Then, get out dry off, dress warm, put on socks, hat, scarf and go to BED. Sleep. Wake up feeling better.

Rinse and repeat again the next night if you’re not better (you can even use the same thyme/pot). Take Oil of oregano too.

Thanks Mum for teaching me this trick. Works every time!

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18 Comments

  1. stealingkitty
    December 8, 2009 / 5:18 pm

    You get well Casie and thanks for this awesome tip.

  2. December 8, 2009 / 5:21 pm

    mum would have us do it as soon as we got sick and we'd rarely ever have to miss school!

  3. jellotrip
    December 8, 2009 / 7:30 pm

    it would be enormously helpful if you could post a picture of yourself in the thyme bath – just to make sure that everyone is doing it right.

  4. kevinvs
    December 9, 2009 / 8:59 am

    LOL Lookin like a female version of Andy Warhol here. Get well soon, Casie!

  5. December 9, 2009 / 9:49 am

    Thanks guys. The bath really helped. 24 hours since feeling the sickness and i'll be back on my feet in 48 I think! #downwiththesickness

  6. December 9, 2009 / 9:49 am

    Thanks guys. The bath really helped. 24 hours since feeling the sickness and i'll be back on my feet in 48 I think! #downwiththesickness

  7. December 9, 2009 / 10:56 am

    I figured it out!

    You got sick because you wore pants which you never do.

  8. mum
    December 9, 2009 / 5:45 pm

    Casie hope you are feeling better. I usually get my Thyme from Bulk Barn(leafy not ground)and keep a bag on hand incase needed. Also get sage for sage tea to gargle for sore throats.
    Done this for over 20 years, as you will remember. Love mum

  9. mum
    December 9, 2009 / 5:45 pm

    Casie hope you are feeling better. I usually get my Thyme from Bulk Barn(leafy not ground)and keep a bag on hand incase needed. Also get sage for sage tea to gargle for sore throats.
    Done this for over 20 years, as you will remember. Love mum

  10. Two belt
    December 9, 2009 / 2:14 pm

    When I get a cold I take Nyquil, “the itchy, scratchy, sneezy..”How the hell did I end up on the kitchen floor” medicine.

  11. kaponetwo
    December 9, 2009 / 3:27 pm

    This sounds like a great remedy and I am going to try it tonight. Feel better soon.

  12. December 9, 2009 / 4:46 pm

    @kaponetwo I feel better today. Gonna do it again tonight and back to work tomorrow 🙂

  13. December 10, 2009 / 9:27 am

    Thanks for the comment Mum. Feeling much better. It totes worked. Love you.

  14. thewhocaresgirl
    December 14, 2009 / 7:31 am

    cutest sick photo ever.

  15. thewhocaresgirl
    December 14, 2009 / 2:31 pm

    cutest sick photo ever.

  16. April 14, 2010 / 4:45 pm

    @LoBosworth this works really well for sickness. Mum's remedy & all natural.

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