Satureja hortensis, Savory, Summer

Satureja hortensis, Savory, Summer

Satureja hortensis                             

Savory, Summer

sort/variety
upright, about 70-80 cm high, use in fresh herb production,oil content about 2,6 % in dry herb
drug

herb (Saturejae herba)

most important active substances

volatile oil (0,2 – 4,5 %) with carvacrol, p-cymen, thymol and other; rosmarinic acid; musilages

most important usages

for acute gastro-enteritis, spice

Recommendations for cultivation

Weight per thousand seed grains: 0,6 g (needs light to germinate)

Seed demand for drilling: april 8 – 10 kg/ha

Distance between the rows: 25 – 30 cm

harvest: in the beginning of the flowering time