Oregano WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Oregano
Although oregano is commonly found in kitchen spice racks across America, it is mostly considered a medicinal plant in the Philippines.1 Oregano has been shown to inhibit bacterial growth and has even been compared to tinidazol, an antibiotic that is commonly used to treat giardiasis.2 It also contains anti-viral properties which help protect against common viruses such as the common cold.3
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- Other benefits: regulates menstruation, aids digestion, is an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant.3
- Has over 42 times the antioxidant activity of apples.4
- Tea from oregano helps with bloating and gas.5
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Oregano
- ↑ The George Mateljan Foundation: World’s Healthiest Foods: Oregano
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 OrganicFacts: Health Benefits of Oregano Essential Oil
- ↑ LearningInfo: The Benefits of Oregano
- ↑ GardensAblaze: Medicinal Uses of Oregano
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Pot Marjoram, Oregano as Medicine, Medicinal Use of Oregano, Oregano Medicinal Uses, Oregano Tea, Health Benefits of Oregano, Oregano Health Benefits
- Last update: Jun. 11, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
