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Research Study on Oil of Oregano

North American Herb & Spice's oil is the only oregano product on the market extensively researched. Studies conducted by Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., have shown that the wild, mountain-grown oregano used by North American Her b & Spice is an excellent anti-fungal agent, completely killing Candida albicans in concentrations as minimal as 0.25 mg/ml. It also is much safer to use than popular anti-fungal drugs on the market. Further studies are pending.


Oil of oregano is nature’s “natural antiseptic.” Up until 1950, it was used to sterilize operating instruments.

Oregano comes from the Greek word meaning, “mountain of joy.”

Hippocrates used Oregano for curing different diseases like stomach pain and respiratory diseases. In the 15th century, Paracelsus used Wild Oregano to treat diarrhea, psoriasis, vomiting, jaundice, and fungal diseases.

Super strength Wild Oil of Oregano is a natural substance derived from Wild Oregano. The Oregano plant grows in remote mountainous regions free of pollution. Only the leaves of the flowering plant are used and are picked when the Oregano plant is highest in essential oil.

Oil of Oregano is well known in the Mediterranean for its ability to stop infections (cold and flu), fighting yeast and fungi and knocking out allergies, hay fever and sinusitis. With its many therapeutic uses, Wild Oil of Oregano can be used internally and externally to fight numerous health conditions.

Oil of Oregano Effectively Treats:

* Colds & Flues
* Skin Conditions
* Respiratory & Sinus Conditions
* Mouth Conditions
* Digestive Conditions
* Burns, Wounds, Cuts
* Sore Muscles & Joints

These are some pretty powerful reasons to use Oil of Oregano.

Carvacrol from Oil of Oregano is a natural phenol that contains powerful anti-microbial activity. Flavonoids provide natural antiseptic properties, and Terpenes (long chain hydrocarbons) are natural anti-inflammatory agents.

In his book The “Practice of Aromatherapy”, Jean Valnet describes how oregano essential oil, superseded anti-inflammatory drugs in reversing pain and inflammation and is nearly as powerful as “morphine” as a painkiller.

Wild Oil of Oregano has been reported to possess significant antioxidant power and stimulates the flow of bile, which greatly aids digestion. (Another incredible benefit)

Oregano oil products have been used as an anti-viral, anti-fungal, (yeast and candida problems), anti-microbial, and an anti-tissue agent, meaning it halts coughs and eases spasticity of the lung tubules.

Oregano essential oil has also been used as a mucolytic, (it helps thin mobilized mucous), anti-spasmodic, (eases tightness and spasms of muscles, and an anti-parasitic.

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OREGANO IS A WOODY SHRUB NATIVE to the Mediterranean. The oil is steam-distilled from fresh or dried leaves.

How It Works

Carvacrol is the primary component in oregano oil. Research suggests that oxygen molecules in it react with water in your body to create heat that kills germs by dehydrating them.

Evidence

Preliminary research for oregano oil supports its use for infections. Several test-tube studies have shown that oregano oil can inhibit or destroy many strains of bacteria, fungi, and parasites. A handful of human and animal studies, sponsored by an oregano oil manufacturer, have found similar results. Anecdotal evidence supports its use for athlete's foot.

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STUDY 3

The MRSA super-bug could be wiped out using natural oil from oregano, scientists revealed today.

Researchers have discovered that the herb, commonly used in cooking, could eradicate the deadly infection from hospital wards.

Tiny quantities of carvacrol, a naturally occurring compound in oregano, were found to be a more effective antimicrobial agent than 18 pharmaceutical drugs, investigators found.

University of the West of England researchers, working with partners in India, said carvacrol, which contains potent anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties, has a range of medicinal uses.

It can sterilise septic water, kill giardia, treat fungal infections such as candida and rivals pharmaceutical antibiotics such as streptomycin and penicillin in its ability to eliminate microbes.

Preliminary research into the oil found that tiny doses are capable of wiping out fungi and bacteria, including MRSA.

Researchers found that the oil still works at boiling temperature, meaning it could be used for disinfecting hospital sheets.

Its vapour is equally effective and could be turned into an antibacterial spray.

Mr Heron, led the research in northern India, said: ‘oregano oil kills MRSA at dilution’s of less than one to 1,000 and the antimicrobial properties, unlike most conventional anti-bacterial agents, are not affected by heat treatment.

‘Once we have completed our research and published a paper, we aim to find additional partners to work together with to manufacture hand soaps, multi-purpose anti-bacterial wipes and other products for use in hospitals as a preventative against MRSA.

‘In this way we to hope to create a direct link between oregano collectors and users of the oil in a partnership that benefits everyone involved.

‘Not only will this provide income to herb collectors, it will reduce pressure on endangered medicinal herbs and provide an effective natural treatment against MRSA in hospitals.’

The Seed Initiative will work with Biolaya to publish its research in a scientific journal and find partners to develop oregano oil-based soaps and sprays.

After initial tests by the leading SGS laboratory in Delhi showed crop killed MRSA more effectively than all 18 antibiotics it was compared against, the research made links with the microbiology department at the University of the West of England in Bristol.

Researchers there confirmed the high anti-microbial potency.

Project leader and professor of microbiology, Vyv Salisbury, said 'Preliminary tests show that oregano oil is very effective against MRSA in really quite low doses.

'A small amount will kill MRSA and also the vapour will kill the bacteria.

'It could be that in hospitals there are places which are difficult to reach and perhaps the oregano could be used to get rid of MRSA where there are nooks and crannies.'

Both SGS and the university are continuing the research and aim to publish a paper with the results in a scientific journal later this year.

The average NHS hospital deals with 26 cases of MRSA each year, with more than 4,000 cases reported in Britain in 2007.