An aromatic powder with multiple uses

Thanks to its active volatile compound content, savory powder is ideal in capsules, instant infusion mixes, or natural dietary preparations. It is also used in medicinal culinary powders for people suffering from slow digestion or liver sluggishness.

Description

Fine powder, olive green to green-brown in color, very aromatic, with a warm and slightly spicy taste. Slowly cold-ground to preserve the volatile active ingredients and aromas.

Nomenclature

• Common name: Mountain savory
• Latin name: Satureja montana
• Family: Lamiaceae
• Part used: Leaf
• Form: Powder
• Origin: France, Italy, Balkans
• English name: Winter savory leaf powder
• German name: Bergbohnenkrautblattpulver
• Name in Spanish: Polvo de hojas de ajedrea
• Name in Italian: Polvere di foglie di santoreggia
• Name in Arabic: مسحوق أوراق الزعتر الجبلي

Main virtues

Digestive, antispasmodic, intestinal antiseptic, nervous and circulatory tonic, slightly stimulating.

Main constituents

Essential oil (carvacrol, thymol), flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acids, resins, triterpenes.

Professional use and dosage

• Capsules: 200 to 300 mg per dose – up to 2 times/day after meals.
• Loose powder: 0.5 to 1 g per day, to be diluted in a hot drink or incorporated into functional food.
• Therapeutic seasoning: integration into salt mixes, vegetable powders or superfoods to aid digestion.
• Common combinations: fennel, green anise, peppermint, thyme, rosemary.

Precautions, side effects and contraindications

• Plant well tolerated in moderate use.
• Not recommended at high doses for pregnant women or in cases of gastric ulcer or severe reflux.
• May irritate digestive mucous membranes in excessive doses.

History and traditional use

Used since ancient times in Mediterranean cuisine and folk medicine, savory is known to "warm the mind and warm the stomach." In powdered form, it has long been incorporated into digestive or tonic plant powders in simple galenic preparations or traditional herbal remedies.

Miscellaneous information

• Packaging: kraft bag or airtight opaque HDPE pot.
• Storage: dry, away from light and temperature variations.
• Shelf life: 24 months.
• TARIC customs code: 1211.90.86.00

Sources and references

• European phytotherapy and aromatherapy books
• Internal References Apophycaire
• Traditional botanical and herbalist texts

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