Oregano: medicinal properties. How to brew oregano for coughs

Everyone knows about the wonderful properties of oregano. This is a unique plant that has found its niche both in folk medicine and in the kitchen.(the second name of the herb is “oregano”), and in the perfume industry (it is often added to creams, eau de toilette, soap, body and hair care products).

As a natural doctor, oregano has been used since ancient times and has been tested for thousands of years. However, most adults do not quite understand whether oregano can be given to children for medicinal purposes and how to do it correctly? There is quite a lot of information on the Internet about the beneficial properties of the plant, but there is practically no data on its use in children. Let's talk about this.

Medicinal properties

Collecting oregano is as easy as shelling pears, because in Russia it grows almost everywhere in large quantities. We are luckier in this regard than the French, because they are forced to specially cultivate oregano.

It is better to harvest grass during the period of active flowering; it is at this time that the plant accumulates the maximum amount of useful substances. A ready-made collection of the plant can be bought at pharmacies and from professional herbalists; it costs mere pennies.

Oregano contains ascorbic acid, a number of tannins, and essential oils, the maximum concentration of which is found in the leaves and flowers of oregano; there is less of them in the stems. Much has been said and written about the beneficial properties of tannins, so I would like to dwell on the essential oils of this plant. In terms of their effectiveness and potency, they are superior even to some pharmacy antibiotics and anti-allergy drugs.

What can oregano help with?

Oregano has a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect, antimicrobial effect, and relieves pain well, normalizes appetite, eliminates allergies, and acts as an expectorant.

A series from the program “Live Healthy” will tell us about the antiviral properties of oregano.

Use in children

Despite all its numerous healing properties, children are strictly prohibited from brewing or using oregano internally. The fact is that some substances contained in the plant negatively affect the production of sex hormones in a growing person, so the reproductive function of boys and girls is at risk.

Moreover, in girls this herb can accelerate puberty, while in boys it significantly inhibits this process. The ban on internal reception is equivalent for all our children, without adjustments for the age, weight and gender of the child.

Only adults can enjoy the full spectrum of the wonderful properties of oregano; children are left with only that part of the scope of oregano, in which the plant is used externally. These are baths with oregano decoction for allergic reactions and skin diseases, medicinal baths for nervous children with hyperexcitability and problems with night sleep, compresses for headaches during colds, lotions for wounds and burns, wraps, gargling for sore throat (for teenagers over 15 years old ).

Contraindications

Oregano should not be used externally, for example, as part of medicinal herbal baths, for children who suffer from bedwetting. Oregano is a strong diuretic, and therefore water procedures with this herb will only provoke another attack of enuresis. You should not use fragrant herb even externally and when the child suffers from hepatic or renal colic, has a weak heart and vascular disease.

How to use

Baths with oregano

Brew three tablespoons of dry raw materials in two liters of boiling water, let it brew, strain thoroughly and pour the required amount of the resulting liquid into the bathtub prepared for bathing.

Oregano is not recommended for newborns, infants, and toddlers up to one year old., since the herb can cause allergies due to the essential oils it contains. For a one-year-old child, add an infusion of forest mint (this is another name for oregano) at the rate of 250 ml of infusion per 10 liters of bathing water. For children under 5 years old, add no more than 350 ml of infusion for every 10 liters of water. For older children, the amount of infusion is increased to 500 ml per 10 liters of water.

The water temperature should not exceed 37 degrees. Baths with oregano should not be taken more than once a week. Indications for use: allergic reactions with skin manifestations, skin diseases, diaper rash, dermatitis. Such baths are useful for capricious and restless children over the age of one year, as well as for adolescents during puberty.

Be sure to do an allergy test before swimming- moisten the space between the thumb and index finger on the back side with the decoction; if after an hour no redness or itching appears, you can take the herbal bath.

Compresses and lotions

Make a concentrated oregano decoction. To do this, brew 5-6 leaves and 2-3 flowers in 300 ml of boiled water, let it simmer for 10-15 minutes, then keep in a closed thermos for an hour and a half. Strain the resulting liquid, cool and apply compresses and lotions to the child’s temporal region and superciliary space. You need to apply cotton swabs soaked in the broth for about 15 minutes, repeat the procedure up to 4 times a day. This is a great way to get rid of headaches from flu, ARVI, and colds.

Wraps

This method of using a medicinal plant is good for colds and severe coughs., but the procedure cannot be carried out against a background of high temperature. You will need a concentrated decoction (as for compresses). Wrap a towel or sheet soaked in the broth around the child's upper body for 10-15 minutes. Repeat 1 time per day.

Tea with oregano

There is only one reason to give your child oregano for internal use. If this is a girl, she is already 15 years old, and her doctor has diagnosed delayed sexual development. In this case, you can brew homemade tea with oregano leaves or buy pharmaceutical herbal tea packaged in bags, which is convenient to prepare and dose. Remember that the dosage of such tea for a teenage girl should be almost half the indicated dose for adults! In order to stimulate sexual development in a girl, oregano can be brewed for bathing.

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Dear readers, today I want to talk on the blog about the herb oregano, its beneficial and medicinal properties, and its uses for health. Many of you probably know it, love it and often use it for health and taste pleasure. I can’t describe the aroma from her. It is no coincidence that the name is oregano. Let me make a reservation right away that we often confuse the herbs oregano and mint. But these are completely different herbs. I hope you understand this.

Do you know how the word “oregano” is translated? This is an herb that brightens our pores. Isn't that great? If we look at the back of the oregano leaf, we will see that it looks like silver. Beautiful, fragrant and also very useful for health and preserving our beauty and youth. And I’ll immediately note that oregano and oregano are one and the same. This is simply the Italian name for the herb Oregano.

