Evidence supporting the use of: Summer Savory
For the health condition: Belching

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Synopsis

Source of validity: Traditional
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Summer Savory (Satureja hortensis) has a long history of use in traditional herbal medicine, particularly within European and Middle Eastern folk practices, as a carminative—an agent that helps alleviate digestive discomforts such as bloating, flatulence, and belching. Historical texts and herbal compendia, such as those from the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods, mention summer savory as being added to foods to reduce digestive complaints after meals, including excessive belching. The herb contains essential oils, primarily carvacrol and thymol, which are thought to have mild antispasmodic and digestive-stimulating properties. However, while these traditional uses are well-documented, clinical scientific evidence supporting summer savory specifically for the treatment or prevention of belching is limited. Most modern research focuses on its antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, with only indirect support for digestive benefits through its general carminative action. Thus, while summer savory continues to be used in traditional medicine for digestive complaints, including belching, the evidence for its efficacy is largely anecdotal or based on long-standing traditional use rather than on rigorous clinical trials.

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