title: Summer Savory: From the Selection of Traditional Applications to the Novel Effect in Relief, Prevention, and Treatment of a Number of Serious Illnesses such as Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, and Cancer.
abstract: Savory (Satureja L.) plant species have been used for centuries as culinary herbs and spices, as well as traditional remedies for the treatment or relief of various common health symptoms in many parts of the world. Recent studies suggest that the use of some Satureja species is effective in protecting the body against oxidative stress, free radical damage, inflammation, microbial infections, etc., A review of many studies suggests that savory species, in addition to treating minor ordinary ailments, can potentially provide a novel natural prevention or treatment for some chronic and serious illnesses such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and Alzheimer's.
authors.affiliation: Department of Herbal Medicine, Pars Bioscience, Leawood, KS, USA.
authors.forename: Rafie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamidpour
authors.affiliation: Department of Herbal Medicine, Pars Bioscience, Leawood, KS, USA.
authors.forename: Soheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamidpour
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Blood Banking Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamidpour
authors.affiliation: Department of Herbal Medicine, Pars Bioscience, Leawood, KS, USA.
authors.forename: Mina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shahlari
authors.affiliation: Department of Herbal Medicine, Pars Bioscience, Leawood, KS, USA.
authors.forename: Mahnaz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sohraby
keywords: Alzheimer's disease and cancer; cardiovascular disease; diabetes