Savory is known nowadays as a culinary herb, often used in salads. However, it was a medicinal herb long before it was used as a culinary herb.
In early times it was a well-known aphrodisiac. Later it was used to stimulate the appetite and to treat stomach complaints. It was also used as a diuretic and as an expectorant.
A gargle was made from it as a cure for sore throats, and it was also used to sooth mouth ulcers.
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