Satureja hortensis, Savory, Summer

Satureja hortensis, Savory, Summer

Satureja hortensis                             

Savory, Summer

sorts and variety
‚Saturn’
leaf rich, high yields, volatile oil 3,9 – 4,5 ml Öl/100g; carvacrol 43 – 49 %;grow easy in the field and in pots   
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