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Oregano Origanum vulgare

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Common Names
Oregano , Wild Marjoram
Botanical Name
Origanum vulgare
Family
LAMIACEAE or LABIATAE Mint Family
Oregano Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Abrasions/Cuts * Culinary * Facial and Skin care * Lupus * Migraine Headache * Rheumatoid Arthritis *
Properties: AntiViral* Diaphoretic* Emmenagogue* Carminative* Stimulant* Rubefacient* Antibacterial* COX-2 Inhibitor* EFA* Nervine* Antispasmodic*
Parts Used: leaves, stems, essential oil
Constituents:carvacrol, thymol, limonene, pinene, ocimene, caryophyllene

Oregano has a very ancient reputation and has been used in both the kitchen and the sickroom since the time of the ancients. The Greeks used it extensively, both internally and externally as a remedy for narcotic poisons, convulsions and dropsy. Oregano oil and leaf are both strong herbal antibacterial agents due to the high thymol content. Externally, the dried leaves and tops may be applied in bags as a hot fomentation to painful swellings and rheumatism, as well as for colic. Oregano tea is a strong sedative and traditionally used to treat colds, fevers, and painful menstruation.

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How to Use: Oregano
Preparation Methods :infusions, poultice, caps, tincture

remedyRemedies using : Oregano Anticellulite Bath Synergistic Blends* Anticellulite Massage Oil Formulas* Dry cough chest rub* Tea Tree /Oregano Oil Fungus Treatment* Vinegar of the Four Thieves (Marseilles vinegar)*


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(Origanum vulgare) Origin-USA Method of Cultivation- Organic Common Method Of Extraction: Steam distilled Parts Used: Dried flowering herb Note Classification: Middle Aroma: Warm, spicy-herbaceous, and camphoraceous
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Origanum vulgare Origin- Argentina
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referencesOregano Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Oregano for :Culinary
Culinary Oregano an important culinary herb in Greek and Italian cuisines. Oregano is often used in tomato sauces, fried vegetables and grilled meat. Together with basil, it contributes much to the distinctive character of many Italian dishes, notably pizza.
Oregano for :COX-2
COX-2 Oregano has 31 know anti-inflammatories, 28 antioxidants and 4 known potent COX-2 inhibitors, including rosemarinic acid.

Thomas M. Newmark, Beyond Aspirin (2000)

Oregano Leaf for :Nervous headache
Nervous headache An infusion made from the fresh plant will relieve nervous headache
Oregano oil for :Antibacterial oils
Antibacterial oils The most effective essence in inhibiting micro-organisms is oregano, followed by ( in descending degrees of effectiveness) by thyme, cinnamon, clove, cajeput, rosemary, pine, fennel, lavender, and myrtle.

Marlene Ericksen, Healing with Aromatherapy (2000)

Oregano for :Culinary
Culinary Oregano an important culinary herb in Greek and Italian cuisines. Oregano is often used in tomato sauces, fried vegetables and grilled meat. Together with basil, it contributes much to the distinctive character of many Italian dishes, notably pizza.
Oregano for :COX-2
COX-2 Oregano has 31 know anti-inflammatories, 28 antioxidants and 4 known potent COX-2 inhibitors, including rosemarinic acid.

Thomas M. Newmark, Beyond Aspirin (2000)

Oregano Leaf for :Nervous headache
Nervous headache An infusion made from the fresh plant will relieve nervous headache
Oregano oil for :Antibacterial oils
Antibacterial oils The most effective essence in inhibiting micro-organisms is oregano, followed by ( in descending degrees of effectiveness) by thyme, cinnamon, clove, cajeput, rosemary, pine, fennel, lavender, and myrtle.

Marlene Ericksen, Healing with Aromatherapy (2000)

Plant Description
Related Species Origanum marjorana Marjoram,Sweet
Origanum compactum, Wild Oregeno

Grieve, plate 1.x
Grieve, plate 1.x

In the older herbals oregano is referred to as Wild Marjoram, which can be confused with the herb known today as wild marjoram, Thymus mastichina , which is a wild-growing species of thyme."

History and Traditions
historyThe name Origanum is derived from two Greek words, oros (mountain) and ganos (joy), in allusion to the gay appearance these plants give to the hillsides on which they grow. Marjoram has a very ancient medical reputation. The Greeks used it extensively, both externally and for fomentations. It was a remedy for narcotic poisons, convulsions and dropsy (edema). (Grieve, M.,320-321)
Astrology:
folkloreThis is also under the dominion of Mercury. It strengthens the stomach and head much, there being scarce a better remedy growing for such as are troubled with a sour humour in the stomach; it restores the appetite being lost; helps the cough, and consumption of the lungs Nicholas Culpeper
Folklore, Myths and Legends
Greeks Romans
Greeks Romans Among the Greeks, if Marjoram grew on a grave, it augured the happiness of the departed, and among both the Greeks and Romans, it was the custom to crown young couples with Marjoram. (Origanum vulgare)

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

Quick Tips
A few drops of oregano oil can be put in the hollow of an aching tooth to relieve pain

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