Origanum syriacum L.
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Origanum syriacum

Family: LAMIACEAE
Genus: Origanum
Species: syriacum L.
Common names: Bible hyssop
Distribution summary: E. Medit. to Arabian Peninsula
Habit: Sub-Shrub
Hardiness: H7 - Very hardy
Habitat: Calcareous grassland, alpine ridges
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Classical Europe & Middle East (I)
Flowering months: May, June, July
Reason for growing: Medicinal

Additional Notes

It is widely used in folk medicine in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan for the treatment against microbial infections, throat pain, abdominal pain, or other disorders (Aburjai, Hudaib, Tayyem, Yousef, & Qishawi, 2007; Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2000; Husein et al., 2014; Shehadeh et al., 2014; Shehadeh, Suaifan, & Darwish, 2017).

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