Jul 8, 2026 · 46 min · 13 segments
What if the plants of the Land of Israel are more than scenery—what if they are living commentary on the Torah, medicine, and the story of the Jewish people? Franny Waisman speaks with Amir Kitron…
Amir KitronGuest
Franny WaismanHost
Hyssop is believed to be some sort of thyme and oregano species growing in our region.
We're found to be twice as potent against certain bacteria as conventional antibiotics used nowadays in hospitals like hospitals.
clindamycin and others, and streptomycin, which, by the way, were also discovered in nature.
the thyme and oregano species represented as hyssop in the Bible are apparently more potent.
Additionally, you can find in the Bible that people were treated topically by massaging, a lot of anointing with oils and applying oils.
And probably... like we read in the preparation of the incense for the temple, how there were myrrh and cinnamon and other plants that were placed in olive oil.
And this is sort of extraction in olive oil, which we do in our factory as well.
And then they would probably also, not this preparation used in the temple, but others, would apply it onto people.
And this has the benefits of not having to take it orally, because when you take things orally, A lot of them get modified in the liver, in the intestinal system.
Whereas if they penetrate your skin, they go directly to the blood circulation.
They frequently appear following some spiritual, mental issues, which we now know that stress and the inflammatory processes caused by stress instigate a lot of the skin issues.
And part of the treatment was indeed with twigs of hyssop, So this is just in the Bible.
And so we actually find that these resources can help us in providing tools for other plants to look for.
Hyssop is believed to be some sort of thyme and oregano species growing in our region.
We're found to be twice as potent against certain bacteria as conventional antibiotics used nowadays in hospitals like hospitals.
clindamycin and others, and streptomycin, which, by the way, were also discovered in nature.
the thyme and oregano species represented as hyssop in the Bible are apparently more potent.
Additionally, you can find in the Bible that people were treated topically by massaging, a lot of anointing with oils and applying oils.
And probably... like we read in the preparation of the incense for the temple, how there were myrrh and cinnamon and other plants that were placed in olive oil.
And this is sort of extraction in olive oil, which we do in our factory as well.
And then they would probably also, not this preparation used in the temple, but others, would apply it onto people.
And this has the benefits of not having to take it orally, because when you take things orally, A lot of them get modified in the liver, in the intestinal system.
Whereas if they penetrate your skin, they go directly to the blood circulation.
They frequently appear following some spiritual, mental issues, which we now know that stress and the inflammatory processes caused by stress instigate a lot of the skin issues.
And part of the treatment was indeed with twigs of hyssop, So this is just in the Bible.
And so we actually find that these resources can help us in providing tools for other plants to look for.
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