Holy herb, also called cypress herb, is grown in the garden for the pretty yellow flowers. But the herb with the spicy aroma can do even more. The leaves refine salads and the flowers are used as an effective home remedy.

For example, tea can be made from holy herb

All parts of the plant are edible

  • leaves
  • blossoms
  • seed

Fresh leaves of the holy herb give salads a piquant note. All parts of the plant can be used fresh or dried to make an aromatic tea that has a stimulating effect.

Proven home remedy against mosquitoes and moths

The strongly scented blossoms of the holy herb are a proven household remedy against all kinds of pests that occur in the kitchen and household.

Place fresh flowers with the stem in a vase or just place the flowers in a bowl of water. Put them on the garden table or windowsill to keep mosquitoes away. In the kitchen itself, holy herb blossoms drive away fruit flies and flour moths.

Fill dried flowers into herbal bags and distribute between your laundry. Bedding, wool sweaters and other items of clothing not only smell pleasant afterwards, but are also protected from moths.

Soothing bath additives

Holy herb can also be used to make bath additives that smell pleasantly spicy and have a beneficial effect on the skin.

Tips for collecting and drying

Holy herb is particularly spicy and somewhat bitter during the flowering period. If you want to use the leaves as a herb in the kitchen, it is better to collect them before flowering.

With the flowers, on the other hand, the strong aroma is used to take action against all kinds of pests.

Cut the flowers from June and either place them in a vase or hang them up to dry.

Dried usable all year round

Holy herb flowers and leaves can be dried all year round.

Collect the plant parts on a morning that is as dry as possible. The flowers are bundled into bouquets and hung upside down to dry in an airy, but not directly sunny place.

The leaves can be dried in the oven at very low temperatures or in an airy place. They are then stored in a dark jar.

tips

In France, the holy herb is called "garde-robe", which means "guarding clothes". There the herb can be found in almost all wardrobes as a biological protection against moths.

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Herbs