Essential Nose Savory
Satureja montana
Winter savory (Satureja montana) essential oil is dominated by carvacrol (30-45%) and thymol — phenolic monoterpenes that disrupt bacterial membrane integrity and confer potent broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity comparable to oregano oil.[1] The oil demonstrates synergistic antibacterial effects when combined with gentamicin against both reference and clinical strains, including multidrug-resistant pathogens.[2]
- Also Known As
- Winter Savory, Mountain Savory
- Family
- Herbal
- Perfumery Note
- Middle
- Intensity
- Strong
- Extraction
- Steam Distillation
- Plant Parts
- Flowering tops, Leaves
- Origins
- Spain, France, Albania
- Effect
- Balancing, Focus & Clarity, Warming & Comforting
- Aroma
- Herbal, Spicy, Sharp
- Applications
- Aromatherapy, Culinary, Medicinal
- Price
- $$$$A perennial herb; stronger and "hotter" than summer savory with similar yield
References
- [1]Phytochemical analysis and in vitro antimicrobial activity of two Satureja species essential oils — Skocibusic M, Bezic N. Phytotherapy Research, 2004
- [2]Satureja montana L. essential oil and its antimicrobial activity alone or in combination with gentamicin — Vitanza L et al. Microbial Pathogenesis, 2019