Local natural herbs and spices, produced and collected with love and respect to the lipsian nature which gives them to us generously. Herbs and spices are tasty but also healing natural treasures which should not be missing from any home. The Melipsi herbs and spices line includes:

Savory

It is used in cooking as flavor enhancer. It stimulates the appetite and has hot and peppery taste. Fits particularly with beans and legumes in general. It can be used sparingly in salads too.

Thyme

On the one hand it is used in cooking as a spice mostly in meat, poultry and fillings. And on the other hand is rich in medicinal properties since soothes sore throat, colds, flu and cough.

Specifically thyme contains two basic components: thymol and carvacrol. Both the former and particularly the first one is antibacterial and antifungal. As a solution for mouthwashes and / or gargles is excellent remedy against sore throats and gingivitis.As hot beverage is diaphoretic and therefore effective against the common cold. In addition the volatile oil is partly secreted by the lungs and thus is good in bronchitis. It is effective expectorant causing expectoration of the sticky mucus. . , . .

While thyme as plant is safe for humans, however its use as a beverage should be avoided during pregnancy.

Oregano

 It is mainly used in cooking as a spice in all meats in fillings and is a key ingredient in many Mediterranean dishes. It gives special flavor to food while it is extremely digestive thus helping digestion.

Pennyroyal

It is generally used as an insect repellent, but it also has excellent healing properties. As warm decoction calms the symptoms of cold and flu as it acts diaphoretic. Also itcontributes to menstruation because it helps in treating the symptoms of dysmenorrhea by facilitating the bleeding. Its use is prohibited for pregnant women or when pregnancy is expected.

Sage
It is widely used in cooking with pork and poultry. The Latin botanical name Salvia, however, signaled also its importance as a remedy, as derives from the Latin verb salvare = save. As hot beverage is a prime remedy for colds. It is antibacterial acting especially against staphylococcus and is a powerful antiseptic. The sage beverage combined with cider vinegar used as gargle is excellent for sore throats, laryngitis and also tonsillitis. As mouthwash is effective against gingivitis and oral ulcers. Also relieves from gases and stimulates digestion. In addition boosts the weakened nervous system. Another remarkable property of it is that it stops sweating. Its estrogenic properties make it useful for the treatment of hot flushes during menopause. Previously it was also used to stop lactation in nursing mothers. It is beneficial in cases of amenorrhea and painful menstruation.

                        As tea should not be taken more than one to two weeks each time as thouxoni included into its components can have toxic effects in high concentration in the body.

Daphne

Its leaves are used these days as a culinary herb in various dishes. The fresh leaves should be used sparingly, as their flavor is more intense than the dried. Also Daphne as herb stimulates digestion.

Sea salt

In ancient times it was such the value of the salt that it was used as a transaction medium. Hippocrates (450 BC) was the first to recognize the healing properties of salt. He used salt to cure infections, strokes and other diseases. Paracelsus (1500 AD) wrote that we humans necessarily need the salt and that without salt everything would have been disintegrated.

The natural unrefined sea salt contains over 80 minerals and elements necessary for life, while refined salt has no beneficial mineral, but it contains additives - sodium ferrocyanide, ammonium citrate and aluminum silicate - that have no positive impact on body.

The salt is refined order to increase its lifetime on the shelves. The consumption of refined salt increases the acidity within the body. The organs (brain, immune system, liver, kidneys, etc.) can not function properly if the acidity of the body is increased. Cancer and chronic diseases are two negative consequences of an acidic body since cancer cells grow best in acidic environment.

The metal parts are of the strongest alkaline (opposite of acidic) factors in the body. For this reason use unrefined natural salt, and avoid refined salt as you can.

Hypertension is the main reason for setting up diet low in salt. The bibliography and practice however have shown very little relation between salt and hypertension. Only certain salt-sensitive patients have benefits from a diet that reduces the consumption of salt. Investigations have shown that diet low in salt is associated with more than 400% increase of heart attacks in men! Diets with reduced salt intake increases the insulin levels and insulin resistance associated with cardiovascular diseases.

Benefits of Salt

• Appropriate support and balance of the adrenal gland

• Appropriate support and balance of the thyroid

• Sodium and water retain nervous system healthy

• The metal parts of salt and water help cells excreting their toxins

• Sodium helps the adrenal glands to maintain normal blood pressure in the body

• Allows detoxification of bromine with chlorine

Hyssop

It is mainly used for its healing properties. It helps in the treatment of multitude respiratory disorders such as flu, colds, nasal descharge and bronchitis. The bitter substance of the plant has expectorant properties. The hyssop extracts have demonstrated antibacterial properties especially against the virus that causes herpes labialis. Finally by being used externally is suitable for bruises and burns.

Dosage: 1-2 g. daily.