Oregano Herb & Essential Oil

Hello Humanity

So, oregano.

The health benefits of this plant source are literally brimming over with life.

It seems so simple, but suddenly you open up your mind to the knowledge of what lies therein, and realize that, though the green leaves are merely a brown wooden chest, inside you'll find a treasure hunter's dream in usefulness.

First let's talk about the benefits of the essential oil. Keep in mind that the herb will have the same benefits, but in way smaller amounts, since it is not condensed. The herb, however, has multiple amazing vitamin and mineral properties that the oil does not have so much. More on that later.

Oregano essential oil is:

• anti-viral - this means super protection against viruses! And not just precautionary, but healing, too!
• anti-bacterial - super protection from all bad bacteria
• anti-fungal - just in case virus and bacteria protection wasn't quite enough, it throws in protection against the entire other germ center of diseases... fungi.
• anti-oxidant - though now a cause of diseases in the way of the other three, oxidation from free radicals can wreak havoc in the body via degeneration and promotion of cancers. Way to go, oregano:)
• anti-inflammatory - both internal and external inflammation is extinguished
• anti-parasitic - round worms, tape worms, lice, bed bugs, mosquitoes, fleas... not creatures anyone likes to have around. Ever. At all. Oregano would like to help you with that.
• digestive - to protect you from the intensity of the other properties, it is a digestive. That means it promotes digestive secretion, protecting your stomach/intestinal linings.
• emenagogue - promotes menstrual ease and regularness. 
• congestion-relief - almost feels implied by the other things listed...kinda crazy
• skin irritation relief - by which I am referring to incredible healing of eczema, psoriasis, athlete's food, etc. 

Oregano the herb contains:
(RDA per 100g)

100 g of oregano herb provides:

Dietary fiber- 107% (Percent of RDA) (RDA- Recommended daily allowance)

Folates- 69%

Pyridoxine- 93%

Vitamin-C- 83%

Vitamin-A-230%

Vitamin-K- 518%

Iron- 550%

Manganese-203%

Carotene-ß- 4112 mcg.

- See more at: http://letsgohealthy.blogspot.com/2012/12/oregano-health-benefits-and-nutrition.html#sthash.ODKYFw1j.dpuf

100 g of oregano herb provides:

Dietary fiber- 107% (Percent of RDA) (RDA- Recommended daily allowance)

Folates- 69%

Pyridoxine- 93%

Vitamin-C- 83%

Vitamin-A-230%

Vitamin-K- 518%

Iron- 550%

Manganese-203%

Carotene-ß- 4112 mcg.

- See more at: http://letsgohealthy.blogspot.com/2012/12/oregano-health-benefits-and-nutrition.html#sthash.ODKYFw1j.dpuf

• 550% Iron
• 515% vitamin K
• 230% vitamin A
• 203% manganese
• 93% pyridoxine
• 83% vitamin C
• 69% folates

How amazing is that!

So, I suggest this herb/oil to add to your medicine cabinet! Plus, the beautiful thing about herbs is they are insanely easy to add into a day, since you could enjoy experimenting with it in a variety of dishes. If you are looking for somewhere to start in that thought, go for Italian or Mediterranean ideas.


-O&H Treasure Hunter 





(some of the helpful links I got my sources from: www.organicfacts.net; http://letsgohealthy.blogspot.com/2012/12/oregano-health-benefits-and-nutrition.html)