savory – Italy, Bulgaria, Albania, Yugoslavia, Crimea, Caucasus, Altai Republic, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, western Himalayas; naturalized in western Mediterranean, Persian Gulf sheikdoms, Cuba, Dominican Republic, scattered locations in United States The heterogeneous mixture of the Satureja hortensis L. essential oil in water serves as a natural herbicide. The addition of this mixture inhibits the root elongation of weeds which reduces the weed's root-to-shoot ratio. This further reduces the weed's cell division and inhibits its germination, growth, and physiological processes. Satureja horvatii Šilic – Greece, Yugoslavia Satureja icarica P.H.Davis – Greek Islands Satureja innota (Pau) Font Quer – Spain Satureja intermedia C.A.Mey. – Iran, Caucasus Satureja intricata Lange – Spain Satureja isophylla Rech.f. – Iran Satureja kallarica Jamzad – Iran Satureja kermanshahensis Jamzad – Iran Satureja khuzistanica Jamzad – Iran Essential oils of Satureja khuzistanica have been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties which can be useful in medical treatments. A recent study found that higher concentrations of essential oils of Satureja khuzistanica helped reduce adverse effects of traumatic brain injuries in rats. Satureja kitaibelii Wierzb. ex Heuff. – Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia Satureja laxiflora K.Koch – Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Caucasus Satureja linearifolia (Brullo & Furnari) Greuter – Cyrenaica region of Libya Satureja macrantha C.A.Mey. – Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Caucasus Satureja metastasiantha Rech.f. – Iraq Satureja montana L. – winter savory – southern Europe, Turkey, Syria Satureja mutica Fisch. & C.A.Mey. – Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan Satureja nabateorum Danin & Hedge – Jordan Satureja × orjenii Šilic – Yugoslavia (S. horvatii × S. montana) Satureja pallaryi J.Thiébaut – Syria Satureja parnassica Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss. – Greece, Turkey Satureja pilosa Velen. – Italy, Greece, Bulgaria Satureja rumelica Velen. – Bulgaria Satureja sahendica Bornm. – Iran Satureja salzmannii (Kuntze) P.W.Ball – Morocco, Spain Satureja spicigera (K.Koch) Boiss. – Turkey, Iran, Caucasus Satureja spinosa L. – Turkey, Greek Islands including Crete Satureja subspicata Bartl. ex Vis. – Austria, Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Italy Satureja taurica Velen. – Crimea Satureja thymbra L. – Libya, southeastern Europe from Sardinia to Turkey; Cyprus, Lebanon, Palestine Satureja thymbrifolia Hedge & Feinbrun – Israel, Saudi Arabia Satureja visianii Šilic. – Yugoslavia Satureja wiedemanniana (Avé-Lall.) Velen. – Turkey Formerly in Satureja Browne's savory, Clinopodium brownei (as Satureja brownei) San Miguel Savory, Clinopodium chandleri (as Satureja chandleri) Large-flowered calamint, Calamintha grandiflora (as Satureja grandiflora) Stone mint, Cunila mariana (as Satureja origanoides) Satureja acinos (L.) Scheele = Clinopodium acinos (L.) Kuntze Satureja alpina (L.) Scheele