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Essential Oil of Oregano

Status: Wildcrafted
Latin: Origanum vulgare
Family: Labiatae
Country: Turkey
Extraction: Steam distilled
Part distilled: Dried flowering herb
Odor: Chemical Class:phenols

Major Constituents:
mono-&sesquiterpenes: cymene, pinene, caryophyllene, bisabolene, terpinene
alcohols: linalool, borneol
esters: gerynal acetate, linalyl acetate
phenols: carvacrol, thymol-P
Essential Oil of Oregano
Traditional Uses:
anthelmintic, antirheumatic, antitoxic, antiviral, diuretic, hepatic, analgesic, anesthetic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, astringent, emmenagogue, expectorant, fungicidal, bactericidal, rubefacient, splenetic, febrifuge, tonic & stimulant

Skin: infected cuts, wounds, parasites, highly irritant, use diluted only

Respiratory: asthma, colds, bronchitis, catarrh, whooping cough

Muscular/skeletal: rheumatic, muscular aches and pains,

Digestive: soothes nervous stomach disorders, stimulates liver and spleen, calms intestinal spasm, flatulence, stimulates appetite

Immune: cold, flu, infection

Genito-Urinary/ Reproductive: period pains, diuretic(?)

Nervous Brain/ Mind: very stimulating, nerve tonic, revives the senses, migraines, relieves imaginary diseases, gives feeling of well-being

Blends well with: eucalyptus, tea tree, thyme, lavender, cypress, cedarwood, lemon, lime, mandarin, rosemary, spearmint

Satety Data: Avoid in pregnancy, dermal irritant, mucous membrane irritanth

SOURCES:
Sheppard-Hanger Sylla, THE AROMATHERAPY PRACTITIONER REFERENCE MANUAL, Tampa, 1998
Mojay, Gabriel, Aromatherapy for Healing the Spirit, London, 1996
Battaglia, Salvatore, The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy, Brisbane, 1997

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