I treat all medicinal plants with great respect; my grandmother, who lived in a remote village, where getting to a pharmacy or a doctor was a big problem, taught me how to distinguish them, collect them at the right time, dry them and use them correctly, so she herself was treated and She treated her grandchildren only with herbs.

I try to grow medicinal plants on my site, but there are some that have to be collected in the vicinity of the village where our dacha is located. One of these plants includes my favorite herb, oregano, this aromatic herb is known under different names, it is popularly called spirit flower, bone-breaking grass, flea grass, forest mint, motherwort, which indicates its wide use.

Oregano. Photo

Oregano. Health benefits. Useful and healing properties

• Essential oils were found in the composition of oregano herb, thanks to which this herb has such a strong smell. And since the grass contains essential oils, this always means that it has some useful and medicinal properties. Let's talk about this in more detail.
• It contains vitamin C, bioflavonoids, tannins and much more, which allows this herb to be widely used in folk medicine.
• The herb oregano is rich in fiber.
• The herb oregano protects us from cancer.
• Decoctions and infusions of oregano calm the nervous system, relieve seizures, and are used for headaches and insomnia.
• Oregano has a positive effect on many organs of our body, including the stomach, liver, and gall bladder. Infusions of oregano are used for intestinal atony, flatulence, decreased appetite, it is prescribed for decreased secretion of gastric juice, and for cholecystitis.
• As an expectorant and anti-inflammatory agent, there is nothing better than plants, the properties of which are given to us by nature itself, and in this case, oregano is good. A warm infusion of oregano herb taken at night for a cold helps you sweat well, and this is often enough to feel healthy in the morning.
• Oregano kills germs. In the form of lotions and compresses, this herb is used for various skin problems, such as eczema or pustular skin diseases. If your gums are inflamed or you suffer from stomatitis, you need rinsing and inhalation using a decoction of oregano. We can recommend simply chewing washed, clean oregano leaves for stomatitis and diseases of the oral cavity.

How to choose oregano?

If you buy or collect the oregano herb itself, first of all, pay attention to its appearance. The leaves should be green and bright, crush the leaf in your hands, the aroma comes immediately. Its smell is very sharp, an ethereal smell that cannot be confused with anything else. You can now buy fresh oregano almost all year round in our supermarkets.

How to store oregano?

We store fresh oregano like flowers. Place it in a jar of water, it’s better to cover it with something on top, you can use a plastic cup, and put it in the refrigerator. We change the water every day. In this form, oregano can be stored for up to a week. It is better to buy special gadgets for storing greens, which are sold in stores. Pay attention to this. It is very convenient to place it on the side wall of the refrigerator.

The dried oregano herb should be placed in a glass jar, sealed tightly and stored in a dark place.

And a great way to store oregano is to freeze it. Chop finely, place in molds, add water. And then, as needed, take it out and use it. Can be used in soups, meat, fish. These cubes can also be used for cosmetic purposes.

Advice from me: Try making frozen oregano paste. Chop it finely, mix a little with olive oil and place in a container in the freezer. You will take it out as needed.

How to eat oregano with health benefits?

You can use oregano both fresh and frozen and dried. All beneficial properties of oregano are preserved. But fresh oregano, in my opinion, is always preferable.

I suggest watching another video about Oregano.

Oregano. Application

As you can see, the spectrum of action of this plant is quite wide, and now I want to give you recipes for traditional medicine based on oregano, used for various ailments.

For nervous diseases pour a tablespoon of dried herb into one glass of boiling water, let it brew for 20 minutes, strain and take 1/2 glass 20 minutes before meals three times a day

For cooking soothing bath take 200 grams of dry oregano herb and brew it with three liters of boiling water, simmer in a water bath for about 15 - 20 minutes, then leave until it cools and pour into a bath of water.

For diseases of the stomach and intestines Pour 2 tablespoons of dry oregano into a glass of boiled warm water, place in a water bath for 15 minutes, then leave for another 30 minutes, strain and add boiled water to the glass. Take the infusion 1/2 cup twice a day 20 minutes before meals. This infusion relieves intestinal colic and stomach cramps, improves intestinal motility.

For diseases of the upper respiratory tract It is more effective to collect various plants, which also includes oregano. To make a collection, you need to mix a tablespoon of oregano and coltsfoot herbs and two tablespoons of marshmallow root. Grind everything and to prepare the infusion, take one teaspoon of the mixture per glass of boiling water. Leave for 40 minutes, then strain and take half a glass three times a day when heated.

For headaches use an infusion prepared according to the first recipe; to enhance the effect, you can prepare an infusion for rinsing hair after washing your hair, for which you pour three tablespoons of dry raw materials with a liter of boiling water, leave for two hours and rinse your hair several times, generously wetting the entire head. Dry with a towel and dry naturally without using a hair dryer.

After insect bites and for any skin inflammation Brew dry oregano with a small amount of boiling water to form a thick paste, and apply this paste to the inflamed area under the bandage. If there is fresh grass, then it needs to be mashed until the juice is released and also applied to the sore spot, changing the bandage several times a day.

Fresh oregano juice helps for joint diseases To do this, mix a tablespoon of juice with three tablespoons of honey, take a teaspoon of this mixture three times a day before meals. The course of treatment is long, but it is better to take courses of two weeks with a week break, and so on for two summer months, until you can find blooming fresh oregano.

Oregano is also used for fighting house moths , just hang thick fabric bags filled with dry grass in your closet.

I suggest watching another video about the use of oregano for health from a herbalist.

