The “Newest” Ancient Remedy – Dittany Of Crete

The “miracle” herb Dittany of Crete (Origanum dictamnus) has been hailed as a panacea for all that ails you. As a therapeutic and healing herb, Dittany of Crete is one of the best herbs for health and wellness. It is also suggested to be useful as a relaxant for stress, as an aid for digestion, in promoting anti-aging, as a relief for acne, eczema, cellulite, muscular aches and pains, headaches and period pains. It is also well known for its aphrodisiac qualities!

It is currently enjoying a new and ever growing popularity throughout the world, and the health and wellness industry is beginning to take notice of this rare and elusive plant.

But there is nothing new about this amazing herb. It has been growing wild on the mountainsides and gorges of the Greek Island of Crete since ancient times. It grows wild only on Crete and nowhere else in the world.

Dittany of Crete has been studied, revered and written about throughout the ages. It was believed that the Bronze Age civilisation known as the Minoans who inhabited Crete some 5000 years ago knew the benefits of Dittany of Crete and used it for curing ailments and for beautifying their skin and hair.

Ancient Greek scholars such as Hippocrates, Aristotle and Theophrastus all mentioned the benefits of Dittany of Crete in various ancient writings. Later in the Roman Era poets, writers and philosophers such as Virgil, Cicero and Pliny the elder all commented on the virtues of Dittany. Later still, during the Classical Renaissance period, European scholars, herbalists and botanists such as Gerald, Dapper and Culpepper renewed interest into the efficacy of Dittany.

And now, in this technological age, the secret of what has been hailed a “miracle” plant is well and truly out. Dittany of Crete is now available worldwide as a dried herb, as an herbal tea, as an essential oil used in aromatherapy, and as an ingredient in anti-aging natural beauty products.