Maggioranna Seeds

THE LEAVES AND FLOWERS ARE USED AS A CONDIMENT IN PHYTOTHERAPY AND IN PERFUMES. THE ESSENCE IS RICH IN CARVACROL ROSMARINIC ACID AND VITAMIN C.THE CONTENT OF THE ESSENCE IS HIGHEST AT THE BEGINNING OF FLOWERING AND IN THE APICAL LEAVES. USED A GREAT DEAL IN THE KITCHEN AS AN AROMATIC PLANT AND AS AN INGREDIENT IN VERMOUTH AND HERBAL LIQUEURS. THE THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES ARE SEDATIVE ANTISPASMODIC TONIC-STIMULANT DIAPHORETIC (PROMOTES SWEATING). FOR EXTERNAL USE IT IS USED IN AN ANTI-RHEUMATIC RUB. THE SCENT OF MARJORAM IS SWEETER AND SPICIER THAN OREGANO WHICH IS FRESHER AND MORE PUNGENT.