savory
savory
Family
: Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Sort of Satureja.
Summer savory
(Satureja hortensis L.
Winter
savory
(Satureja
Montana
L.
There are two major species of Satureja used as culinary herbs. Hortensis L. of Satureja, known as
summer
savory
, tasty covers the principle of trade. It is an annual herb,
a
native to Europe and naturalized in southern sections of North
America
. Satureja L.
Montana
, or
winter
savory
is
a
hardy, perennial trees,
natural
to Europe and North Africa, and only used limitedly. The flowers of both species are tasty pink to blue - and white are known to attract bees.
The area known for the life of
summer
savory
is 7 to 0. 3 to 1. 3 meters of annual rainfall and soil pH of 5. 6 to 8. 2 (4. 1 - 31) Reach
a
height of 0. 5 meters,
summer
savory
thrives best in full sunlight and is fairly tolerant of different regimes of different types of soil and moisture. The
winter
savory
,
a
plant slightly smaller than the
summer
savory
, grows between 7 and 0. 7 to 1. 7 meters of annual precipitation and soil pH of 6. 5 to 7. 3 (4. 1 - 31)
The plants are usually harvested during the first flowering season and if short - lived perennial plants as grown, harvested twice in subsequent years. Uniformity in the field of plant for processing is generally dubious as
a
combination of types of plant
origin
and botanical fragrances are reunited with similar frequency and bulk together.
The major components of the
essential
oil in the
summer
savory
are carvacrol phenols and thymol, as well as para - cymene, Caryophyllene, linacool, terpineol, Camphene, Myrcene, and other terpenoids (6. 4 - 102, 14. 1 - 8) The
essential
oil of
winter
savory
includes carvacrol phenols and thymol, as well as para - cymene, L - linolool, L - terpineol,
D
- borneol,
alcohol
dihydrocuminyl of 1 carvone, R - Menthon, and several acids (14. 1 - 8
organic
) Greasing the capitatus of Coridothymus Fchb.
F
.
a
type of Origanum, and for Timo
vulgaris
L. are sometimes used as adulterants in the oil (14. 1 - 8 tasty)
The green leaves and stems of herbaceous sections of both species are used fresh and dried as
a
seasoned at seasonings agents, in stews, in dishes of meat, poultry at
home
, in sausages, and
vegetables
.
Summer
savory
has
a
flavor
and fragrance more sensitive to sweet and
savory
winter
ago, and is therefore the most popular of the two species. The
essential
oils obtained by steam distillation, and oleoresin is used in the food industry. Moreover, the
essential
oils of both species have been used in the perfume industry, or alone or in combination with other
essential
oils.
As
a
medicinal plant:
Summer
savory
has
been used traditionally as
a
stimulant, estomaquico,
Carmine
, expectorant, antidiarrheal, and aphrodisiac. The
essential
oil
has
proven antibacterial
activity
and antidiarrheal because of phenols in the oil (14. 1 - 8) Sabroso
has
been used in the treatment of
cancer
(14. 1 - 16)
As
a
medicinal plant:
Summer
savory
has
been used traditionally as
a
stimulant, estomaquico,
Carmine
, expectorant, antidiarrheal, and aphrodisiac. The
essential
oil
has
proven antibacterial
activity
and antidiarrheal because of phenols in the oil (14. 1 - 8) Sabroso
has
been used in the treatment of
cancer
(14. 1 - 16)
The
summer
and
winter
savory
are generally recognized as safe for human consumption as both extracts spices / seasonings and
natural
plant / oil (21 CFR Sections 182. 10, 182. 20)
Source
: Simon, J.
E
.
A
.
F
. Chadwick and L.
E
. Crake. 1984. Herbs:
A
Bibliography Making an index. 1971 - 1980. The scientific literature in the selected herbs and
aromatic
and medicinal plants of temperate zone. Archon Books, 770 pp. Hamden, CT.
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