Oregano for beauty

This aromatic herb is used not only to treat various diseases, it can be successfully used to care for facial skin, as well as to strengthen hair. You can prepare an infusion and use it instead of lotion or freeze it in a special container and wipe your face in the morning, the skin will become much fresher and cleaner.

Add a decoction of oregano to your bath and rinse your hair regularly with it, this will benefit both your skin and hair.

The perfume industry uses essential oil extracted from oregano; it is added as a fragrance to various perfume compositions.

Oregano in cooking

It is used in meat, poultry, and egg dishes, added to sausages, and seasoned with legume dishes. It has a spicy, slightly bitter taste, very specific, which gives dishes a certain piquancy. Personally, I really like it.

In some countries, oregano is used in home canning to add flavor and pungency.

I can offer you my recipe in which I use dried oregano:

I cut the potatoes into thin slices, add a little salt and pepper, put the tomatoes cut into slices on top so that they completely cover the potatoes, sprinkle with salt. I beat the eggs together with grated hard cheese, add dried oregano to the mixture and pour over the potatoes and tomatoes. I put it in the oven and after 20 minutes the aromatic, delicious dish is ready.

I also recommend that you try infusing olive oil with oregano and oregano. Make a small portion the first time. Add a sprig of oregano to a container with olive oil, let it brew and use. Very simple and flavorful. You can then add this oil anywhere. Start with a salad. Really great.

Collection and preparation of oregano

You can find oregano on forest edges, on hillocks and dry meadows, among thickets of bushes. It also grows along roads, but, of course, you can’t collect it there. For medicinal purposes, oregano is collected at the beginning of flowering, cutting off the above-ground part of the plant at a height of about 20 centimeters, under no circumstances uprooting it, otherwise the plant will die. This is best done in dry, sunny weather.

It is convenient to dry oregano in small tied bundles, hanging them in any ventilated room where direct sunlight does not penetrate and there are no drafts. Oregano can also be dried, like any other herb, by spreading it on clean thick paper in a layer of 5 centimeters and turning it over periodically.

Properly dried grass does not change its color, retains its smell and specific taste, and the stems become brittle. It is best to store dry raw materials in glass jars with tight lids in a dark place for three years.

Oregano. Harm. Contraindications

Despite the beneficial properties of oregano, it, like any other medicinal plant, has its contraindications.

If you are prone to bleeding, or are expecting a child, oregano is strictly contraindicated for you. This herb should not be used by those suffering from peptic ulcers of the stomach and duodenum, as well as by those with increased acidity of gastric juice.

Serious disturbances in the functioning of the cardiovascular system are also a contraindication for oral administration of oregano preparations.

I hope that the information about the beneficial and medicinal properties of oregano was useful to you.

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Oregano, or Oregano(Latin name: origanum vulgare) is a medicinal plant, which is popularly affectionately called oregano. It is rightfully considered the most effective remedy for coughs and colds.

A short herb with pink-lilac inflorescences and silver-green leaves. It grows almost everywhere: on the edges of forests in central Russia, southern Siberia, near rivers, in the valleys of Central Asia and on the slopes of the Caucasus. Due to the wide geography of growth, it has many names: motherwort, forest mint, good herb, animal herb, delight of the mountains and these are not all her names.

The grass is collected in the first ten days of July and simply dried in the shade. The plant retains its properties for several years. Oregano has polymorphic properties and can be colored to rich purple tones.

Mother's essential oils have a tonic and analgesic effect. Simply inhaling the aroma of the plant can calm you down and relieve the stress of the day. Even a headache can't resist this smell.

The medicinal properties of oregano are explained simply - the high content of vitamins, phytohormones, antibiotics, essential oils and other microelements. In various forms and concentrations, the mother is used for the treatment and prevention of the genitourinary system as a diuretic and for cleaning bile, fighting helminths and various inflammations.

By adding three drops of essential oil to an inhaler, you can cope with a cold, and if you add it to the bath, it can normalize the menstrual cycle. By mixing with vegetable oil (2 drops per 1 tablespoon of oil), we obtain a remedy for relieving joint pain; all that remains is to rub into the problem area.

With your own hands at home, you can prepare a decoction, infusion and alcohol tincture, and also apply a compress.

Dry herb decoction

This dosage form is usually used for diseases of the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract or nervous system disorders. To do this, take half a liter of boiling water and pour 2 tbsp. spoons of oregano. Steam in a water bath for 15 minutes. and let it brew for another 15 minutes. Take strained, 80 g 3 times a day. Drink for 15 days.

The decoction can also be used as a choleretic and laxative. It will help overcome insomnia, and if you add honey and ginger, it will improve immunity.

Infusion of dry or live oregano

It is very good to gargle and mouth, make compresses, and add to the bath when bathing. Quite often used as an antiseptic, to treat wounds and abrasions. Required: pour 2 teaspoons of herb into a glass of hot water and let it brew for 30 minutes. Before use, strain.

This infusion is good for treating the face for acne or skin with neurodermatitis. The same solution is used for douching.

Alcohol tincture

It is better to use the color of the plant, dry or fresh. Not only alcohol is suitable for tincture, but also strong moonshine, or, as a last resort, store-bought vodka. The container must be filled completely with raw materials, but not trampled down and filled with alcohol. Let sit in a dark place for a month, shaking and shaking occasionally.

Compress

To make a compress, you only need a fresh plant, with or without flowers. Take a small amount of grass - a bunch, chop it up and add a liter of boiled water. Wrap in a thick cloth and leave for 30 minutes, after which you can use.

Pharmaceuticals, using extracts from oregano, prepare diaphoretic and antitussive drugs. The plant is also considered a champion of vitamin C content and a very strong herbal antibiotic.

