Greek mountain shepherd's tea is traditionally used as a beverage and medicinal tea by Greek shepherds, particularly during cold weather, and is normally taken with the dosage of one teaspoon of leaves and flowering tops per cup of boiling water taken one to several times per day. The leaves and flowering tops are sold for tea in local markets of Greece and for export.
Sideritis species have proven anti-inflammatory properties; research into anti-arthritic and antimicrobial uses is ongoing.
In the wild, plants thrive on sunny, rocky, dry hillsides growing to 20 inches with attractive grey-woolly leaves
