Chamomile and oregano useful properties. Hypertension, severe stress. The benefits and composition of oregano

Oregano (Origanum vulgare).

Other names: dushmyanka, motherboard, dushinka, forest mint, perfume, bee-lover, incense.

Description. Perennial herbaceous plant of the Labiate family. Rhizome branched, brown, often creeping.
Stem erect, branched in the upper part, tetrahedral, soft pubescent, from 30 cm to 90 cm high. Leaves are oblong-ovate, pointed at the apex, petiolate, opposite, dark green with translucent glands, 1 - 4 cm long.
The flowers are small, numerous, reddish-purple or mauve, collected in a corymbose-paniculate inflorescence. Corolla two-lipped with five petals. The plant blooms in July - August. Has a fragrant, pleasant aroma that resembles the smell of common thyme.
The fruits ripen in August - September. The fruit is four single-seeded brown or brown nuts. The plant reproduces by seeds and vegetatively. Grows in sparse coniferous and mixed forests, on forest edges, clearings and clearings, on dry meadows, rocky slopes. It grows more often in groups of several plants. Oregano is widespread throughout Europe, in Western and Central Siberia, Central Asia.

Collection and procurement of raw materials. For medicinal purposes, use the herb oregano (Herba Origani vulgaris). Harvesting is carried out at the beginning of mass flowering. If raw materials are harvested in more late dates, then the content of essential oil in it will be less, therefore the quality of such raw materials will be lower.
The tops of the oregano are cut at a height of 20-30 cm from the ground. Collected raw oregano must be dried in the shade outdoors. It is possible in rooms with good ventilation, in attics. It is also dried in special dryers with forced ventilation of heated air up to 35 - 40 ° C. Oregano is harvested in the same places no earlier than 2 years later. The shelf life of raw materials is 1 year.
The composition of the plant. Oregano ordinary contains essential oil (up to 1.2%), tannins, ascorbic acid (up to 500 mg /%), flavonoids. The main constituents of the essential oil are: thymol, carvacrol, bi- and tricyclic sesquiterpenes, geranyl acetate. The beneficial properties of oregano, namely, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, are largely due to the content of carvacrol. Essential oils that are high in carvacrol are superior to many existing antibiotics.

Useful, medicinal properties oregano, application, treatment.
Oregano ordinary has soothing, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, analgesic, diuretic, anthelmintic, insecticidal properties.
Oregano also increases the tone of the intestines and enhances its peristalsis, stimulates the secretion of bile, the secretion of the digestive, bronchial, sweat glands, improves appetite, tones the smooth muscles of the uterus, regulates menstrual cycle, increases lactation.
Oregano is used for disorders digestive tract, poor digestion, poor appetite, for the treatment of enterocolitis, which are accompanied by constipation and flatulence, with cholecystitis and biliary dyskinesia.
Oregano gives good results in the treatment of acute and chronic bronchitis, whooping cough, as it stimulates the secretion of the bronchial glands, has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects.
In treatment female diseases oregano preparations will be indicated for primary and secondary amenorrhea, algomenorrhea, depressed mood, insomnia, increased nervous and sexual excitability. For douching, infusion of oregano is used for leucorrhoea, chronic colpitis, vaginal itching.
In otorhinolaryngology, the infusion is recommended for treatment acute rhinitis; inhalation - with chronic sinusitis, chronic tonsillitis, acute and chronic pharyngitis and laryngitis.
In folk medicine, oregano is used for pulmonary tuberculosis, stroke, convulsions, asthenia, acute respiratory diseases, stomach cramps, flatulence, diarrhea, gastritis, dyspepsia, hepatitis, bronchiectasis, bronchial asthma, neuralgia, rheumatism.
Outwardly, in the form of rinsing, infusion of oregano is used for stomatitis, gingivitis, tonsillitis. Compresses - for boils, boils, edema, itchy rashes and eczema. Baths - for itchy rashes, eczema, neurodermatitis, edema, vitiligo, diathesis, rickets and scrofula in children.
Infusion wash the head for migraines, insomnia, hair loss, to get rid of dandruff.
Oregano extract is part of the Urolesan preparation, which is used in urological practice.
In homeopathy, essence is used - for erotomania, nymphomania, hysteria.
In everyday life, oregano is used as an insecticidal plant (from moths).

