Savory, Winter Essential Oil

Botanical Name: Satureja montana
Common Method Of Extraction: Steam distilled
Parts Used: Whole herb
Note Classification: Middle
Aroma: Sharp, medicinal, herbaceous
Largest Producing Countries: Albania , Spain , and France

Traditional Use: Occasionally used in perfumery work.  Employed to some extent in flavoring, mainly meats and seasonings.

Properties: Anticatarrhal, antiputrescent, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, astringent, bactericidal, carminative, cicatrizant, emmenagogue, expectorant, fungicidal, stimulant, and vermifuge.

Benefits: None.  Should not be used on the skin at all.

Blends Well With: Lavandin, lavender, oakmoss, pine, rosemary, and citrus oils.

Of Interest: It has been used as a culinary herb since antiquity; much in the same was as summer savory.  When compared with many varieties of thyme, rosemary, and lavender, recent research has shown ‘the net superiority of the anti-microbial properties of essence of savory’.

Safety Data: Dermal toxin, dermal irritant, and mucous membrane irritant.  Avoid during pregnancy.