It reminded me how much I love reading about the essential oils and herbs used in the Bible and that I have been slacking big time in blogging. So here's to a new strat!
Today I'm going to blog about Hyssop.
It's official name is Hyssopus officinalis.
It is an evergreen, bushy herb, growing 1 to 2 feet high, with square stem, linear leaves and flowers in whorls, six- to fifteen-flowered. The flowers are cultivated for use as an expectorant, diaphoretic, stimulant, pectoral, and carminative.
Historically it was used to disinfect and purify.
Making a tea with the fresh green tops can be beneficial for asthma and rheumatism.
Benefits of the essential oil:
bruises, colds, cough, fatigue, fevers, flatulence, indigestion, inflammation, loss of appetite, nervous tension, sore throat, stress related conditions, wounds
Not to be used when pregnant or if you have epilepsy.
