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Oil of Oregano: An herb
for all seasons by Ingri Cassel
Idaho Observer |
Ever since oil of oregano came out as being
a miracle cure for a variety of ailments, I began to hear personal
testimonies from close friends and subscribers to The IO. After
waiting over six months for one gentleman to write up his story
using oil of oregano to resolve literally all of his health
problems (a huge list being in his 80s), I decided to write
an article on the benefits of this natural product myself.
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| And since I actually have my own testimony
with a persistent ear infection
that quite literally disappeared after 24 hours of treatment,
I am more motivated than ever to incorporate oil of oregano
into my daily regimen. Oregano oil has been touted as a remedy
for everything from athlete's foot to eczema and arthritis. |
| Most of us think of oregano as a culinary
herb used primarily in Italian, Greek and Mediterranean cooking.
Actually, there are many varieties of oregano. The oil extracted
from the culinary herb is considered similar to the oil extracted
from marjoram and basil, all belonging to the Labietea (mint)
family of plants. |
The miraculous virtues of oregano oil are
attributed to the amount of carvacrol and thymol the oil actually
contains. Carvacrol and thymol are the active ingredients giving
the oil its reputable antiseptic properties.
The culinary form of oregano, Origanum Compactum, contains about
45 - 65 percent carvacrol and thymol combined,
depending on the location of the harvest and distillation methods
used. However, it is the wild oregano, Origanum Vulgare, native
to the south coast of Turkey and Greece on the Mediterranean
Sea that is used for its miraculous medicinal properties, typically
having combined carvacrol and thymol levels as high as 90 percent
in some plants.
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True oil of oregano offers many exciting
remedies to a variety of ailments. In Steven Foster's book Herbal
Renaissance, oregano oil has “been employed to treat indigestion,
diarrhea, nervous tension, insect bites, toothache, earache
rheumatism, and coughs due to whooping cough and bronchitis
(primarily for it's antispasmodic effects).”
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In Cass Ingram's book The Cure is in the Cupboard, he notes
that “wild oregano is a veritable natural mineral treasure-house,
containing a density of minerals that would rival virtually
any food.”
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The wild oregano is rich in a long list of
minerals that includes calcium,
magnesium, zinc, iron, potassium, copper, boron, and manganese.
Vitamins C and A (beta carotene) and niacin
also are contained in oregano. Judging from its mineral content
alone, it isn't hard to figure out why oregano is such a valuable
commodity.
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In another of Cass Ingram's books, Supermarket Remedies, he
states that “oregano is
one of Nature's finest preservatives.”
He also suggests that if oregano is used with foods such as
meat, eggs, milk, or salad, you “will greatly halt the
growth of microbes and, thus, reduce the risk of food poisoning.”
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