{"product_id":"stora-skuggan-silphium","title":"Silphium","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Even if you just taste it, it immediately stimulates the juices throughout the body and it has a very healthy aroma\" - Pedanius Dioscorides, around 70 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Silphium (probably from the genus Ferula) was a plant that grew in the area of ​​Cyrene, present-day Libya, and was widely used as a spice, medicinal plant, and perfume ingredient in the empires of classical antiquity. It was praised by Greek philosophers and writers as well as Roman emperors and cookbook authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere were many attempts to cultivate silphium, but they ultimately all failed. It grew wild only in a limited area on the North African coast. This, combined with its qualities as a spice and medicine, made silphium the most valuable spice in the world, eclipsing both saffron and cinnamon. The demand for silphium eventually became so overwhelming that it was harvested to extinction, and the taste and aroma of what was once the world's greatest spice were lost over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Our interpretation of this historic plant is created by researching surviving putative relatives of Silphium, using aroma chemicals (the molecular building blocks of scents) to create a match that we believe represents what remains of the descriptions. This is done against a backdrop of ancient incense, wood, and leather.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stora Skuggan","offers":[{"title":"30 mL","offer_id":47295053070680,"sku":"SK-SILP-30","price":155.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/6544\/3928\/files\/stora-skuggan-silphium.jpg?v=1773614755","url":"https:\/\/www.duftkunsthandlung.de\/en-ch\/products\/stora-skuggan-silphium","provider":"Duftkunsthandlung","version":"1.0","type":"link"}