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editSummer savory is a traditional popular herb in Atlantic Canada, where it is used in the same way sage is elsewhere.[1] It is the main flavoring in dressing for many fowl, mixed with ground pork and other basic ingredients to create a thick meat dressing known as cretonnade (cretonade) which may be eaten with turkey, goose and duck.[2] It also is used to make stews such as fricot, and in meat pies.[3] It is usually available year-round in local grocery stores in dried form and is used in varying proportions, sometimes added to recipes in large generous heaping spoonfuls (such as in cretonnade), and sometimes more subtly (as in beans, for which savory has a natural affinity).[4]
Summer savory is a characteristic ingredient of herbes de Provence.[5] It is also widely used as a seasoning for grilled meats and barbecues, as well as in stews and sauces.[6]
Summer savory is preferred over winter savory for use in sausages because of its sweeter, more delicate aroma. It plays an important role in Bulgarian cuisine, providing a strong flavor to a variety of dishes.[7] Instead of salt and pepper, a Bulgarian table will have three condiments: salt, red sweet pepper, and summer savory. When these are mixed it is called sharena sol (шарена сол 'speckled salt').
Summer savory, known as cimbru, is used in Romanian cuisine, especially in sarmale (stuffed cabbage or grape leaf rolls) and in mititei (grilled ground meat rolls).[8]
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editThe use of summer savory dates back to being used by the Romans for traditional medicinal remedies and it has since been used by many other cultures to treat symptoms such as cramps, stomach pains, nausea, indigestion, and more.[9][10][11]
Studies such as “In Vitro Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Antioxidant Activities of the Essential Oil and Methanol Extracts of Herbal Parts and Callus Cultures of Satureja Hortensis L.” and “Antispasmodic and Anti-Diarrhoeal Effect of Satureja Hortensis L. Essential Oil.”, along with others, have proved that there is a relationship between the plant and its curing properties.[12][13]
These properties are due to the chemical composition and the presence of steroids, essential oils, flavonoids, and other components, which have anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, sedative, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties.[14][15]
- ^ Ejaz, Afaf; Waliat, Sadaf; Arshad, Muhammad Sajid; Khalid, Waseem; Khalid, Muhammad Zubair; Rasul Suleria, Hafiz Ansar; Luca, Marian-Ilie; Mironeasa, Costel; Batariuc, Ana; Ungureanu-Iuga, Mădălina; Coţovanu, Ionica; Mironeasa, Silvia (2023). "A comprehensive review of summer savory (Satureja hortensis L.): promising ingredient for production of functional foods". Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1198970/full#b27. ISSN 1663-9812.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Brown, Oliver Phelps (2009). Compelte Herbalist. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7268-190-6.
- ^ Ejaz, Afaf; Waliat, Sadaf; Arshad, Muhammad Sajid; Khalid, Waseem; Khalid, Muhammad Zubair; Rasul Suleria, Hafiz Ansar; Luca, Marian-Ilie; Mironeasa, Costel; Batariuc, Ana; Ungureanu-Iuga, Mădălina; Coţovanu, Ionica; Mironeasa, Silvia (2023). "A comprehensive review of summer savory (Satureja hortensis L.): promising ingredient for production of functional foods". Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1198970/full#b26. ISSN 1663-9812.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Ejaz, Afaf; Waliat, Sadaf; Arshad, Muhammad Sajid; Khalid, Waseem; Khalid, Muhammad Zubair; Rasul Suleria, Hafiz Ansar; Luca, Marian-Ilie; Mironeasa, Costel; Batariuc, Ana; Ungureanu-Iuga, Mădălina; Coţovanu, Ionica; Mironeasa, Silvia (2023). "A comprehensive review of summer savory (Satureja hortensis L.): promising ingredient for production of functional foods". Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1198970/full#b27. ISSN 1663-9812.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ America, The Herb Society of (2021-07-05). "Summer Savory – Herb of the Month". The Herb Society of America Blog. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Ejaz, Afaf; Waliat, Sadaf; Arshad, Muhammad Sajid; Khalid, Waseem; Khalid, Muhammad Zubair; Rasul Suleria, Hafiz Ansar; Luca, Marian-Ilie; Mironeasa, Costel; Batariuc, Ana; Ungureanu-Iuga, Mădălina; Coţovanu, Ionica; Mironeasa, Silvia (2023). "A comprehensive review of summer savory (Satureja hortensis L.): promising ingredient for production of functional foods". Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1198970/full#b27. ISSN 1663-9812.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Ejaz, Afaf; Waliat, Sadaf; Arshad, Muhammad Sajid; Khalid, Waseem; Khalid, Muhammad Zubair; Rasul Suleria, Hafiz Ansar; Luca, Marian-Ilie; Mironeasa, Costel; Batariuc, Ana; Ungureanu-Iuga, Mădălina; Coţovanu, Ionica; Mironeasa, Silvia (2023). "A comprehensive review of summer savory (Satureja hortensis L.): promising ingredient for production of functional foods". Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1198970/full#b26. ISSN 1663-9812.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Cutler, Karan Davis; Fisher, Kathleen; DeJohn, Suzanne; Association, National Gardening (2010-11-23). Herb Gardening For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-61778-6.
- ^ America, The Herb Society of (2021-07-05). "Summer Savory – Herb of the Month". The Herb Society of America Blog. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Bezić, Nada; Šamanić, Ivica; Dunkić, Valerija; Besendorfer, Višnja; Puizina, Jasna (2009-03). "Essential Oil Composition and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Sequence Variability of Four South-Croatian Satureja Species (Lamiaceae)". Molecules. 14 (3): 925–938. doi:10.3390/molecules14030925. ISSN 1420-3049.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Hamidpour, Rafie; Hamidpour, Soheila; Hamidpour, Mohsen; Shahlari, Mina; Sohraby, Mahnaz (2014-07-01). "Summer Savory: From the Selection of Traditional Applications to the Novel Effect in Relief, Prevention, and Treatment of a Number of Serious Illnesses such as Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, and Cancer". Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine. 4 (3): 140–144. doi:10.4103/2225-4110.136540. ISSN 2225-4110.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Güllüce, M.; Sökmen, M.; Daferera, D.; Ağar, G.; Ozkan, H.; Kartal, N.; Polissiou, M.; Sökmen, A.; Sahin, F. (2003-07-02). "In vitro antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant activities of the essential oil and methanol extracts of herbal parts and callus cultures of Satureja hortensis L". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 51 (14): 3958–3965. doi:10.1021/jf0340308. ISSN 0021-8561. PMID 12822930.
- ^ Hajhashemi, Valiollah; Sadraei, Hassan; Ghannadi, Ali Reza; Mohseni, Mandana (2000-07-01). "Antispasmodic and anti-diarrhoeal effect of Satureja hortensis L. essential oil". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 71 (1): 187–192. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00209-3. ISSN 0378-8741.
- ^ "An Update on Pharmacology of Satureja Species; From Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antidiabetes and Anti-hyperlipidemic to Reproductive Stimulation". scialert.net. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Hamidpour, Rafie; Hamidpour, Soheila; Hamidpour, Mohsen; Shahlari, Mina; Sohraby, Mahnaz (2014-07-01). "Summer Savory: From the Selection of Traditional Applications to the Novel Effect in Relief, Prevention, and Treatment of a Number of Serious Illnesses such as Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, and Cancer". Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine. 4 (3): 140–144. doi:10.4103/2225-4110.136540. ISSN 2225-4110.
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