In the treatment of diseases, oregano is used both as a single plant and as part of a collection with other medicinal plants.
In the treatment of acute or chronic bronchitis, as an expectorant, oregano can be used together with coltsfoot and marshmallow.
A sedative infusion is taken with increased nervous excitability, insomnia, to normalize the functioning of the nervous system, and improve the quality of sleep. To prepare the infusion, oregano is used together with lemon balm, hop cones, hawthorn flowers.
When treating inflammatory diseases Gastrointestinal tract (gastritis, enteritis, colitis, enterocolitis) oregano is used together with fragrant woodruff, lemon balm, wild strawberry (dried berries).

Dosage forms and doses.
Infusion of oregano: 10 g (2 tablespoons) pour a glass of boiling water (200 ml), leave for 20 minutes, filter. Take the infusion warm in half a glass (100 ml) twice a day before meals.
Infusion of herbs for baths: 40-50 gr. raw materials are poured into 3 liters of boiling water, insisted for 3 hours, filtered. The broth is added to the water bath. Baths are done for 20 minutes, every other day, for 3 weeks.
Infusion of herbs for douching: 10 gr. raw materials for 1 liter of boiling water, insist until it cools. Apply warm. Douching is done 2 r. a day for 2-3 weeks.
For compresses and washings, the infusion is prepared in the same way as for internal use.
Shredded in powder dried leaves and flower tops are sniffed for headaches and a runny nose, sprinkled on the feet for hyperhidrosis.
Oregano juice squeezed out of flowering grass. Take 1 tablespoon of honey three times a day 15 or 20 minutes before meals.
In everyday life, oregano is used as an insecticidal plant (from moths).

Infusion for the treatment of bronchitis(acute or chronic exacerbation). To prepare the infusion, take:

2 parts dry crushed leaves of coltsfoot;
2 parts of dry crushed roots of marshmallow officinalis.
1 dessert spoon of this mixture is poured with 200 ml of boiling water, infused for 20 minutes, filtered. Take half a glass (100 ml) 3-4 p. in a day.

Sedative infusion. To prepare the infusion, take:
1 part dry crushed oregano herb;
1 part dry crushed lemon balm leaves;
1 part dry chopped hop cones;
2 parts hawthorn flowers (dry or fresh).
300 ml of boiling water is poured over 1 tablespoon of this mixture, infused for 30 minutes, filtered. Take half a glass of 2-3 p. in a day.

Infusion for the treatment of gastrointestinal inflammation. To prepare the infusion, take:
1 part dry crushed oregano herb;
2 parts of dry chopped woodruff herb;
2 parts dry crushed lemon balm leaves;
3 parts dried wild strawberry.
1 tablespoon of this mixture is poured with 300 ml of boiling water, infused for 20 minutes, filtered. Take half a glass (100 ml) 3 r. in a day.

Contraindications You can not take oregano preparations during pregnancy, with increased secretion of the stomach, with serious illnesses of cardio-vascular system. If oregano is used as a means to stimulate menstruation, then you need to be sure that the delay in menstruation is not associated with pregnancy.

Oregano is blooming perennial with a bright purple color and a fragrant smell. Oregano belongs to the labiate family and can grow up to 80 cm in length. It grows over most of Eurasia. Blooms all summer, bears fruit in August and September. Almost 50 species of oregano are known. In some countries, this plant is specially cultivated, in Russia it is simply harvested during the flowering period by cutting off the upper part (15-20 cm, you cannot pluck, since they are lost beneficial features of this herb).

Interesting Facts:

Oregano - composition and useful properties of oregano

The composition of this useful herb includes: coumarins, essential oils (up to 1.2%), carvacrol (thanks to which oregano has a persistent noticeable smell and favors the elimination of pathogens, which not even all antibiotics can cope with), thymol, flavonoids, phytoncides, bitterness, tannins, organic acids, as well as vitamins C, B1, B2.

