The use of herbs in medicine is still used today in Crete, you to can try these old remedies for your ailments. See below.

BAY: Bay leaves are used widely in cooking, for example in Greek "Stifado", lentils, etc.

BASIL: Basil is an aromatic as well as medical plant, used widely in cooking and salad dressing. In the medical field it is used against head-aches and migraines or as a diuretic.

CAMOMILE: As an infusion it is used in diseases of the stomach and of the intestines. Further it is an excellent antiseptic used for washing and compresses. Very effective to constipation.

DITTANY: One of the mostly used medicines in ancient Greece. Hippocrates applied it on the diseases of the stomach and the digestive system, rheumatism and arthritis. It has wound healing, tonic and antispasmodic properties and helps menstruation. Dittany grows only on Crete.

LAVENDER: Put in little sachets it is used for the scenting of clothes in drawers and wardrobes. Therapeutically it is used as a tonic and anti catarrhal.

LIME: As an infusion it is used in cases of rheumatism, arthritis, uric acid, indigestion. Very relaxing.

MARJORAM: Used in cooking mainly for sauces. Therapeutically it is considered to have antiseptic, anti neuralgic, spasmolytic and other properties.

MINT: As an infusion it is used against the diseases of the stomach, the intestines and the gall. Its ethereal oils are used in distillery, confectionery and perfumery.

MOUNTAIN TEA: Stimulation, helps against cold and in the diseases of the respiratory and urinary system.

OREGANO: It is used mainly as a seasoning. Therapeutically it is used as a tonic, diuretic, to protect against caries and in cases of colic.

ROSEMARY: Used in cooking. Therapeutically it is used as a digestive, spasmolytic and anti rheumatic.

SAGE: In cooking it is used mainly with meat (pork, geese), game and vegetables. As a tisane it is diuretic, relieves cough, stops bleeding and is antispasmodic.

SPEARMINT: Its aromatic leaves are used in cooking, baking and salad dressing. As an infusion it is used to help indigestion and diarrhoea.

THYME: Thyme relieves cough and cold. Further it is an excellent antiseptic, tonic and digestive. In cooking it is used with meat and salads.

OLIVE OIL: Recent scientific and clinical studies have shown explicitly the relation between olive oil consumption and health.

Ioannis Roberdakis

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