Seed Information
Common Name: HYSSOP
Scientific Name: Hyssopus officinalis
0.10g up to 100sds
R53.00
Scientific Name: Hyssopus officinalis
0.10g up to 100sdsR53.00
Description
- Perennial
- Evergreen. Blue/pink flowers.
- Sweet anise/minty flavour
- Good container plant or edging
- Plant with catnip, backed with rosemary and lavender
Culinary Uses
- Pungent taste - salads, soup, sauces and meat dishes
- Can replace winter savory in bean salad
- Use the flowers in green salad
Parts Used
- Flowers
Medicinal Uses. It is said that
- Anti-catarrhal, expectorant, asthma, bronchitis, chesty colds, pleurishy
- Topical: anti-inflammatory - cuts, rheumatism, bruises, wounds
- Anti-spasmodic: digestive upsets and nervous stomach
- Anti-viral - Herpes simplex virus
- Urinary tract inflammation
- Cleanse blood (tonic) - relax peripheral blood vessals
- Nerve tonic - anxiety and stress
Other Uses
- Use in insect repellents
The information contained within this website is for educational purposes only. This site merely recounts the traditional uses of specific plants as recorded through history. Always seek advice from a medical practitioner.
Mountain Herb Estate, and its representatives will not be held responsible for the improper use of any plants or documentation provided. By use of this site and the information contained herein you agree to hold harmless Mountain Herb Estate, its affiliates and staff
Mountain Herb Estate, and its representatives will not be held responsible for the improper use of any plants or documentation provided. By use of this site and the information contained herein you agree to hold harmless Mountain Herb Estate, its affiliates and staff