Sheber: a description of the grass
Chaiber is the herb from the family of plant clearing. His homeland - the areas that make up the territories of the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. This grass as an excellent medicine and spice was known even by the ancient Greeks and Romans. About the plant savory and its use in food in his manuscripts mentioned also the Roman writer Virgil, there are also recommendations on other uses of this herb. Compared to other spices, savory was inexpensive, and was available to both rich and poor, so it gained wide popularity in Europe as far back as the 9th century. Especially it was loved by Englishmen, Germans and inhabitants of the Scandinavian countries.
Now savory can be found both in the wild and in cultivated form on cultivated plantations in Australia, North America, South America, Asia and, of course, in Europe.
Cooks use the leaves and stems of this herb as a seasoning. It is added to the dishes in fresh and dried form. Fresh green leaves are used for salads, sauces, soups. It is used, for example, in the manufacture of ketchup in Bulgarian. It is also suitable for canning mushrooms, cucumbers, tomatoes, green peas, zucchini and other various vegetables. In dried form, savory goes on cooking dishes from mushrooms, beans, as well as cheeses, potato salads and salads with meat. Rarely it is used in dishes with champignons. It is used for fish and meat dishes, for marinating and pickling various vegetables.
Savory is often included in the composition of various mixtures of spices. If you add it to the marjoram, the smell of this mixture will resemble the aroma of black pepper. Mixtures with chavers are often used as an alternative to classic spices.
Sheber: herb composition
Dried chabera leaves contain (in 100 grams):
- Water - 9 gr,
- Proteins - 6, 7 gr.
- Carbohydrates - 48 g.
- Fat - 5, 9 gr.
- Fiber or dietary fiber - 20, 8 gr.
- Ash - 9, 6 gr.
In savera, there are many vitamins:
- Beta-carotene (vitamin a) - 3, 08 mg;
- Thiamine (vitamin B1) - 0, 37 mg;
- Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) - 50 mg;
- Niacin (vitamins PP or B3) - 4, 08 mg;
- Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) - 1, 8 mg.
This plant contains a lot of macroelements, such as: phosphorus (140 mg), and sodium (24 mg), there is also magnesium (377 mg), plus potassium (1051 mg) and, of course, calcium (2,132 mg).
Microelements are also present in the composition of the chaiber. First, iron (37. 88 mg), secondly, zinc (4. 3 mg), third manganese (6. 1 mg), as well as selenium (4. 6 μg) and copper (847 μg ).
Savory: calorie of grass
Chaiber contains approximately 272 calories in one hundred grams.
Grass savory: the benefits and medicinal properties of plants
Since ancient times, the herb savory has been used as a medicinal plant. During the Middle Ages it was used as a tonic and an analgesic drug. The healers were advised to use it for whites, constipation and for the treatment of sclerotic lesions. In modern reality, savory is used both in traditional medicine and in alternative medicine. A number of countries recognized this plant officially as medicinal. This applies, for example, to Germany and France.
Grass savory - an excellent sudorific, tonic, antibacterial. It is also used as a good anthelminthic agent. Chaber helps to stimulate the secretory activity of digestive juices, they cure a runny nose, spasms of the intestines and stomach. There are properties in the chaebera that help in the treatment of diabetes, kidney damage, gall bladder, liver. It is used in the treatment of colds and acute respiratory infections. In small amounts it helps to awaken appetite and improve digestion. Strongly pronounced disinfecting bactericidal properties of the chaiber made it possible to use it for the disinfection of products.
Chaiber is included in the compositions of many herbal remedies that help, for example, from diarrhea, flatulence. Tincture of this plant or its juice can calm the pain of bee stings, reduce swelling that appears after bites. They help to remove digestive disorders, reduce pain and help with spasms of the intestines and stomach. A substance called carvacrol is obtained from the chaiber. It is used as an antifungal agent and antibacterial.
An essential oil is also obtained from this plant. It is widely used in the treatment with aromatherapy. More recently, studies of the chaiber have been conducted. As a result, it was proved that it can be used to prevent oncological damage to the body and general aging.
Folk healers recommend savory for headaches, dizziness, tachycardia, rhinitis, cystitis, acute respiratory disease, lesions of the digestive system.
Grass savory and contraindications
Doctors do not recommend eating savory if you suffer from chronic diseases, for example, the liver and kidneys, if you have ulcerative gastrointestinal lesions. It is also harmful in pregnancy, atherosclerosis, cardiosclerosis, atrial fibrillation and with thyroid disease. Also, when using it, individual intolerance should be considered.