Our ancestors bathed babies not in chamomile, as they do now, but in mother’s milk. They drank the decoction during colds, and applied compresses to bruises or tumors. The motherboard is used to reduce renal colic and remove sand. They even produce herbal remedies based on oregano.

Tincture of oregano and coffee

The combination of coffee and oregano produces a valuable effect. Oregano should calm, and coffee, on the contrary, should excite the nervous system. But in this case, the positive properties of the components were enhanced. Their combination works as an antioxidant, with pathology of the mammary and prostate glands, peristalsis increases, and congestion in the liver decreases.

To do this, use an alcohol tincture. To prepare it, take a glass container, fill it with the upper parts of plants (inflorescences and stems), and fill it with medical alcohol. It is necessary to infuse the solution in a dark room for three weeks.

To influence coffee, you need to add 5-7 drops of infusion to a cup. Do not abuse the drink, in the morning and at lunch - this is the maximum.

Oregano tea

This tea is useful for the prevention of infectious diseases of the throat and bronchus. To prepare it you will need a glass of boiling water and 1 teaspoon of herbs. Brew like regular tea and drink with honey. You can drink all day, but not longer than three weeks.

Tea can be strengthened by adding St. John's wort and rose hips to the mother tea in a ratio of 1:1:1. One tbsp. motherboard spoon, 1 tbsp. l. St. John's wort and 3 rose hips, pour a liter of boiling water and let stand for 60 minutes. That's five servings of tea for one day.

To cleanse the bronchi and enhance expectoration, another mixture is recommended: add linden blossom, dried raspberry and marshmallow root to oregano in equal parts. Mix the composition. Brew 1 tsp. 250 ml of boiling water, let stand for 15 minutes. Tea should be drunk warm, half a glass 3-4 times. In addition, the drink will help you calm down after stress and relieve nervousness.

Herbal medicine offers a recipe for medicinal tea to combat insomnia and headaches, to get out of a nervous and depressed state, and mental disorders. To do this you need to take:

• oregano;
• parsley;
• bearberry.

Take the same amount of ingredients, mix and measure two tablespoons of the mixture into a thermos. Pour 0.5 liters of boiling water and let it brew for six hours. The infusion is divided into three servings; it must be drunk warm, before meals.

Tea contraindications

You should be careful with tea. It should not be taken for a long time and contraindications should always be taken into account.

The phytohormones found in oregano can force the uterus to contract, so it is not recommended to take oregano during pregnancy. If the secretory activity of the stomach is increased, it is also suggested to stop taking it. Inhalation of oregano essential oils is prohibited for heart patients and pregnant women.

Motherwort is classified as a “female” plant, that is, one that brings maximum benefit to the female body. Moreover, if a man uses oregano for a long time and without reason, this can negatively affect the genitals. According to herbalists, men should take this herb very carefully.

Oregano for women: benefits and contraindications

During lactation, although this does not surprise men and nulliparous girls, a nursing mother, exposed to constant stress, may experience discomfort and be prone to irritability. This is often observed in the first few months after the birth of the child.

If you start drinking weak tea from the motherboard, you can easily relieve stress. The nervous system relaxes and the amount of milk increases. To prepare a soothing tea, take: 2 tsp. oregano, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water and leave for 30 minutes. and drink throughout the day. To enhance the effect, it is recommended to add a spoonful of lemon balm.

To increase lactation and calm the nervous system, it is worth alternating this tea with dill seed tincture.

Oregano in gynecology

When treating uterine bleeding or to relieve pain during menopause, use a mother's tincture with alcohol or vodka. To prepare it, take the herb, fill a glass jar to the very top and fill it with alcohol. It is necessary to let it brew in a dark place for 15 days. The medicine is taken for 20 days, 25 grams 3 times a day.

To reduce pain and improve well-being during menopause, the infusion is enhanced by adding a number of additional herbs:

It’s good if all the components are available, they are taken in equal parts, crushed and stored in a tightly closed jar.

Take 1 tbsp per glass of boiling water. spoon of herbal mixture and leave for 15-20 minutes. It is permissible to drink 3 glasses of this tea during the day. It is recommended to change the composition of the tea: replace some herbs with others from the list above. Take until the improved condition is stable.

Consider contraindications: pregnancy, kidney disease.

Use of oregano for various diseases

Cough and pneumonia

For pneumonia and cough, brewed oregano works as a strong diaphoretic and expectorant. To prepare the decoction you need to take 2 tbsp. l. herbs per 250 ml of boiling water. Steam, let sit for 30 minutes and strain. The infusion is taken: 1 tbsp. l. 3-4 times a day, before or after meals, for 7 days. If necessary, the course can be extended.

High blood pressure and stress

To lower blood pressure and the consequences of strong feelings, a decoction of oregano is also used. Steam 2 tsp in 250 ml of boiling water. dry plant for 20 minutes. The strained solution is drunk ½ glass before meals. You should drink 4 times a day.

If you have insomnia or nervous overexcitation, take a bath with motherboard. To do this, pour a liter of boiling water over a glass of grass, having previously crushed it. Leave for 60 minutes, filter directly into the bath, where the temperature should not be higher than 38 °C.

Unpleasant sensations in the intestinal area

To get rid of discomfort in the intestines, mix motherwort and yarrow in equal parts. Take 2 tsp. mixture in 250 ml of boiling water, steam and leave for 20 minutes. Drink like tea, no need to strain. This brew will help relieve frequent hot flashes during menopause. A runny nose and headaches go away, even if you just breathe in crushed flowers or smell the grass.

