Add a teaspoon or less to a cup of boiling water, leave for 5 minutes, add some honey and enjoy! Do not throw the leaves away, after use, but give them to your plants. It is very high in phosphorus and iron. Μην πετάτε τα φύλλα στον κάδο, μετά τη χρήση, αλλά ρίξτε τα στις γλάστρες σαςΈχει πολύ υψηλή περιεκτικότητα σε φώσφορο και σίδηρο.

It is said that it symbolizes love and that it is an aphrodisiac and that only the most ardent lovers were gathering this rare herb scrambling on mountainsides and the deep gorges of the Greek island of Crete. Even in the recent times, the collection of Cretan dittany was a dangerous occupation.

Cretan dittany was always praised and is exported for use in pharmaceutical products, perfumery, and it is added to flavor drinks like vermouth and absinthe. It has antiseptic, stimulating, and anti-spasmodic action. It heals wounds, soothes the digestive tract, while it is also used against the flu and cold. It contributes to the prevention and treatment of circulatory and cardiac problems, it soothes headaches, and stomach disorders, toothaches, and abscesses.