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Source of validity: Traditional
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Summer Savory (Satureja hortensis) has a history of use in traditional herbal medicine, particularly in European and Mediterranean folk practices. Traditionally, it has been used for a range of ailments, including digestive complaints, coughs, and sometimes respiratory congestion. It is believed that its aromatic and mildly spicy essential oils, such as carvacrol and thymol, may help open airways and provide some relief for sinus congestion when used in teas or inhalations. However, direct references to Summer Savory being used specifically for sinus congestion are limited and not widely documented in authoritative ethnobotanical sources. Most traditional uses focus on its antimicrobial and digestive benefits. There is little to no scientific research validating its efficacy for treating or supporting relief from sinus congestion, and modern herbal medicine texts rarely mention it for this purpose. As such, while there is some traditional precedent for its use in respiratory complaints, the evidence is weak and largely anecdotal, and it should not be relied upon as a primary remedy for sinus congestion.

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