| Winter or Mountain savory (Satureja Montana) is in the | | | | antiparasitic properties and it is immune stimulating and |
| mint family of botanical plants. The oil comes from | | | | anti-inflammatory. It is used for Herpes, HIV, scoliosis, |
| steam distilling the whole flowering plant. Savory is a | | | | lumbago and back problems. It is a powerful energizer |
| bushy perennial sub-shrub that grows up to 16 inches | | | | and motivator. Winter savory can be diluted one part |
| high with woody stems at the base, linear leaves and | | | | essential oil to four parts carrier oil and applied on |
| pale purple flowers. Traditionally savory has been used | | | | location, on the chakras/Vita flex points. It can be |
| as a culinary herb since antiquity especially in flavoring | | | | diffused or taken internally. It blends well with lavandin, |
| meats. It has a sharp, medicinal, herbaceous fragrance. | | | | lavender, oakmoss, pine, rosemary and all citrus oils. As |
| Savory was used as a digestive remedy especially | | | | for safety, winter savory may cause dermal toxicity, |
| good for colic and in Germany it was used particularly | | | | irritation and mucous membrane irritation. British model |
| for diarrhea. Only occasionally has it been used in | | | | of aromatherapy sees little benefit in using this oil at all. |
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| When compared with many varieties of thyme, | | | | Healing and Aromatherapy teaches classes |
| rosemary and lavender, recent research has shown | | | | throughout the United States on aromatherapy and |
| the anti-microbial properties of savory to be greater. It | | | | energy healing. |
| has strong antibacterial, antif-ungal, antiviral, and | | | | |