200 hectares of pastures under the mountain under thyme cultivation
A dervishes reported the existence of 200 hectares of pastures under the mountain, under thyme cultivation.
Dervishi, the director of Jihad Keshavarzi Zir Kooh, said: Due to the increase in rainfall this year, we are witnessing the growth of many medicinal plants in the city, and over 450 kilograms of thyme have been harvested from mountain pastures.
He added: the price of each kilo of thyme is 650 thousand Rials and the amount of 290 million Rials from the sale of this product was about 220 families under the mountain.
Regarding the difference in the aroma and taste of thyme, a dervish said: The taste and color of thyme are different in different regions, and thyme that grows in cold mountainous areas has a better taste and higher quality than other thyme.
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi Zir Kooh stated: Thyme is a plant from the genus Mint and the parts used, ie its flowering branches, are used for medicinal and medical purposes, and the growth of this plant in the pastures of the city is by car.
He further pointed to the properties of this plant and said: the taste of thyme tea is never lost because of people who travel under the mountain, this plant is a very healing medicine for respiratory diseases, bronchitis, asthma, colds and .. It is often in the winter in the guest houses of lovers of medicinal plants.