Native to the Mediterranean region. Its aroma and flavor are intense. It is widely used in Mediterranean cooking. Enhances the flavor of meats. It can be added to pastas, pizzas, tomato salads, to marinate fish and poultry, in soups, and to aromatize oil and vinegar. It is antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiseptic and digestive. It is used in the treatment for cough. In oil it is a powerful antibacterial.