 And now, the history of time. Time is another illustrious member of the Lamy A.C.E. family, which includes mint, basil, marjoram, and rosemary. However, it's most closely related to oregano. There are about 350 different varieties of time, of which garden time and wild time are the ones most often used for cooking. Time originates from the western Mediterranean region, and it was first found around Italy, Spain, Greece, and southern France. When it comes to how time got its name, you've got your choice of three fabulous doors, all with unique and interesting prizes. Behind door number one is the belief that it originates from the Greek word thumon or thumos, which means courage. Greek men would rub the herb on their chest. Romans would add it to their bathwater to prepare for baton. Woohoo! Who's up for a time bubble bath party, huh? Roman soldiers would also burn time bundles to amp up their courage and bravery. Which brings us to door number two, which says that it could come from the Greek word thymon or thymiana, which means to fumigate. Ooh! Or maybe we can use it to make some nice homemade jerky. This is also fitting because the Greeks and Romans use time to help refresh their homes with its odor, which also could chase away insects. And finally, door number three, where we find the Greek word thio, meaning perfume. Again, because of its sexy, sexy smell. Now, this is also very plausible because the Greek expression to smell of time was a sincere compliment and highest praise of someone's gracefulness and elegance. The Romans also used it to give a nice aromatic flavor to cheese and liquor. Mmm! So, which one will you choose? Courage, fumigation, or perfume? But choose wisely. For a false definition will lead to certain death. He chose... ...poorly. Guess what? All this guessing could actually be moat. Because going back to somewhere between 3,500 and 2750 BC, we find the ancient Sumerians who called time, Tham, and used it for an antiseptic. So, the name could very well originate from there. There's also evidence that the ancient Babylonians used time in their time as an antiseptic as well. Sorry, I was really trying to avoid doing any cheesy puns or time jokes. And I just really blew it this time, sorry. Oh no. In that period of existence, the ancient Egyptians also used time in their ultra herbaceous embalming fluid. This fluid also contained other herbs like basil, sage, and rosemary. Do not drink it though. It is not as tasty as you think. The next instance of time doesn't appear until we find it in the Eber's papyrus, which said that it could be used as a pain relief. Getting back to the time, era, era of the Greeks. Dramatist Ibolus recommended that ladies wear a wreath of time saying, for who would forbear to kiss a girl who's wearing this? Dionysus of Syracuse, known for his wild, wild parties, strode his palace with wild time before entertaining. Partly because this naughty boy knew that time was considered an aphrodisiac. About 300 BC, Theophaestrus noticed that an abundance of time blossoms indicated a large harvest for beekeepers. Roman poet Ovid also wrote about these same blossoms. Near the purple hills of flowering Himetos is a sacred spring and earth, soft with green grass. Now this actually refers to the wild time that's found near Himaltus Himetus and the honey that's made in that area, both then and now, is actually considered some of the best in the world. Moving into the Middle Ages, the notion of time being good for courage persisted and European ladies embroidered scarves with a bee, hovering around a spring of time to give to chivalrous knights heading off to battle. The soldiers would then cram these charms into pockets, purses, vests, gauntlets, jockstraps, candy containers, or more often than not just attach them to their clothing as a visible badge of honor. Time was also extensively used as protection against the black plague of the 1340s. Be gone foul plague, you shall not infect me! It was also during the Middle Ages that the Romans introduced time to the rest of Europe and England and by the 16th century Gerard mentions time in the herbal as being naturalized throughout Europe. While time didn't get much press outside of the standard herbal guides for some reason, it does get mentioned by several high-profile authors like Francis Bacon, Alexandra Dumas, Thomas Hardy, D.H. Lawrence, and Shakespeare. That takes us up to 1719, when German chemist Kaspar Neumann makes the important discovery of thymol. This is the main active ingredient in time which is responsible for many of its key health benefits. French chemist A or M Laumont, whose first name is apparently lost to history as far as I can tell, determined thymol's empirical formula in 1853. And this allowed Swedish chemist Oscar Wiedmann to synthesize it in 1882. In the book The Herb Garden, Lady Roslyn Northcoat talks about how in the south of France, while time was a symbol of extreme republicanism and tufts of it were often sent with a summons to attend secret republican meetings. Herbalist Maude Grieve wrote a lot about time and how it was used during World War I. She talks about how it was often used as an antiseptic and an anesthetic on the battlefield. Finally, in 1997, time receives the prestigious International Herb Association's Herb of the Year Award. And thus, we reached a time where we have no more time to talk about time. Perhaps next time we shall discuss other aspects of time, but this time... Oh, ow. Thanks. I needed that. Thanks so much for watching. 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