Gastrointestinal disorders

To cleanse the intestines and restore microflora, an enema of oregano decoction will help. Take 0.5 liters of boiling water and steam 2 tbsp. l. herbs. The resulting solution must be kept in a water bath for 15 minutes. Use for one wash; wash should be done 4-5 times a day. If necessary, repeat every other day.

Allergic reaction

To relieve allergies, steam 1 tbsp. spoon of motherboard in a glass of hot water. After 20 min. strain, drink ½ glass before meals, 3 times a day. Take the medicine for 2-3 weeks.

If we strengthen the solution by additionally boiling it over a fire for 7-10 minutes, we will obtain a remedy for the treatment of various skin diseases, such as:

• eczema;
• dermatosis;
• furunculosis;
• boils and pimples;
• diathesis.

You can use oregano for restorative medicinal baths. For 3 liters of boiling water, add 150 g of motherboard and leave for 2 hours. Add the strained solution to the bath. If you use this infusion to wash your hair and then wrap your head in a towel, you can even relieve a headache.

To relieve hiccups

To relieve an attack of hiccups, you will have to use an inhaler or grandma’s old method of breathing over a saucepan. The essential oil has antispasmodic properties, does not cause irritation of the mucous membrane and quickly relieves hiccups.

Sleepless nights

To overcome insomnia, you will have to grind the herb and steam two teaspoons in a glass of boiling water. For half a glass add 1 tbsp. spoon of honey, drink warm before bed. This drink not only helps to overcome insomnia, but also rejuvenates the body.

For example: to cleanse your face, pour a hot solution into a pan and breathe over the steam for 5-10 minutes. For greater effect, cover with a thick blanket. The skin on your face will become ruddy and elastic, repeated baths will help cleanse the skin pores.

Motherboard decoctions are widely used in cosmetology, even after chemotherapy.

Oregano oil

Oil is prepared from oregano using vegetable oil as a base. It is used for joint pain and skin damage. The oil will relieve toothache and stop gum disease.

To prepare it, you need to take 0.5 liters of oil and 4 tbsp. spoons of chopped grass. Using a water bath, heat to 40°C. Leave for 7 days. Rub the sore spot several times a day; 3-5 drops are enough for rubbing.

To treat colds or clear the respiratory tract, use an inhaler: three drops per 1 liter of water.

What should you pay attention to?

Any medicinal plant has its contraindications. It is because of this that products from the pharmacy contain instructions. Even if the list of prohibitions is very small, you should familiarize yourself with it.

In cases where the patient has poor blood clotting or the patient is pregnant, the use of oregano is contraindicated in any form. And also for diseases of the stomach and duodenum, subject to oral use. Serious disruption of the cardiovascular system is a ban on the internal use of dosage forms based on oregano.

Be healthy!

The results obtained make it possible to begin the production of not only soap and washing powder with oregano extract, but also special napkins and bandages, as well as sprays with essential oil - microbes die even at low concentrations in the air. A boom awaits producers of dietary supplements and essential oils containing carvacrol.

Oregano
Origanum vulgare L.
Folk names

Common oregano may also be popularly called: motherwort, incense, forest mint, chives, and also flea.

Chemical composition

Dry oregano herb contains essential oil (from 0.12% to 0.7%), this oil contains thymol, free alcohols, geranyl acetate and tannins. Oregano leaves contain ascorbic acid.

Useful properties

The beneficial properties of oregano are its ability to have a calming effect on the nervous system, enhances the secretion of the digestive, bronchial and sweat glands. Strengthens intestinal motility, and also has an analgesic and deodorizing effect. In infusions, oregano is used as a diaphoretic for colds, lack of appetite, low acidity, and as a choleretic for intestinal atony. In cases of liver inflammation, jaundice, as well as various types of disorders of neuropsychic activity. For acute and chronic bronchitis (to have an enhancing effect on the secretion of the bronchial glands). With increased sexual excitability.

Contraindication

Oregano infusions are not recommended for use during pregnancy. For men, taking large amounts of oregano is not recommended, as it reduces men's sex drive. This quality was used by healers and prescribed to the wandering husbands of desperate women who turned to them for help. Also, do not take oregano if you have severe diseases of the cardiovascular system.

Active ingredients: tannins, essential oil, thymol and ascorbic acid.

The plant is used for diseases of the digestive tract. It is believed that it enhances the motility of the stomach and intestines and improves appetite. Oregano is often prescribed as an expectorant. An alcoholic tincture of oregano herb is used for toothache (wet a small ball of cotton wool, which is placed in the hollow of a diseased tooth). Externally, oregano is used for compresses for abscesses and for aromatic baths. Oregano herb is also included in a number of chest, diaphoretic, carminative and gargling herbs.

The most commonly used infusion is oregano, for the preparation of which one and a half tablespoons of chopped herbs are poured into a glass of boiling water and, after cooling and straining, a tablespoon is taken 3 times a day. To prepare the tincture, 10 g of dried crushed herb is poured into 100 g of 70% wine alcohol and kept for 7-10 days with regular stirring or shaking. After straining the resulting tincture, take it 30-40 drops 3 times a day half an hour before meals.

Use in folk medicine:

The stomach, intestines, gall bladder and liver are the organs for which traditional medicine uses oregano for diseases, no matter whether there is diarrhea with fermentation and bloating, loss of appetite, stomach pain or gall bladder disease. If something is wrong in the stomach or it is grumbling, give a cup of oregano tea, to which, on occasion, yarrow is also mixed.

For gastrointestinal spasms and pain, take oregano tincture: 10 g of dried crushed herb, pour 100 ml of 70% alcohol, leave for 7 days in a warm place. Strain. Take 40 drops 3 times a day before meals).

