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The Healing Benefits of Fresh Oregano

Most people are familiar with oregano for its culinary uses but lesser known is the fact that fresh oregano has potent medicinal properties. The healing benefits of oregano are particularly diverse and it has been suggested that it can be implemented in over 170 different bodily dysfunctions. The benefits of oregano have been utilized for centuries in the mountainous Mediterranean regions where wild oregano grows.

The type of oregano found in supermarkets, which is produced from drying out cultivated plants, will be of little use to you. It is only the naturally occurring wild oregano that carries the extensive healing benefits within the oil found in its leaves. When buying products look for those that have at least 70 % carvacrols concentration which is the name of wild oregano’s most powerful component.

Medicinal Properties of Fresh Oregano

These are very wide-ranging with the additional benefit that there are no known side effects whatsoever as so often occur with over the counter alternatives. Below are listed some of the incredible properties of fresh, wild oregano and to what use these can be put:

• As an anti-inflammatory – oregano has powerful anti-inflammatory properties and can be used effectively in place of pharmaceutical products for headaches, flu, sprains, strains and swollen glands.

• As a painkiller – some claim that wild oregano oil offers as effective a painkilling relief as morphine. It can be used for headaches, toothache, joint and muscle aches and the pains associated with flu.

• For intestinal and digestive disorders – oregano has been used effectively to both alleviate the symptoms of, and eradicate the presence of, various internal conditions connected to the digestive system. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, indigestion, bloating and flatulence have all been treated effectively with oregano. Its active ingredients are also said to be particularly powerful in combating intestinal parasites and internal overgrowth of yeast in the intestines resulting in the condition known as Candidiasis. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) sufferers are amongst oregano’s biggest fans, their condition previously being one that proved difficult to treat.

• As a pick-me-up or tonic – Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers have reported improvements in their condition after using oregano. It can also be used for general fatigue alleviation and in cases of depression.

• As an antihistamine – highly effective relief for the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.

• As a fungicide – oil of oregano contains powerful anti-fungal agents that can be used for external infections such as fingernail and toenail fungal problems. As mentioned previously, oregano can also be used for internal fungal infections.

• As an antiseptic – oregano oil can be used in place of other antiseptic products. It is a strong weapon against infection and harmful bacteria.

Oil of oregano can be bought as capsules to take internally or as an oil that can be applied directly to the skin where problems occur such as rashes and insect bites. Oil can also be placed directly under the tongue and from here will enter the bloodstream to combat internal conditions.

As would be expected with such an incredible cure all, oregano oil doesn’t come very cheaply. However, if you were to add up the total cost of everything else in your medicine cabinet that could be replaced by just this one product, then you will probably find it is actually not as expensive as it first looks.

The complete medicine chest, as oregano oil has been dubbed, is endorsed by many medical professionals and the list of its healing benefits is continuously being added to.

Article by Outofstress.com expert author ‘Deneice Arthurton’.