Oregano for Cold and Flu Prevention

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Hey Ien,

 

(snipped a bunch)

 

I agree with the statement on Oregano .. below. I'll spare y'all all

the details as to why I agree, though I might bore you with the list of

organizations. ;-)

 

> I personally use both herbs and essential oils. I have tried ravensara,

> bee balm, and many of the other essential oils regarded as effective, but

> in my opinion, wild oregano is superior to the others.

 

Over the years I have presented to this list (and others) many, many

studies showing the effectiveness of Carvacrol (the active ingredient in

the Origanums) against a myriad of microbial critters .. there is a very

long list of these critters that start to sing their Death Song when

they come into contact with Oregano essential oil.

 

There are also many studies from around the world that totally support

this position .. from Weber State University; Harvard Medical School;

Johns Hopkins; University of TN at Knoxville; Vanderbilt University;

Health Explorations Trust, Scottsdale, AZ; Biotics Research Corporation,

Houston, Texas; Aromatic & Medicinal Plant Group, Scottish Agricultural

College, Auchincruive, South Ayrshire, UK; Agrotechnological Research

Institute, Wageningen, The Netherlands; Dpto. Biotechnologia, Facultad

Ingenieria Quimica, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santiago del

Estero, Santa Fe, Argentina; Ziraat Fak., TUT Bol, Erzurum, Turkey; Ege

University, Pharmacy Faculty, Toxicology Department, Izmir, Turkey;

Laboratoires de Pharmacognosie, Faculte des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et

Biologiques, Lille, France; School of Health Science, Leeds Metropolitan

University, UK; Laboratory of General Chemistry and Laboratory of

Phytopathology, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece; Agricultural

University of Athens, Department of Food Science and Technology, Greece;

Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry,

Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece; Servicio de Alergia,

Hospital Clinic Universitari, Valencia, Spain; Microbiology Department,

University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia; Aeron

Biotechnology, San Leandro, CA; Unidad de Hematologia, Universidad de

Chile, Santiago, Chile; Laboratorio de Investigacion en Parasitologia,

Instituto Nacional de Pediatia SSA. Mexico, D.F.; Department of Food

Microbiology and Biotechnology, Hassan II Institute for Agriculture and

Veterinary Medicine, Rabat-Instituts, Morocco; Dermatology Department,

Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA; Division of Basic Pharmaceutical

Sciences, Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, LA; Biotechnology

Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Fes Morocco; Biology Department,

Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey;

Department of Medicine II, University of Goteborg, Sweden; Unite de

recherche; Substances Naturelles, Faculte de Medecine et de Pharmacie,

Rabat Institut, Rabat, Maroc; National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo,

Egypt; Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin;

Laboratory of Botany, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Besancon,

France; Laboratoires de Pharmacognosie, Faculte des Sciences

Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Lille, France; Centre de Recherche,

Nestec SA, Vers-Chez-les-Blanc, Lausanne, Switzerland; Institute of

Technology and Storage of Agricultural Products, Volcani Centre, Bet

Dagan, Israel; Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Dental College;

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine,

University of Bergen, Norway; a Little Old Lady in Tennis Shoes from

Burbank, California .. and many, many others.

 

How often can these folks be wrong? I live this reality .. I have not

taken an over the counter or prescription medication since early 1995 ..

and on those RARE occasions when I get a bug .. I kick its butt inside

of 24 hours .. normally less than 18 hours.

 

Prevention of colds and flu requires keeping the immune system tuned ..

and kicking the Big Bad Bug Butts as soon as we get a hunch that they

are trying to cause us harm. I am now .. and have been convinced for

the last eleven years .. that there is no more effective preventive

measure .. or weapon to totally destroy .. these critters .. than is

Origanum. Matters not which Origanum we choose, though those that are

Carvacrol rich would be my first choice.

 

> Hope that helps

 

Fer'shur .. me too. ;-)

 

> Ien in the Kootenays

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

THE Source for Wild Grown Turkish Origanums

 

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[Guest guest]

I lurk on this list - learning from all of you. After learning a year or

so ago (from Butch) about the power of Oregano I purchased some Oregano

hydrosol from him. Every day (at least from Sept - June) I put the oreg

hydro in my drinking water. Now, I don't have any scientific proof or

anything, but let me tell you this. Several times my family members have

come down with colds. I may get a " touch " of it, but not as bad as

others. My dh is currently fighting off a cold he came down with 2 weeks

ago. I have had a bit of a sore throat off and on and a little bit of

the sniffles, (it also may be attributed to seasonal allergies), but

nothing more!!! I've my family to take the oregano, but oh no!! So let

them suffer and I'll keep taking that oregano! Just thought I'd slip my

oregano testimony in here! Back to lurking. LOL

JanG in MI

 

 

Butch Owen wrote:

 

> Hey Ien,

>

> (snipped a bunch)

>

> I agree with the statement on Oregano .. below. I'll spare y'all all

> the details as to why I agree, though I might bore you with the list of

> organizations. ;-)