For a balanced diet is necessary to model a variety of edible vegetables and herbs.
Doctors and nutritionists believe that herbs and greens of the Mediterranean are loaded with solar energy, which is why there is such incredible variety of herbs and vegetables.
Since ancient times it is known that herbs have the therapeutically effects.
Until today continue to offer their benefits across a long journey through the centuries.
The herbs we have collected and we recommend are dried.
• Our Thesprotia Herbs are certified with DYO Certification (Organization for the Certification of BIO Products).
Packing:
The herbs are available in packs of 30 gr and in larger quantities (depending on the customer’s order)
Here is the range of our products
Laurus Nobillis
Evergreen tree
The leaves are collected throughout the year
Has tonic properties, used in cooking
Rosmarinus Rosemary and Rosemary Officinalis
Bush known since ancient times
The leaves are collected throughout the year
Used as a beverage and in cooking
Origanum Dictamnus
Bush grows mainly in Crete and inaccessible steep limestone cliffs
The harvest is from June to October
Used as tea and aromatizing drinks (wine and liquors)
Has the property to help healing injuries
Thyme (Corisorhymus Capitatus)
Bush grows in dry rocky areas at low and medium altitudes throughout Greece, known since antiquity
Used as a tea and in cooking
Capers (Capparis spinosa)
It grows in rocky habitats, rocky cliffs, walls and seaside cliffs
The tender buds, flowers and shoots are collected in summer and preserved in salt and vinegar (pickle)
It grows in rocky habitats, rocky cliffs, walls and seaside cliffs
Used as a flavoring in sauces
Melissa (Melissa Officinalis)
It grows mainly in Mediterranean countries
Is lemon taste
Collected from June to September
Used as tea, in cooking, baking and in production of liqueurs
Origanum (Origanum vulagare)
It grows in dry stony and rocky areas of Greece at an altitude of 1500 meters
Collected from June to September and dry in the shade and air
Is is considered the emblem of typical Greek Salad (Chroriatiki)
Oregano of Taygetos is unique for its smell
Used as a tea, in cooking, industry as a food preservative and as a microbicide because the essential oil has antioxidant properties
Sideritis Tea or Crete or Sideritis Syriaca
It grows in the mountains of Crete at an altitude of 1000 – 2000 meters
Collected from May to August
Used as tea with honey and cinnamon is perfect for colds
Sideritis Peloponnese Tea
It grows in rocky soil in the mountains of the Peloponnese at an altitude of 1200 – 2300 meters
It grows in the mountains at an altitude of 1000 – 2500 meters in Central Greece, Pindos, Epirus and Kastoria
Used as a beverage
Tea of Parnassus (Sideritis Raeseri)
It grows in the mountains at an altitude of 1000 – 2500 meters in Central Greece, Pindos, Epirus and Kastoria
Collected from June to August and dried in air and shade in bunches
Used as a beverage
Salvia Fruticosa
The Latin word "Salvia" comes from the Latin word "salvare", which means "save"
Collected from April to October
Used as a beverage and in cooking
Marticaria Chamomile
It grows in continental regions
Collected from April to June and dried in bushes
Used as a beverage
