Santolina– Santolina Chamaecyparissus

Culinary use

Santolina is an herb that is mainly used to add flavour to light, fish or vegetable-based dishes.
Medicinal use

Santolina leaves are used to make a decoction with digestive properties that is also useful as a stimulant, a tonic and as an antiseptic. Externally, this plant is also used as an anti-itching agent for the treatment of insect bites and jellyfish stings.

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Green Santolina – Santolina viridis

Green Santolina, otherwise known as Olive Herb, is a perennial Mediterranean herb with yellow flowers and intensely perfumed leaves that are similar to olives.

In the kitchen, the leaves of Green Santolina are used to flavour fish and omelettes.

The Green Santolina plant is both medicinal and decorative. This herb has therapeutic digestive properties, together with antiseptic, anti-itching, anti-spasm and stimulating capabilities.

Santolina– Santolina Chamaecyparissus

Culinary use

Medicinal use

In the same category

Green Santolina – Santolina viridis

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