I mean, it's always good to have research to back up common sense (common sense isn't common... or sensical), but seriously? Maybe? It's where your T cells (IT'S WHY THEY'RE CALLED T CELLS, GODDAMNIT!) develop, of COURSE it's critical to health.

This is interesting, as there are strategies for regenerating the thymus.

Well, my instinct is to say that most of not all organs are crucial to your health. I mean, they exist because they do something, right?

Perhaps not all organs, feel free to keep trimming your toenails.

Lungs may be critical do adult health

They were big in the 80s. I particularly liked Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver.

Modern medicine: "this part isn't just extra lol."

This will help form the basis of the thymus denial movement.

cause vs effect?

My botanist brain was like: it is a decent medicinal plant, but maybe they're overestimating thyme a bit.