Add 3 tablespoons of crushed oregano herb to 0.5 liters of vegetable oil, leave to infuse overnight, strain in the morning. Take 2-5 drops 3-4 times a day.

Cough, asthma, whooping cough and chronic bronchitis are also treated with this oregano tea sweetened with honey (preparation described above). Additionally, baths are used with a decoction of the herb, which enhance the effect of oregano for bronchitis and whooping cough. Where oregano grows, it is not difficult to collect it in large quantities.

An infusion of oregano herb (1:10) is prescribed for tonsillitis, tonsillitis, stomatitis, acute pharyngitis in the form of gargles. Also oregano oil. To do this, you need to dilute 1 drop of oil in 1 glass of boiled water. Oregano oil is an excellent remedy for toothache. Works well as a rub for joint diseases, myositis and myalgia.
Oregano is often mixed with sage and chamomile. These three herbs should be present in the mixture in equal parts. The tea is prepared according to the recipe already described.

BRONCHIAL ASTHMA

Pour 1 tablespoon of chopped herbs with 1 cup of boiling water. Take 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. It has an expectorant and diaphoretic effect.

ALLERGY

Take 2 teaspoons of crushed oregano herb, pour 1 glass of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes, strain. Take 1/2 cup 3 times a day 15 minutes before meals.
When treating epilepsy, take 100 ml of oregano infusion 3 times a day 15 minutes before meals.

HYPERTENSION

Use the same recipe as for treating allergies (see above).

Take 3 tablespoons of chopped herbs, pour in 0.5 liters of vegetable oil, leave for 8 hours. Take 5 drops of oil before meals.

Genecology

Brew tea with oregano herb in the most ordinary way. Drink 1 glass hot 3 times a day.

Oregano is used as a remedy to regulate menstruation when it is delayed and during painful menstruation. Pour 1 tablespoon of herb into 1 glass of boiling water, leave for 1 hour with the lid closed, strain and drink 2 tablespoons 3-4 times a day.

FLATULENCE

Pour 2 teaspoons of oregano herb with 1 glass of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes. Take the infusion warm before meals.

NEUROSIS, EPILEPSY

Take 100 g of finely ground oregano herb, pour in 1 glass of vodka and leave in a tightly sealed container for a week. Take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day before meals 20-30 minutes.
Neurosis: leave two tablespoons of oregano herb in a glass of boiling water for 2 hours, strain. Consume warm half an hour before meals, half a glass 3-4 times a day.

CHOLECYSTITIS

In late autumn and at the very beginning of winter, you should take a collection of choleretic herbs, consisting of oregano, sage, lemon balm, knotweed, St. John's wort, and crushed rose hips. Pour 30 g of a mixture of these herbs into 0.5 liters of boiling water, leave for 2-3 hours and drink 1/2-3/4 cup warm before meals with 1 tablespoon of honey.

Pour 2 teaspoons of crushed oregano herb into 1 glass of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes, strain - and gargle with warm infusion as often as possible.

ANXIETY

Wrap the oregano herb in a gauze bag and hang it on the faucet so that the water flows through it into the bath. The temperature of the water in the bath should not exceed 37°C. Take a bath for 10 minutes.

HEADACHE

Take 2 teaspoons of crushed oregano herb, pour 1 glass of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes, strain. Soak a piece of cloth in the infusion and make a compress on the forehead.

Powder made from the dried leaves and flower tops of oregano can be snorted for headaches and runny nose.

Regular oregano tea - 1 teaspoon per teapot plus 2-3 teaspoons of green tea, brew and drink during the day for depression, obsessive fears, loss of strength, rapid fatigue, irritability.

Often capricious children are given weak oregano tea with the addition of honey.

ITCHING SKIN

Brew 50 g of oregano herb in 10 liters of boiling water, cool to room temperature, strain. Make baths for hands and feet or pour the infusion over the affected areas.

Insomnia:

Take 2 teaspoons of crushed oregano herb, pour 1 glass of boiling water. Leave for 20 minutes, strain. Drink 1/2 glass before bed, add one tablespoon of honey.

In case of furunculosis, crushed oregano herb is tied to the abscesses. To cleanse the face of acne and other black spots, the face is often washed with oregano infusion. And then they don’t wash or dry themselves.

Oregano herb (motherland). Add 3 tablespoons of herb to 600 ml of water, bring to a boil, leave overnight (wrap in warm water), strain and take as water throughout the day. Drink oregano for 3 days. Needles - 1 day. Alternate. Restores the blood formula.

Take a handful of finely chopped oregano herb and pour in 0.5 liters of olive oil, leave for at least eight hours, strain. Apply two to three drops of oregano oil to the neck and rub. Repeat the procedure three times a day.

The homeopathic medicine Origanum 3x, 3, 6 is indicated for neurocirculatory dystonia, vegetative disharmonic myocardial dystrophy, menopausal complaints, as an antispasmodic agent for gastrointestinal diseases.

Bath with oregano for menstrual irregularities or migraines: in the evening, make an infusion - 100-200 grams of oregano herb per 2-3 liters of boiling water, pour it into the bath and lie in it. All ailments will go away as if by hand.

Oregano oil successfully fights cellulite. To do this, add 1 drop of oregano essential oil to the cream during massage. The course is 30 days.

In folk cosmetics, oregano is used to rejuvenate and give elasticity to the breasts. To cleanse the skin of the face, pour the oregano decoction into a small saucepan and, covering the head with a towel, hold the head over the steam for 5 minutes.

For baths, brew ½ cup of raw oregano with a liter of water, boil for 10-15 minutes, leave for 1 hour. Strain and pour into the bath. Before taking a bath with oregano, you need to rinse in the shower. Take a bath for 15-20 minutes. The body is not wiped.

