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Summer savory (Satureja hortensis) is among the best known of the savory genus. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial winter savory. It is used more often than winter savory, which has a slightly more bitter flavor. This herb has lilac tubular flowers which bloom in the northern hemisphere from July to ...
Satureja thymbra, commonly known as savory of Crete, whorled savory, pink savory, and Roman hyssop (Arabic: za'atar rumi; za'atar franji), [2] is a perennial-green dwarf shrub of the family Lamiaceae, having strongly scented leaves, native to Libya, southeastern Europe from Sardinia to Turkey; Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Dried summer savory leaves. Both summer savory (Satureja hortensis) and winter savory (Satureja montana) are used to flavor food. The former is preferred by cooks but as an annual is only available in summer; winter savory is an evergreen perennial. Savory plays an important part in Persian, Armenian, Georgian, Bulgarian and Italian cuisine ...
The essential oil is an ingredient in lotions for the scalp in cases of incipient baldness. [12] An ointment made from the plant is used externally to relieve arthritic joints. [17] In traditional herbal medicine, summer savory was believed to be an aphrodisiac, while winter savory was believed to inhibit sexual desire (an anaphrodisiac). [7]
This page is a sortable table of plants used as herbs and/or spices.This includes plants used as seasoning agents in foods or beverages (including teas), plants used for herbal medicine, and plants used as incense or similar ingested or partially ingested ritual components.
Sweet: Beyond the savory, bay leaves are occasionally used in desserts, especially dairy-heavy plates like custards, panna cottas, and ice creams, to brighten rich sweets with fresh herbal flavor.
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Bolivian Coriander – Bolivian coriander is a herbaceous annual plant whose leaves can be used for seasoning food. Borage – also known as starflower, is an annual herb originating in Syria, [3] but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and South America. [3]