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Study The Repellent Of Oregano Essential Oil (Origanum Vulgare) In Comparison With DEET (N,N-Diethyl-Meta-Toluamide) As A Synthetic Repellent For Personal Protection Against Bed Bug, Cimex Lectularius
Findings indicate that O. vulgare essential oils (Oregano oils) with carvacrol phenolic mono terpene (77.63%) as major compound possess larvicidal activity against C.pipiens larvae. Most importantly, this essential oil can reduce the development of resistance by various mosquito species and to improve quality of environment and public health
Therapeutic applications of carvacrol (and thymol which are ingredients in oregano oil) have been demonstrated as anti‐oxidant, anticancer, cancer fighting, diabetes prevention, cardio protective, anti‐obesity, anti aging, antimicrobial, and immunomodulatory properties.
Essential oils of oregano with carvacrol are widely recognized for their antimicrobial activity, antiviral, antifungal properties, as an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and cancer suppressor agents.
Oregano oil shows antibacterial activity against four Acinetobacter baumannii, three Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and four methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) making it a non-antibiotic laternative.
Oregano essential oil (OEO) is one of the most widely used essential oils worldwide due to its huge therapeutic benefits. Nevertheless, data on the effects of the endemic species Origanum minutiflorum, also known as wild or Turkish oregano, is scarce. On the other hand, various chronic lung diseases, characterised by persistent inflammation, oxidative stress, and common bacterial infections, do not have effective pharmacological therapy. Hence, the aim of this study is to examine the effects of wild oregano essential oil (WOEO) on human bronchial epithelial cells and lung pathogens.
Fans of hot, spicy cuisine can thank nasty bacteria and other food-borne pathogens for the recipes that come — not so coincidentally — from countries with hot climates. Humans’ use of antimicrobial spices developed in parallel with food-spoilage microorganisms, Cornell biologists have demonstrated in an international survey of spice used in cooking.
Oregano may be effective against dangerous drug-resistant bacteria. Studies have shown that oregano oil (with carvacrol) as antibacterial reduced infection as effectively as traditional antibiotics.
