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MULTICULTURAL HIGH MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL OF SCHOOL OF

SAPESSAPES,GREECE,GREECE

HERBSHERBS  Thrive in Greece more than 100 species of Thrive in Greece more than 100 species of

herbs, from which 60 are considered and for herbs, from which 60 are considered and for beekeeping. From the great variety of the beekeeping. From the great variety of the main cultivated are the yolk, the dittany, main cultivated are the yolk, the dittany, oregano, mountain tea, the fennel, and oregano, mountain tea, the fennel, and anise. In trade, the greater awareness have anise. In trade, the greater awareness have mountain tea, chamomile, oregano, sage, mountain tea, chamomile, oregano, sage, mint, cumin, aniseed, lavender and melissa. mint, cumin, aniseed, lavender and melissa.

USES OF AROMATIC USES OF AROMATIC PLANTSPLANTS

These herbs have been used for hundreds of years in every part of the earth from many cultures, not only in nutrition but also in health’s troubleshooting.Herbs are widespread throughout the Mediterranean region and is the centerpiece of the flora.Firstly,they were used as condiments, beverages and for therapeutic reasons.Nowadays, herbs and essential oils are used for the production of food, beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceutical industry,and in beekeeping.

HERB’S NAME : HERB’S NAME : ThymeThyme

AREAS TO FIND AREAS TO FIND ::

In the meadows and fields In the meadows and fields of northern Greeceof northern Greece

USESUSES::

11) Adjust the ) Adjust the dysmenorrheadysmenorrhea

22) The anticonvulsant and ) The anticonvulsant and sedativesedative

33) It helps in hiccups ) It helps in hiccups aerophagy and nervous aerophagy and nervous vomitingvomiting

44) Good for insomnia and ) Good for insomnia and colitiscolitis

HERB’S NAME HERB’S NAME :: Dill Dill AREAS TO FIND:AREAS TO FIND:

grocery stores and grocery stores and farmers' markets, gardensfarmers' markets, gardens

USES:USES:

1) It helps in upset1) It helps in upset

2) Combats indigestion2) Combats indigestion

HERB’S NAMEHERB’S NAME: : Ocimum basilicumOcimum basilicum

AREAS TO FIND IT: AREAS TO FIND IT: Everywhere in GreeceEverywhere in Greece

USES: USES:

Used in pharmaceuticals Used in pharmaceuticals as a popular herb and is as a popular herb and is believed to be a good believed to be a good diuretic, soothes diuretic, soothes stomachache and stomachache and headache while in headache while in antiquity and was used as antiquity and was used as a suffix after biting insect, a suffix after biting insect, scorpion or snakescorpion or snake

HERB’S NAMEHERB’S NAME:: SPEARMINT MINTSPEARMINT MINT

AREAS TO FINDAREAS TO FIND:: Except that Except that grows only in the plant moist grows only in the plant moist andand mountainous places, mountainous places, cultivated by many people cultivated by many people usually in pots in the garden usually in pots in the garden because of the aroma, its because of the aroma, its usefulness as a seasoning in usefulness as a seasoning in food and pharmaceutical food and pharmaceutical propertiesproperties. .

USES:USES: It is tonic, digestive, It is tonic, digestive, soothing the stomach, soothing the stomach, antispasmodic, stop the antispasmodic, stop the hiccups, while chewing the hiccups, while chewing the leaves relieves migraines and leaves relieves migraines and toothachetoothache..

HERB’S NAMEHERB’S NAME:SAGE:SAGE WHERE IT IS FOUND WHERE IT IS FOUND ::

Sage grows everywhere, Sage grows everywhere, without any particular without any particular preference on the ground. preference on the ground. But the most powerful and But the most powerful and fragrant grows in wild, fragrant grows in wild, uncultivated areasuncultivated areas..

USES :USES :

It has tonic properties and is It has tonic properties and is used as the cardio and used as the cardio and neuralgia. Reduces neuralgia. Reduces intestinal gases, is a diuretic intestinal gases, is a diuretic and emmenagogue.and emmenagogue.

HERBS NAME: HERBS NAME: Origanum dictamnusOriganum dictamnus

Whrere it’s found: Whrere it’s found:

It only grows wild on the It only grows wild on the mountainsides and gorges of the mountainsides and gorges of the Greek island of Greek island of Crete, , Greece..

Uses: Uses:

It is a healing, therapeutic and It is a healing, therapeutic and aromatic. The dittany of Crete is aromatic. The dittany of Crete is widely used for food flavouring widely used for food flavouring and medicinal purposes, in and medicinal purposes, in addition to it featuring as an addition to it featuring as an ornamental plant in gardens. It is ornamental plant in gardens. It is easily recognised by the easily recognised by the distinctive soft, woolly covering distinctive soft, woolly covering of white-grey hair on its stems of white-grey hair on its stems and round green leaves, giving it and round green leaves, giving it a velvety texture.a velvety texture.

CCROROCUCUS KOZANS KOZANIISS11)) Antioxidant activity. Antioxidant activity.

This action is now considered highly beneficial for the body This action is now considered highly beneficial for the body in many ways.in many ways.

  

22)) Antithrombotic action. Antithrombotic action.

Result of antiplatelet effect observed in laboratory scale. Result of antiplatelet effect observed in laboratory scale. This action is attributed to a decreased incidence of This action is attributed to a decreased incidence of cardiovascular events in Valencia, Spain, where egg cardiovascular events in Valencia, Spain, where egg consumption is great.consumption is great.

  

33)) Anticancer activity. Anticancer activity.

The action was seen by many researches on purely The action was seen by many researches on purely experimental.experimental.

Crocus is only produced in Crocus is only produced in Greece , Kozani.Greece , Kozani.

MASTICHA CHIOSMASTICHA CHIOS

The mastic has significantThe mastic has significant antibacterial and antibacterial and antifungal antifungal propertiesproperties..

MMastic oil has in vitro and in vivo astic oil has in vitro and in vivo anticancer properties. The mastic seems anticancer properties. The mastic seems to significantly reduce levels of blood to significantly reduce levels of blood cholesterol and lipoproteins A and B. In cholesterol and lipoproteins A and B. In addition, ipatoprostateftiki action after addition, ipatoprostateftiki action after exercise reduces transaminexercise reduces transaminasesases

Masticha is only produced Masticha is only produced in Greece , Chios.in Greece , Chios.

Sophia PapageorgiouSophia Papageorgiou

Georgia ParsalidouGeorgia Parsalidou

Sophia AidinidouSophia Aidinidou

Stefania PetridouStefania Petridou

Despina PantaziDespina Pantazi

Elias PapageorgiouElias Papageorgiou

Dimitris AdamidisDimitris Adamidis

Dimitris SkopianosDimitris Skopianos

THE TEAMTHE TEAM

Grape Seed ExtractGrape Seed Extract

• Water / ethanol extract of Water / ethanol extract of Vitis Vitis viniferavinifera

• Mixture of proanthocyanidin Mixture of proanthocyanidin polymers (PCO)polymers (PCO)

• 90+% PCO90+% PCO’’s / Expensive: @ s / Expensive: @ $500.00/kg$500.00/kg

MELLISA OFFICINALIS

MELISSA OFFICINALIS

• PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF BROILER

• CHICKENS AS AFFECTED BY THE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF a-

• TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, AND LEMON BALM (MELISSA OFFICINALIS

FAMILY: LamiaceaeGENIOUS: MelissaSPECIES: officinalisCLASSES: Lamiales

GREEK TEAM OF GREEK TEAM OF SAPES 2011-12SAPES 2011-12