Dittany is a plant tonic and stimulant of the digestive system, antispasmodic, styptic, healing, soothing the pains of the stomach and intestines. Yet diuretic, bile, helps menstruation, fights amoeba, relieves headache and toothache . Beneficial in cases of nervous disorders, in scurvy, in intermittent fevers. It is collected and packaged at the Holy Cell of Dontas at the Monastery Simonos Petras.