(1) Another interesting plant was Cunda origanoides ( dittany ), seen by many of the participants, including the trip leader, for the first time.(2) Several of these - sage, rosemary, thyme, horsebalm and mountain dittany - are rich in thymol and carvacrol, compounds that help muscles relax.(3) It was believed that the juice of the dittany would drive away venomous beasts.(4) Below them grow low-growing shrubs and ground covers, such as azaleas, dittany of Crete , ferns, and junipers.
