In both oily and water-soluble forms
The scientific name of this essential oil is Satureja hortensis. The organ used in extracting the essential oil of this plant is its aerial branches. The extraction type is steam distillation. The color of this essential oil is often yellow, and the chemical composition of the analysis of the essential oil of the savory plant is thymol, carvacrol, and gamma-terpinene. It seems that this plant was first cultivated in Italy.
Medieval physicians believed it had a curative effect on gout, and in the 15th and 16th centuries, people considered it a tonic, abortifacient, and paralysis reliever. In 1582, they succeeded in extracting essential oil from savory.
Therapeutic properties:
The flowering top and generally the aerial parts of the plant, which are usually picked during flowering and dried in the shade.
Savory , like medicinal thyme, can be used to relieve stomach cramps.
A bath of its decoction is used to relieve rheumatic pains, neuralgia, and also to strengthen the body of children with low strength or those suffering from osteomalacia.
Important point: Growing savory is common in different regions of Iran.
The following are some of the uses and applications of this essential oil in industry:
- Pharmaceutical industries
- Food industry as a flavoring in meat products including canned goods, sausages and hot dogs
