Hyssop - Zufah-yabis

Hyssop - Zufah-yabis
Hyssop is used as a condiment and also as medicine. The leaves and flowering tops are used in flavouring of salads and soups. It is also used in the preparation of liquors and perfumes.
Hyssop is considered as a stimulant, carminative and expectorant and is used in colds, coughs, and congestion and lung complaints. It is effective in pulmonary, digestive, uterine, and urinary troubles. Leaves are stimulating stomachic, carminative and colic. Hyssop oil is used as flavouring agent in bitters and tonics and in perfumery. The essential oil of hyssop has antimicrobial properties.
Hindi : Zufah-yabis
Sanskrit : Jufa
Urdu : Zufah
Chinese : Ngau sat chou
Dutch : Hyssop
French : Hysope
German : Eisop
Greek : Issopos
Italian : Issopo
Spanish : Hisopo