It was the necessary ingredient for the preparation of the famous medicine of the ancient Spartans, with which they healed their wounds after the battles, while, it was also recommended by the healers of the time for the treatment of infections, skin diseases, depression and stomach ulcers.
Recognized for its many properties, spatho (sword) oil or balsam oil has managed to be maintained as a "necessary medicine", from the ancient times until today. Balsam or sword grass blooms during the summer in fields, meadows and mountain slopes. It is collected and dried or added to olive - oil to prepare balsam or spatho - oil.
