Thyme

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine.

Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1

Elizabethans included thyme in remedies for many ailments, including congestion of the chest. In fact, thyme oil is still used in cough medicines today. Thyme was also a key ingredient in magic ointments believed to give the user the power to see fairies. According to Elizabethan folklore, fairies used thyme blossoms as cradles for their babies.