الثلاثاء، 22 مارس 2011

Hyssop


Hyssop................


A pretty plant hyssop is a perennial plant with dark, narrow leaves and spikes of flowers in late summer. The usual color is blue, but pink and white varieties are available.

The semi-evergreen leaves have Hyssop is used as a medicine since the time of the Old Testament and hyssop tea sometimes recommended to relieve catarrh and bronchitis have been used.

Nowadays it is the culinary value of the leaves, which is even more important. The taste is strong and is mostly used as sage and mint, licorice, mint or bitter taste minty described. Hyssop is bitter, a little mint flavor, salads, pork, chicken soup, marinades, soups, fruit and sage filling is evident. Both the leaves and flowers are edible, but they should not be used together, because the taste overwhelmed the leaves, the flowers.

Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds love this plant, and that alone makes it a valuable addition to the herb garden.

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