Oregano and its properties for facial skin

Cleaning the skin and pores.

In order to cleanse the contaminated pores of the epidermis, it is necessary to prepare an infusion of oregano and lubricate the face with it after washing. It helps to get rid of acne and blemishes. You cannot use the "yesterday" broth, you need to make a fresh lotion every day:

pour two tables into a glass of boiling water. spoons of oregano;
insist from 30 minutes to two hours, express.

Another way to cleanse your skin is “scented” lotion # 2. This lotion should also be used to wipe the face after washing:

add one table to one hundred milliliters of alcohol. a spoonful of finely chopped not dried herb of oregano and insist for seven days;
strain the infusion through folded gauze or any non-fleecy tissue several times;
pour the same volume of chilled boiled water into the resulting tincture.

This flowering plant helps to regenerate and rejuvenate the skin on the face. To do this, you must use steam baths with the infusion of this plant.

Help for problem skin.

Oregano fight against dermatological diseases (acne or allergic rash, acne, etc.).

Alcoholic infusion of oregano and calendula. The resulting extract must be applied to problem areas of the skin every day (once or twice):

Useful properties of oregano for hair

Promotes hair growth and helps relieve skin conditions such as seborrhea and dandruff. With the broth described below, rinse your hair after washing with shampoo. It helps to disappear itchy scalp, dandruff, increase growth and shine:

pour two tables into a glass of boiling water. spoons of oregano;
boil for one or two minutes;
insist for about 60 minutes and express well.

Useful properties of oregano for the body

Pour four tables into a liter of boiling water. spoons of oregano and boil for another two to three minutes;
insist for about 30 minutes and then express;
pour the resulting mixture into the bath (optimum water temperature - 38 °).

Oregano against cellulite

Mix ordinary sunflower oil with oregano oil in a ratio of 8 to 1. The oil composition must be applied to problem skin within 30 days.

"Fragrant" anti-cellulite composition No. 2:

mix two drops of orange, lemon and grapefruit oils one drop at a time rosemary oil and oregano oils;
mix 50 milliliters of "Baby cream" into this fragrant composition.

Lubricate problem areas of the skin with this fragrant mixture and wrap for a third of an hour. The duration of use is 30 days.

Medicinal properties of oregano (use of oregano in medicine)

This "fragrant" herb is used for diseases gastrointestinal tract(colitis, gastritis, flatulence, peristalsis), all kinds of allergies, diabetes, hypertension, epilepsy (long-term use is necessary for three years).

This useful herb- excellent natural antiseptic and an antibiotic. It is capable of destroying microbes, therefore its extracts are used in various medications.

"Fragrant" herb is able to resist the appearance cancer cells in organism. To warn oncological diseases it is necessary to systematically drink herbal tea with the addition of oregano, and its alcoholic infusion allows you to subside pain in your teeth.

The "fragrant" plant helps to increase appetite, while cleansing the body of cholesterol.

Oregano in dermatology (wounds, allergic reactions, acne, eczema, rashes)

Excellent medicinal properties of oregano are used in dermatology. Ways of use: lotions, compresses, baths based on oregano decoction.

Pour one hundred grams of dried oregano into two liters of boiling water and leave for a quarter of an hour;
pour this infusion into water for subsequent baths.

Oregano for pulmonary, respiratory, colds

Good curative action shows oregano in diseases of the respiratory tract, since after application there is an active expectoration. The infusion described below should be consumed three times a day, half an hour before meals. The broth is made for one day (the next day it is necessary to brew a new fresh infusion, you cannot use the "yesterday"):

pour a finely chopped non-dried plant into two glasses of boiling water;
insist 30 minutes.

Collection for suppressing inflammation in the body: this collection is recommended only for gargling the throat and mouth. The procedure must be carried out after eating:

mix marshmallow root, oregano and oak bark in a ratio of 1: 4: 6;
pour two glasses of boiling water and the resulting "mix" into the container;
let it brew for a quarter of an hour, drain.

