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 Summer Savory Essential
Oil ProfileSummer Savory is a bushy perennial sub shrub up to 40cm high with woody stems at the base, linear leaves and pale purple flowers. Essential oil is obtained by steam distillation from the whole herb. An oleoresin is also produced by solvent extraction. Winter savory was used as a digestive remedy , especially good for colic and also used for diarrhea. It is said to be superior in anti-microbial properties to thyme, rosemary, and lavender. It is native to the Mediterranean region, but is now found all over Europe, Russia, and Turkey. Savory is closely related to the thyme family with which it shares many characteristics. |
| Botanical Name: | Satureja hortensis L. |
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| Family: | Lamiaceae |
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| Synonyms: | Satureia hortensis, Calamintha hortensis, garden savory |
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| Parts Used: | Whole dried herb |
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| Extraction Method: | Steam distilled |
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| Colour: | Colourless to pale yellow/amber |
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| Consistency: | Medium |
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| Aroma Description: | Sharp, spicy herbaceous |
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| Historical Uses: | Summer savory is a popular herb used for many ailments including cramp, nausea, indigestion, menstrual disorders, asthma, catarrh and sore throat. Applied externally for relief of pain from insect bites. |
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| Modern Uses: | Used in herbaceous, spicy flavours; in herbaceous fragrance compounds for cosmetic perfumery |
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| Cautions: | Dermal toxin, dermal irritant, mucous membrane irritant. Avoid during pregnancy |
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| Physical Actions |
| Anticatarrhal, antiputrescent, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, astringent, bactericidal, carminative, cicatrizant, emmenagogue, expectorant, fingicidal, stimulant, vermifuge. |
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| Toxicity |
LD50 - (oral) rat 1.37g/kg. (dermal) rabbit >not known.
Irritation/Sensitisation - Not available
Phototoxicity - Not available
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