Month: March 2015

The Latin name is Thymus vulgaris (Thymus common). It is found in the southern and Mediterranean regions of Europe, in various parts of Asia and is grown in North America. Other names are thyme, savory and melitzini. It is a small shrub whose height does not exceed 40 cm. Its color is grayish. Its stems are woody, upright, well branched, square. Leaves small, oval, plush...

Daphne (scientific .: Daphne noble, Laurus nobilis) is an aromatic plant of the family of laurels.  In Greece is also found uncultivated. Also in Greece is cultivated and the laurel of Apollo, known by the popular names vagia, dafnolia and fillada. It is not known the annual global consumption of laurel leaves. Only in Greece are exported around 200 tons per year. Metamo...

Chamomile is a well-known therapeutic plant, probably the most popular. Since ancient times it is known that the Germans had devoted it to the god Baldur.  The word chamomile comes from the ancient "chamaimilon" (chame + milon). According to Galen, the ancient Egyptians used it as antipyretic and especially against intermittent fevers. They had dedicated it to the Sun go...

The word 'tea' (tea) and all its worldwide variations in spelling and pronunciation come from a single source. '' Te '' means tea in the Chinese dialect Amoy. The word 'cha' in Mandarin has also spawned a few derivatives around the world. Tea arrived in Europe in the early seventeenth century. Despite all the claims for its medicinal properties, Europeans preferred the flavor ...

Green Tea: Does not get fermented. The leaves go through three processes: baking, wrapping and fire. The first aims to kill the enzymes that would cause fermentation. This is achieved by abrupt warming up the leaves at 100 ° C. The leaves soften and can easily be bent or folded by hand to get the shape of small balls or branch. Finally, dried in hot air until the leaves do not ...

History & tradition According to folklore, rosemary takes its name from the Virgin Maria, who left her cloak onto the bush. By the next morning, a bush of flowers had been blue and then named rose of Mary. The ancient Greeks considered it a gift of Venus. Students wore garlands of rosemary when they had exams because it helped at concentration and memory. Reported ...

The "mountain tea" comes from the plant Sideritis spp or otherwise siderite of Dioskouridis, which is said to have got its name from the Greek word "iron" thanks to the healing properties of the plant against wounds caused by iron weapons. In Crete is known as "malotira", named by the prevailing version of the Italian words «male» (illness) and «tirare» (draw), because in V...

Verbena is a perennial plant, aromatic, rich in essential oils and its origin is from America. Was brought to Europe by the Spanish in the 17th century. Initially, the herb was called "center". The name "Louise" is in honor of Maria-Luisa Teresa de Parma, wife of King Carlos the 4th of Spain, because, reportedly drank it frequently. Also is known as lemongrass.