Oregano for epilepsy

Use the infusion twice a day, morning and evening. Duration of use is three years:

two tables. spoons of not dried oregano pour half a glass of boiling water;
insist for about two hours.

Useful properties of oregano for colds and acute respiratory viral infections

Oregano for a cold: you need to inhale the finely chopped flower and leaves of the plant.

Oregano for the prevention of diseases and strengthening the immune system

Strengthening tincture of oregano: prophylactic infusion is drunk warm and three times a day 30 minutes before meals:

pour one table into a glass of boiling water. a spoonful of oregano;
insist for about twenty minutes and express well.

Useful properties of oregano for women

Oregano for menstrual irregularities (in the absence of pregnancy), amenorrhea: drink three times a day, two tablespoons. spoons:

add two cups of boiling water and thirty grams of oregano to the container;
let it brew for about two hours.

Oregano for insomnia

Drink half a glass shortly before bedtime:

two teahouses tablespoons of finely chopped oregano and pour one glass of boiling water;
insist for about 20 minutes and express.

The healing properties of oregano for headaches and migraines

Oregano for pain in the head ( compress):

Moisten a towel in the infusion described below and apply on the head, like a compress:

two teahouses Pour a spoonful of chopped oregano with a glass of boiling water;
insist for about 20 minutes, express.

Oregano for pain in the head ( infusion for oral administration):

mix in equal parts peppermint, oregano and fireweed;

one table. Brew a spoonful of dry "mix" in 500 milliliters of boiling water;
insist for about 30 minutes and express.

Oregano for angina and laryngitis

mix 10 grams of oregano, 20 grams of chamomile and 10 grams of sage;
on one table. pour a spoonful of such a mixture into a glass of boiling water;
close the lid, wait half an hour and drain.

The broth is used for rinsing the mouth in a warm form, so as not to burn the throat and mouth. Number of rinses: four to five times a day.

Oregano for the liver

The fragrant herb has urine and choleretic properties so it is useful for organs such as: gallbladder, kidneys, urinary tract, liver:

2 tsp Pour chopped herbs with one glass of boiling water;
insist 15-20 minutes, express.

Take warm in 0.5 tbsp. three to four times daily before meals.

Oregano for chronic bronchitis

Due to the separation of sputum during the coughing process, Airways are cleared of germs. To remove sputum, thinning drugs (mucolytic and expectorant on a natural basis) are taken. The group of mucolytics also includes oregano. After applying this folk medicine the process of coughing up sputum will go. Drink one third of a glass three times a day after meals:

four parts of rosemary, two parts of oregano and one part of birch buds and nettle, cut and mix well;
two tables. boil spoons of this "mix" for half a liter of boiling water;
boil for ten minutes, leave for thirty minutes, drain.

Another recipe for those who suffer from bronchitis: drink three to five drops three times a day:

stir half a liter of regular sunflower oil and three tablespoons. spoons of chopped oregano;
insist all night, in the morning - express.

Oregano tea

Oregano is great for soothing. Herbal tea is drunk under stress and nervous disorders... She is able to relieve insomnia. Herbal tea with oregano has a sedative, i.e. calming effect (from the Latin Sedatio - sedation):

one teahouse pour a spoonful of dry finely crushed grass with one glass of boiling water;
insist 3-8 minutes, you're done.

Additional ingredients to combine with oregano and improve its beneficial properties:

honey - improves sleep;
cream - improves taste;
mint - it will work good remedy from migraine;
goes well with chamomile, St. John's wort and thyme;
Oregano is also added to regular tea for flavoring.

Oregano for children

Oregano is shown to children for external use only. It is strictly forbidden to ingest preparations containing oregano extract, since they can unpredictably affect sexual development child / teenager.

Firming relaxing baths for children: for prevention various diseases(rickets, allergies, etc.):

two liters of boiling water and three tablespoons of dry color, insist for about 30 minutes;
strain and add to the bath.

