Origanums

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All of the Origanums except the Origanum dubium Linalool Type are

carvacrol-rich and carvacrol is the active therapeutic component people

seek. The higher carvacrol aromatic plants are more expensive to

purchase. We have some plants that will produce oils with carvacrol

levels over 80%. This simply means you get more bang for the buck when

mixing it with olive oil or whatever. You must dilute it more.

 

Origanum vulgare is the best seller. Possibly people associate the name

and the fact that there is one company making some fairly sound health

claims and selling it as " Oil of Oregano " in a 10% oregano/90% olive oil

mixture for as much as $29.95 per 2/3 ounce bottle. So people see mine

as being less costly. With mine, one can mix their own and create a

dozen bottles of the $29.95 product for less than half the price.

 

Origanum onites has been the next best seller and that might be due to

some things I've written on it and a portion of the lecture I gave at

the AT Conference in Toronto, Canada in September 1999. I presented

research conducted by five prominent professors in Turkey using Origanum

onites in a project involving lung tumors in rats, using three different

groups and three treatments, one of them being normal cancer treatments.

I presented the study and showed the audience colored micro slides of

the lung tissues. The Origanum onites not only stopped the growth but

also caused recession of the growths! The lung tissue was reverting to

it's previously normal pink and clear state!! I made it clear that this

is not an indication that it will cure cancer in humans but it shows a

great need for further research and such research is ongoing.

 

Origanum dubium is the next best seller, possibly because it appears to

have a lighter odor than the others. Turks generally prefer it for

home medication.

 

Origanum dubium (Linalool type) is in its own class .. a very nice odor

and dual therapeutic value. It's high in linalool, as is lavender, and

high in carvacrol, as is oregano. It has healing properties of oregano

and lavender .. so much so that the common name in Turkey is Lavanta

Kekik (Lavender Oregano.) It's endemic to Turkey - not found elsewhere

and even here it's only found in a very small corner of the Southeast.

When people get samples of it from us, they buy it. I normally use it

for inhalation and it would be great for diffusion - I love the odor.

 

Internally, I use Origanum vulgare, Origanum onites and Origanum dubium.

I do not make recommendations to others on ingestion of essential oils.

I recommend buyers consult their doctor prior to this manner of usage.

 

So - one can choose based on the above descriptions of each oil. For

colds and flu, I use the onites, vulgare or dubium. For diffusion any

one will do the job but just for inhalation, I'd go with the O. dubium

(linalool type) because I love the odor. All have proven antiseptic,

antimicrobial, antifungal and anti-spasmodic properties and they are

believed to be capable of stimulating the immune system.