Use as a seasoning. Oregano is often characterized as a spice related to marjoram, but stronger. And this is no exaggeration. Suffice it to say that it has a very strong spicy taste. In ancient times, oregano, exported from Italy, fell in love with us, because we adopted many Italian dishes. What goes better with spaghetti with meat sauce than an aromatic spice? And oregano can add a special touch to tomato sauce. And pizza without oregano is not real pizza; this spice is simply made for her.
Those who are not into Italian cuisine can try oregano with fried potatoes, fried meat or herbs. Mixed with basil, supplemented with a very small amount of thyme and rosemary, it replaces salt in dietary dishes.

Bath with oregano: 100 gr. oregano pour 1 liter of water, bring to a boil and leave for 10 minutes, then filter. The liquid is added to the water-filled bath.

But this conspiracy helps girls attract a loved one if they are still virgins. At dawn, you need to brew 1 teaspoon of oregano with a glass of boiling water, boil for 5-10 minutes. Leave for half an hour. Add to your loved one’s tea or mix with wine. You can brew mulled wine with the addition of oregano and be sure to say these words several times:

You, my soul, my soul!
Matserdushka! At your place
The girl asks for help:
So that my sweetheart
I was the only one who was faithful,
He only loved me.
You, my soul, my soul!
I pour your infusion into a glass.
Let him be enchanted forever,
The one I give them to drink.
Amen.
Say the words at least three times. You can even come up with your own, but so that the meaning and basic words are preserved.

In order for a child to sleep peacefully and not be tormented by nightmares, a branch of oregano is sewn into his pillow.

To prevent the husband from wandering around, a branch of oregano is placed under the mattress of the marital bed.

Oregano is a folk remedy for fighting moths.

Blank

The tops of flowering plants are used for medicinal purposes; they are collected during flowering (preferably at the very beginning of flowering). It is necessary to dry the grass in the fresh air, in the shade, or you can dry it in a dryer. The grass must be spread in a thin layer and shaken occasionally. After drying, the coarse stems are removed, so that in fact, mainly the flowers and leaves of the plant are used for the preparation of medicines.

In our country, among the many shrubs on the hills, clearings and forest edges, oregano grows separately. Its other name is motherwort, oregano, incense. Many peoples of the world grow this plant because they believe that the medicinal properties of this herb can relieve any ailment.

Medicinal characteristics of oregano

The perennial herb appears as a large stalk with pink or purple flowers. The plant has a pleasant aroma. It blooms at the end of summer, and when harvested, only the top is cut off, leaving a stem thirty centimeters high.

Tea with oregano is popular all over the world, as it is very tasty and aromatic, has a soft and pleasant taste. The medicinal properties of oregano have been identified by doctors for a long time. The plant has an antibacterial and soothing effect.

Oregano can be prescribed for the following health problems:

• Violations of the National Assembly.
• Gastrointestinal disorders.
• Diseases of teeth and gums.
• Joint diseases.
• Cramps and spasms.
• Skin diseases.
• Fungal diseases.

In addition, oregano has an expectorant, diuretic, choleretic effect, and has an anti-inflammatory effect.

Medical indications for the use of medicinal herbs:

• Different forms of bronchitis.
• Gastritis.
• Cholecystitis.
• Hepatitis.
• Inflammation of the gums.

Motherboard for women

The medicinal herb cures many female diseases. Alternative medicine uses it as an effective remedy that relieves a woman of negative feelings during menopause. The healing properties of the medicinal herb normalize a woman’s hormonal levels.

Decoctions and tinctures from it are recommended to be taken by young girls whose mammary glands do not grow very well.

Pregnant women should not use the medicinal herb, as it causes a shrinkage of the uterus, bleeding and premature birth.

Oregano for men

Motherwort is a herb for women, so the stronger sex is not advised to drink it in large quantities. Oregano has a good effect on a man's potency. You need to take the medicinal herb in the form of a drink, for a short course, if there are no contraindications. It is recommended to drink medicinal herbs for the following ailments:

• To normalize the digestion process.
• For colds.
• For diseases affecting the respiratory system.
• For gastrointestinal disorders.
• For diabetes mellitus.
• For stomach ulcers.

Where is the medicinal herb used?

1. Tannins, essential oil and a high content of ascorbic acid in the medicinal herb have a good effect on a person who is depressed and will help with prolonged stress, sleep disturbances, and epilepsy.
2. It is a natural antibiotic that helps with liver diseases. You can take medicinal herbs not only internally. The plant is widely used by cosmetologists to rejuvenate and restore the skin, clean pores, and remove dandruff.
3. The motherboard-based composition is used by homeopaths for the treatment of hysteria, VSD, and high blood pressure.
4. It is also used as an auxiliary healing agent for cancer.
5. In cooking, oregano is used both dried and fresh to prepare sauces for fish, salads and meat dishes. The spice improves digestion and increases appetite. It is useful for intestinal obstruction, as it has a laxative effect.

Mother during pregnancy

Alternative medicine since ancient times has used the beneficial characteristics of the plant not only for health, but also for abortion. It is strictly forbidden to consume oregano at the initial stage of pregnancy.

A decoction of oregano will help pregnant women eliminate inflammation on the skin if they wash their face with it daily. The smell of medicinal herbs will relieve headaches if you use the tincture as a head rinse.

1. The antibacterial properties of the herb are widely used in gynecology. Women's ailments such as vaginal itching, cervicitis, and colpitis can be easily cured with douching.
2. The medicinal plant will help during the menstrual cycle, eliminating pain and restoring the menstrual cycle.
3. During lactation, oregano will increase the formation of breast milk, and after the birth of a child it will help the uterus recover.

