Oregano EO for Colds and Such

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Hi Elaine,

 

> Butch,

> It has been indicated to me that ingestion of Oregano Oil, even

> well-diluted can cause kidney problems. Are you aware of any such

> information? Elaine

 

I want to give a simple answer to this but if I do it will just create

more questions .. so I'll risk talking down to some folks .. but there

is no way to know the level of understanding of 1,100 + list members.

 

First .. if I were going to be concerned about anything I would worry

about the liver before I would the kidneys .. but as Oregano is NOT a

toxic oil per se, I wouldn't worry about the liver or kidneys if they

were healthy to begin with. The LD-50 extrapolation for a lethal dose

of Oregano EO in a 3 year old is 21 ml .. that is a lotta oil and its

not possible (methinks) for anyone to consume that amount at one time.

Of course .. there can be cumulative effects if one goes overboard and

consumes 5-6 drops 8 or 10 times a day for a long period of time .. but

that applies more so to many other EO with much lower LD-50 thresholds.

 

I say " extrapolation " because the LD-50 tests were never conducted on

humans; they are old tests using animals and the results were applied to

humans. Such tests are supposed to be no longer performed .. and if

anyone is performing them .. its under cover.

 

If one has overworked kidneys or some form of congenital or acquired

disease of the kidneys then ingestion of cola or coffee or alcohol or

essential oils and many other normally NON TOXIC substances could be a

no no .. might cause additional problems. But as far as I know, there

is NO INFORMATION available from ANY RELIABLE SCIENTIFIC SOURCE to

suggest that occasional ingestion of diluted Origanum would/could cause

problems in otherwise healthy kidneys .. its a very common practice in

many circles. Many of my friends/acquaintances here .. professors in

academia and in medicine .. routinely ingest Oregano Hydrosol .. it is

sold in all the supermarket chains.

 

I ingest Oregano and Rosemary, Cineole for a couple of days maybe once

or twice a year .. but I am doing it less often now because I have began

to believe that I can get the same benefits from inhalation .. that is

what Aromatherapy is all about anyway. And .. there is no way we can

really know what chemical changes occur in a whole essential oil when it

comes into contact with stomach acids.

 

>>but I do not make recommendations to others on ingestion of essential

>>oils.

 

I write this often because I am not a medical doctor and I believe that

when one recommends or suggests ingestion of any chemical .. or even

says that what they are selling is " therapeutic " , they are illegally

dispensing medications .. unless they have a medical license.

 

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