Oregano Oil 120 veggie caps

Oregano Oil supports the respiratory and digestive systems. Other beneficial uses include: support for menstrual comfort, joint health, and urinary tract health.

Oil of oregano has powerful anti-yeast, anti-bacterial, and anti-viral properties, as well as intestinal cleansing benefits. It is often used with intestinal Candida/yeast, and as a first aid to help treat food poisoning. Oregano Oil has also been found to have powerful antioxidant effects. This Oil of Oregano product is standardized to 60-75% carvacrol.

Benefits of Oil of Oregano

• Antifungal
• Antimicrobial Effects
• Antibacterial
• Inhibits Yeast Growth
• Antioxidant

Serving size: 1 capsule
Servings per container: 120

• Oregano oil (Standardized extract from leaves) 300mg

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin.

Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement take 1 capsule with meals and at bedtime or as directed by your health care practitioner.

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The oregano plant (Origanum Vulgare) is native to the Mediterranean and South
Asia. Oregano oil is the essential oil derived from this plant and has a long
standing use in the management of certain health conditions. Historically, ancient
physicians used oregano oil to treat wounds, venomous bites, and infections of the
respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. Oregano oil is believed to have anti-septic
properties, and was even previously used to clean medical instruments.

Oregano oil contains two powerful antioxidants, Cavacrol and Thymol, that are
largely responsible for their many positive health effects. The antioxidant activity of
these two compounds is believed to be the source of oregano oil?s anti-microbial
and anti-fungal properties. In addition long-chain hydrocarbon compounds, known
as Terpenes, found within the oil have anti-inflammatory effects.

Inhibits Yeast Growth
An in vitro study demonstrated that oil of oregano, and carvacrol in particular, inhibited the growth of Candida albicans far more effectively than a commonly employed antifungal agent called calcium magnesium caprylate. [1]

While treating yeast overgrowth, take your Oil of Oregano capsules at a different time than your probiotics (beneficial bacteria). Ideally, 4 or more hours apart.

Protects Against Bad Bacteria
In addition to its anti-fungal action, and according to the results of another in vitro study from Australia, oregano oil has a strong anti-microbial action against a wide number of bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella enterica, and Staphylococcus aureus. [2]

Parasites
Other test tube studies have shown that oregano from the Mexican (Lippia) species was more effective than the prescription medication tinidazol in inhibiting the parasite giardia (Giardia duodenalis). [3]

Stops Food-Borne Pathogens
In another in vitro study, volatile oils of oregano, thyme, cinnamon, and cumin were individually able to stop the growth of another food-borne pathogen called Aspergillus parasiticus. Higher concentrations of these volatile oils were also able to stop the production of a potent poison from Aspergillus called aflatoxin. [4] Together these facts suggest the volatile oils found in oregano have an important role in preventing the spoilage of food and in reducing the risk of ingesting harmful bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Again, these actions have not yet been confirmed by human clinical trials.

References:
1. Stiles JC, Sparks W, Ronzio RA. The inhibition of Candida albicans by oregano. J Applied Nutr 1995;47:96?102.
2. Hammer KA, Carson CF, Riley TV. Antimicrobial activity of essential oils and other plant extracts. J Appl Microbiol 1999;86:985?90.
3. Ponce MM, Navarro AI, Martinez GMN, et al. In vitro effect against Giardia of 14 plant extracts. Rev Invest Clin 1994;46:343?7 [in Spanish].
4. Tantaoui EA, Beraoud L. Inhibition of growth and aflatoxin production in Aspergillus parasiticus by essential oils of selected plant materials. J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol 1994;13:67?72.