Satureja hortensis, Savory, Summer Seeds
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Satureja hortensis
Savory, Summer
sort/variety
upright, about 70-80 cm high, use in fresh herb production,oil content about 2,6 % in dry herb
drug
herb (Saturejae herba)
most important active substances
volatile oil (0,2 - 4,5 %) with carvacrol, p-cymen, thymol and other; rosmarinic acid; musilages
most important usages
for acute gastro-enteritis, spice
Recommendations for cultivation
Weight per thousand seed grains: 0,6 g (needs light to germinate)
Seed demand for drilling: April. 8 - 10 kg/ha
Distance between the rows: 25 - 30 cm
harvest: in the beginning of the flowering time