Suppression
Savory
Category: Food
Type
Voluntary
Introduction and description
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Satureja is a genus of aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae, related to Rosemary and Thyme. Both summer savory (Satureja hortensis) and winter savory (Satureja montana) are used to flavour food. The former is preferred by cooks but as an annual is only available in summer; winter savory is an evergreen perennial.
Savory is native to North Africa, southern and southeastern Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Several species are cultivated as culinary herbs and they have become established in the wild in a few places in which they are not a native plant.
Description
Satureja species may be annual or perennial. They are low-growing herbs and subshrubs, reaching heights of 15–50 cm (5.9–19.7 in).
The leaves are 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) long, with flowers forming in whorls on the stem, white to pale pink-violet.
Satureja species are food plants for the larva of some Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). Caterpillars of the moth Coleophora bifrondella feed exclusively on winter savory (S. montana).
Cultivation
Savory may be grown purely for ornamental purposes; members of the genus need sun and well-drained soil.
Method
Savory plays an important part in Bulgarian and Italian cuisine, particularly when cooking beans. It is also used to season the traditional Acadian stew known as fricot. Savory is also a key ingredient in sarmale, a stuffed cabbage dish in traditional Romanian cuisine. The modern spice mixture Herbes de Provence has savory as one of the principal ingredients.
In Azerbaijan, savory is often incorporated as a flavoring in black tea.
Related observations
Healing observations
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- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antibronchitic Activity 018357
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Anticancer (colon) activity 018455
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antidysenteric activity 018475
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with AntiEBV activity of high chemical potency 018294
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antirhinoviral activity 018438
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antistaphylococcic Activity 018276
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antistreptococcic Activity 018392
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antitumor (brain) activity 018451
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antiuremic activity 018429
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Myorelaxant Activity 019681
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Trichomonicide activity 018065
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with Trypanocide Activity of high chemical potency 018290
- Dr Duke's list of Plants with [Natural] Nematicide activity 018292
- Herbs and Streptococcus pyogenes 010326
- The effects of oral administration of (-)-menthol on nasal resistance to airflow and nasal sensation of airflow in subjects suffering from nasal congestion associated with the common cold 017696