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Winter savory, and its annual cousin summer savory, Satureja hortensis, and known mainly as culinary herbs, though they do possess medicinal properties. Savory is a carminative herb recommend for gas and digestive upsets, including colic, diarrhea and indigestion. Its antiseptic and astringent properties make it a good treatment for sore throats. A poultice of the leaves gives quick relief to insect bites.
Winter savory has a stronger, more resinous flavor than the milder annual summer savory, both impart a peppery bite to foods and blend well with thyme, marjoram and basil. Both are used to marinate meats, add flavor to beans and vegetables. Savory are known especially as "bean herbs", because of the added flavor as well a reduction in flatulence and gas.
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Preparation Methods :Savory is used fresh or dried in cooking, and can be taken as a tea.
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Certified Organic Savory, Winter/Summer |  Satureja hortensis Origin- Turkey
Satureja montana Origin- Argentina |
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Savory for :Culinary |
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Savory's peppery bite is a natural for fresh and dried legumes, including chickpeas, green beans, lentils, pinto beans, and split peas. It can also flavor soups, meats and vegetables |
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Savory for :Gas and Flatulence |
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Savory has aromatic and carminative properties, and though chiefly used as a culinary herb, it may be added to medicines for its aromatic and warming qualities. It was formerly deemed a sovereign remedy for the colic and a cure for flatulence, on this account, and was also considered a good expectorant. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931) |
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Savory for :Culinary |
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Savory's peppery bite is a natural for fresh and dried legumes, including chickpeas, green beans, lentils, pinto beans, and split peas. It can also flavor soups, meats and vegetables |
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Savory for :Gas and Flatulence |
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Savory has aromatic and carminative properties, and though chiefly used as a culinary herb, it may be added to medicines for its aromatic and warming qualities. It was formerly deemed a sovereign remedy for the colic and a cure for flatulence, on this account, and was also considered a good expectorant. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vol 1 (1931) |
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Satureja montana
- Flowers:Spikes of dainty white or lilac, with purple spotting on the lower lip
- Plant Class:Perennial Shrub
- Leaves: Semi-evergreen, narrow, dark-green and glossy
- Preferred Habitat:Light well drained soil in full sun
- Flowering Season:July - September. You can harvest fresh leaves as needes
- Distribution: natives of the Mediterranean region, grown worldwide in temperate zones
Winter savory is a perennial hardy to Zone 5. It is a compact shrub, 8 to 16 inches in height. It prefers well drained soil in full sun. Savory can be propagated from cuttings or root division, or you can start seed indoors and transplant to garden after all chance of frost has passed. Summer savory is an annual and likes the same conditions as its hardy cousin.
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 Savory was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans, and later imported to Europe. The American colonists brought both winter and summer savory to North America, and both are mentioned by the seventeenth-century botanist, John Josselyn. Savory was planted around beehives to flavor the honey. |
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