Hyssop

DESCRIPTION

Product: Hyssop

Latin Name: Hyssopus officinalis syn. Hyssopus decumbens, Thymus hyssopus.

Plant Family: Lamiaceae

Other Names: Blue Hyssop, Herbe de Joseph, Herbe Sacrée, Herbe Sainte, Hiope, Hisopo, Hissopo, Hysope, Isopo, Jufa, Rabo De Gato, Yssop & Ysopo.

Description: Hyssop is a perennial evergreen, low growing shrubby herb, growing to a height of up to 0.60 metres, native to Southern Europe; hyssop can also be found growing in the Mediterranean. It has a square stem like other members of the Lamiaceae (mint) family; the leaves are dark green in colour, aromatic and linear. The flowers grow in clusters and are double-lipped, blue in colour, in some varieties white or pink.

SUGGESTED USE

Hyssop was one of the herbs favoured by the Elizabethan’s as a strewing herb; it was seen to be a disinfecting and purifying herb. The dried leaves can be added to soups, stuffings and sauces, they also make a pleasant mildly minty tisane, the leaves and flowers can also be added to pot pourri. The oil is used in the perfume industry and is much valued. The dried plant can also be used to make a fungicidal spray to control garden pests.

SHELF LIFE

Shelf life of two years provided that goods are stored in an airtight container in ambient conditions.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

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Allergen Statement

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DELIVERY INFORMATION

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