Cough medicine

Oregano is a very effective remedy for curing colds, bronchitis or cough. It has a negative effect on bacteria that are quite resistant to chemicals.

Drinking medicinal herbs for coughs is allowed in the form of infusions or inhalations. To do this, oregano essential oil (three drops) must be added to the nebulizer. A tincture of oregano with honey and ginger will quickly strengthen the immune system against colds.

Side effects

Along with its healing properties, the herb also has contraindications. People suffering from allergic reactions should drink it very carefully. If such a reaction occurs, you should stop taking oregano and seek help from a specialist who will prescribe anti-allergy medications.

Third-party actions of the motherboard are:

• High blood pressure;

In case of such problems, it is better not to take oregano for a long time and in large quantities.

Drinks with oregano - benefit or harm?

The benefits and harms of motherboard drinks are closely interrelated. They can and should be drunk for general health promotion, for the treatment of diseases and cosmetic problems. However, the drink can be harmful if consumed in unlimited quantities. The harm of the drink is as follows:

• If you give a drink with oregano to children or teenagers, you can disrupt their sexual development.
• Large amounts of oregano can cause impotence.
• When drinking oregano tea in large quantities, anaphylactic shock may occur.

How to brew medicinal herbs correctly so that there is no overdose? It's actually quite easy to do:

• A small spoon of oregano should be poured into a glass of hot water.
• The composition should stand for ten minutes.

Traditional medicine recipes

Preparation of medicinal tincture
Finely chop ten grams of oregano and add a glass of boiled water. Cover the vessel with a lid and let the mixture sit for an hour. Filter the tincture and consume it one hundred grams in two doses per day.

Preparing the broth
Finely chopped herb is poured into 250 ml of cold liquid and placed in a water bath for thirty minutes. Allow the mixture to cool, peel it and drink half a cup in the morning and at night.

Treatment of epilepsy with tincture
Add 0.5 liters of boiled liquid to a large spoon of finely chopped herbs and leave the mixture for 120 minutes. Filter the tincture and take one hundred grams three times a day. The duration of therapy is three years.

How to make a healing drink: finely chopped oregano, mix with chopped marshmallow and coltsfoot. Ten grams of the resulting composition is poured into 250 ml of hot water and allowed to stand for twenty minutes. Filter the composition and consume warm, one hundred grams after five hours.

diaphoretic drink
Ingredients: coltsfoot, motherwort and dry raspberries. Finely chop the herb and mix well. Twenty grams of weed are poured into 0.5 liters of water and allowed to stand for thirty minutes. Filter it and drink fifty grams in the morning, afternoon and night.

A remedy for inflammation in the mouth
You need to take oak bark, motherboard and marshmallow. Finely chop everything, pour twenty grams of the resulting composition into 0.5 liters of boiled water. Let the composition brew for twenty minutes, then filter it. The resulting infusion should be used to rinse your mouth.

Carminative composition
Mix chamomile inflorescences with chamomile, finely chop the herb. Ten grams of herb are poured into 250 ml of hot water, boiled in a water bath for ten minutes, then filtered. Drink one mug twice a day: in the morning and at night.

Using oregano juice

Using a juicer, squeeze the juice from the motherboard and drink it by spoon several times a day for therapy: paralysis, spasms, sore joints, gas formation, intestinal obstruction, colds. The juice improves the digestion process and normalizes the menstrual cycle. For external use it is recommended to use it for:

• healing wounds;
• removing skin rashes;
• and for headaches.

Drink about colds
Finely chop the dried herb and add a liter of hot water, place the saucepan on the stove and simmer for five minutes. Remove the container from the burner and let the mixture sit for ten minutes. When drinking, you can add finely chopped onions, milk or cream to the drink.

Drink for the treatment of female diseases
The drink will help stop bleeding and discharge, normalize menstruation, and cure endometritis. You need to take chamomile, mistletoe, acacia, motherwort, blackberry leaves, oak bark, nettle, yarrow, raspberry leaves. Chop everything and mix well. Fifteen grams of the resulting composition are brewed in 1 liter of hot water and left for thirty minutes. Drink one hundred grams of the drink in the morning, afternoon and night.

Healing drink for hypertension
Ingredients: motherwort, adonis, astragalus, sweet clover, mistletoe, hawthorn, clover, mint, dried grass and horsetail. Everything is crushed and mixed well. Twenty grams of the mixture is poured with boiled water and allowed to stand for two hours. Drink 125 grams in the morning and at night.

Composition for insomnia and stabilization of the central nervous system
You will need: motherwort, mint, motherwort, lemon balm, cap and valerian. Chop the herbs, mix, pour twenty grams of the composition with boiled water. Let stand for twenty minutes, filter the composition and drink 50 grams of tincture four times a day.

Oregano inflorescences for toothache
The inflorescences need to be washed and applied to the aching tooth; you can soak them or keep them in the mouth for a while. In ten minutes the pain will go away.

Treatment of runny nose and migraine
To do this, you will need to grind oregano leaves into a powder and inhale when you have a runny nose or migraine.

Mother oil for stomach ulcers
Add olive or sunflower oil to 20 grams of chopped grass and put it in a dark, cool place for seven days. Then purify the oil and use three drops before each meal.

Contraindications

Regardless of the fact that weed has many healing properties, formulations based on it are prohibited for pregnant women. The fact is that the substances contained in weed provoke contractions of the uterus, which can lead to miscarriage. It is also not recommended to drink products from this medicinal herb for people with severe cardiac abnormalities.

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