Oregano £ 5.95

It grows in desert areas and sunny places in the Mediterranean and flowers in the heart of the summer. It features round leaves and minute white flowers that attract bees like magnets.
The Greek name origanon might well contain the terms ("mountain") and ("shining mountain" or "mountain splendour"). Dioscurides recommended this herb for those who had lost their appetite. The ancient Greeks made tea from oregano to cure the spasms of the abdomen and as an antidote to food poisoning. Oregano concoctions are antiseptic, slightly bitter in taste and act against diarrhea. In Crete fried in olive oil oregano leaves were used to produce an ointment for curing stiffness of the back and hips. In the past oregano and olive oil were also used for toothaches. This herbaceous plant is found wild mainly in stony and sunny places in the Mediterranean. Oregano is a sine qua non for the Greek and Mediterranean cuisine. Its piquant taste marries well with virgin olive oil and lemon for sauce. A lot of dishes in Crete and Greece are served with or cooked in this sauce, e.g. goat's meat, potatoes, liver, fish, even boiled courgettes. On many islands of the Dodekanense and Cycaldes, oregano is sprinkled over grilled fish to add flavour. The same is also true for cottage ("Horiatiki") salad and feta cheese. Oregano also fits well with pizzas and bread that are baked with cumin, tomatoes and olive oil. It is also used to add flavour to olive oil, vinegar and black olives. Thyme Tonic and digestive. Among the most popular natural antiseptics, soothes cough and cold. It may be drunk as tisane or added as seasoning for meat and salad.
Apart from being used in practically every household as a herb in food and salads, Oreganum also has many healing qualities, from being used to cure coughs, asthma, memory loss, chronic rheumatism, toothache, stomach and intestine disorders, diarrhoea, and externally on wounds.

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