Sweetheart

Origanum valgare L. (original, motherboard)

Dushmyanka, spirit flower, bee lover, forest mint - this is what people call common oregano. The warm, fresh, camphor-tinged aroma of the plant comes from the essential oil it contains in large quantities. To obtain 1 kg of oil, only 50 kg of raw materials are enough. Oregano was also called “motherland” in Russia, since its herb helps well with various female diseases and increases the amount of milk in nursing women.

The homeland of this plant is the countries of the Mediterranean and Southern Europe. Over time, oregano has become one of the most common plants on the European continent and in Asia.

In ancient times, oregano was called “oregan”. Currently, this name has been retained for the spice, traditional for many peoples, which is a powder from oregano inflorescences collected during the budding period. The taste and smell of oregano is reminiscent of marjoram, but much more delicate. Maybe that’s why oregano is sometimes called “wild marjoram.”

Aristotle, Dioscorides, and Aristophanes mentioned the medicinal properties of oregano. Makhzan Ul-Adwiya in his “Treasury of Medicines” wrote: “Drinking a decoction of oregano or an infusion prepared as tea removes thick matter accumulated in the chest and lungs, increases appetite, helps eliminate nausea, as well as a bad, sad mood.”

Odo of Mena wrote in great detail about the effect of oregano on the human body in the poem “On the Properties of Herbs”:

Drinking it treats dropsy and dries out bloating. They say he reconciles black bile with honey water, If the patient takes his Oxybuff for treatment; He also derives the rules when a woman drinks it, applies it grated, or warms herself with boiled grass. When mixed with honey, its powder expels cough; It drives away itching and scab, all kinds of spots on the skin, if you wash them often with the water in which you boiled them; Taken in the bath, the decoction helps those suffering from jaundice; If you take the juice of green oregano, it heals the tongues, drying out swollen ones, and heals the pharynx; If you hold it in your mouth, the wounds in it will heal from the juice... For those whose digestion is slow due to illness, it helps when mixed with white wine; It also relieves stomach pain with heated water. Absorb its juices with vinegar and olive oil. Let freshly removed wool, bruises, and dislocations heal the organs of the body, if it is applied on top. It also drives urine, and if it is taken, it also drives out worms; Grated with teeth for a long time, it drives out pain from there. Drinking its juice helps all internal organs...

Most of the listed properties of oregano have been confirmed by modern clinical studies. In recent years, oregano essential oil has been produced in small quantities, despite the fact that it is one of the most effective aromatherapy preparations. Much more often you can find “Spanish origanum” oil on sale.(Thumuscapitatus), Resembling oregano oil in composition. It has been established that the antiseptic properties of this essential oil are 25 times greater than phenol.

Medicinal properties

1. Prescribed for bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, asthmatic, acute and chronic bronchitis, whooping cough, sore throat, chronic tonsillitis, pneumonia, pleurisy, tuberculosis, influenza, tracheitis, sinusitis.
2. Eliminates fermentation processes in the intestines, colic, normalizes the acidity of gastric juice, enhances intestinal motility.
3. Indicated for hypo- and anacid gastritis, intestinal atony, enterocolitis, accompanied by constipation and flatulence, cramps in the stomach, hiccups, and belching.
4. Used for cholecystitis and biliary dyskinesia, inflammation of the liver and gallbladder, hepatitis, kidney and bladder diseases.
5. Improves blood circulation, reduces cholesterol and lipoprotein levels in the blood.
6. Lowers blood pressure.
7. Regulates fat metabolism, helps get rid of excess weight and cellulite.
8. Relieves inflammation of the lymph nodes.
9. Analgesizes toothache, eliminates bad breath, and is indicated for gingivitis.
10. Recommended for rheumatism, joint stiffness, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, arthralgia.
11. Effective for mixed type neurocirculatory dystonia.
12. It has a tonic effect on the contraction of the smooth muscles of the uterus. Effective in the absence of menstruation, increased sexual excitability, painful periods, thrush, and diseases of the uterus. Facilitates the menopause, enhances lactation, normalizes ovarian function.
13. In dermatology, it is used for pustular skin diseases, neurodermatitis, psoriasis, lichen planus, acne vulgaris and rosacea, blistering dermatitis, exudative diathesis, seborrheic dermatitis, boils, wounds, bruises, herpes.
14. In folk medicine it is known as a diaphoretic, diuretic, choleretic, antisclerotic, sedative, and anticonvulsant. Used for choking, for rheumatism, intestinal atony and low acidity, as a hemostatic and sedative for women's diseases, for general weakness, mental illness, cancer, scrofula, inflammation of the oral mucosa, pharynx, pharynx, various kinds of rashes, after fainting, for allergies and rickets in children.
15. Calms the central nervous system. Recommended for increased nervous excitability, headaches, insomnia, paralysis of central origin, hysteria, stress, neuroses.
16. Effective for dry seborrhea, accompanied by dandruff, itching, increased hair loss and poor hair growth. Suitable for caring for oily skin, regenerates the skin well. Deodorant.
17. Helps with pediculosis. Protects clothes from moths.

Dosage

Oil burner: 4-5 k.

Internally: 1 k. with 1 tsp. honey 1-2 times a day after meals.

Inhalations: 1-2 k.

Baths: 3-5 k.

Massage: 2-3 k. per 10 ml of transport oil.

Compresses: 3-4 k.

Enrichment of cosmetics: 1-2 k. per 10 g of base.

Contraindications. Individual intolerance, pregnancy, stroke, coronary heart disease, increased blood clotting, increased gastric secretion, hyperacid state.

Note. Before use, consult a doctor. An overdose can cause convulsions in patients with epilepsy and those predisposed to it, irritation of the skin and mucous membranes.