Oregano for pregnant women

Oregano is an ingredient in many different gynecological fees... Unofficially, in another way it is called "motherboard" or " female grass". It helps in getting rid of some gynecological diseases (erosion, intrauterine bleeding, etc.). It can also help to recover. female body after the baby is born and increase lactation. Also, the fair sex use it to feel better during menopause and hormonal imbalance.

Oregano medicinal properties and contraindications which are described in our article - an unpretentious plant, known in cooking as "oregano". This culture is also valued for its medicinal properties. Oregano is used as a preventive and medicine, which helps to cope with many diseases. Our article presents detailed description and application, as well as Photo oregano herbs.

Are oregano and thyme the same thing?

Oregano and thyme are different plants, although both have medicinal properties and are widely used in cooking. The differences are noticeable even externally. Thyme is a shrub that spreads along the ground, and herb oregano(oregano), on the other hand, is a tall growing species. The scent of the plant flowers is very similar, but the inflorescences are very different.

Description

Oregano has many names, including:

forest mint;
incense;
motherboard;
douche;
bee-lover;
countersink;
upland bone-breaking grass.

This perennial crop belongs to the Yastnotkov family.

In nature, this plant can be found in Europe and the Mediterranean. Oregano grows most often on:

meadows;
meadows;
river banks;
hillsides.

The top of the plant is branched. The stem is tetrahedral, covered with fine hairs. The average height of oregano reaches 60 cm, but it can grow up to 1 meter. The plant is branched and creeping root system... The leaves are oblong, ovoid.

Oregano blooms in July, small flowers have a purple hue, thyroid-paniculate inflorescences. The fruit is oval, divided into 4 dry nuts.

Oregano grows on almost any soil. Has a pleasant aroma. The plant prefers open areas. Oregano bears cold and winter months easily and comes to life in early March.

Chemical composition

More than 1% of the essential oil is contained in the leaves and stems of the crop. This plant also contains the following elements:

20% carvacrol;
up to 10% thymol;
12.5% sesquiterpene;
15% free alcohols;
up to 5% geranyl acetate;
vitamins B1, B2, C, D, A, K.

It also contains:

tannins,
fixed oils,
vitamin C.

There are only 25 kcal in 100 grams of the plant.

The properties of oregano are determined chemical composition plants:

Essential oils help to cope with neurosis, get rid of insomnia.
Tannins have a choleretic and diuretic effect.
Timol is an antiseptic.
Alcohols and ascorbic acid increase appetite.

Useful properties of the plant

With insomnia, increased nervous irritation, neuroses, tantrums, in stressful situations A decoction made from the leaves and flowers of oregano will help, the essential oils of which have a calming effect.
To relieve pain, improve intestinal motility, cope with manifestations of flatulence, and as a prophylactic agent for disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, an infusion or decoction of oregano will help.
Drinking oregano tea is recommended for headaches and migraines, since this plant has an anti-spasmodic effect.
The plant can be used as remedy for diseases of the respiratory system, since oregano helps in the discharge of sputum, as well as for bronchitis, pneumonia.
This culture is used in the treatment of adults and children who have become infected with worms.
With diseases genitourinary system and the liver will also help cope with oregano, since this plant has a choleretic and diuretic effect.
A decoction of oregano will help eliminate rashes, acne, boils, acne. The plant helps to quickly cope with skin irritation, allergies, psoriasis, and other dermatological ailments.
As a preventive measure oncological diseases It is also recommended to regularly consume oregano tea, as the components contained in the leaves, stems and flowers of the plant will help protect the body from the spread of cancer cells.
Oregano is used to fight cellulite, to improve the condition of the skin, since it helps to easily restore the condition of the subcutaneous fat layer.
The preparations prepared on the basis of this plant help to restore the menstrual cycle and easily cope with the painful manifestations of PMS, but such treatment can only be carried out under the supervision of a doctor.
Milk from nursing mothers will be produced much more actively if they take oregano medications correctly.
Oregano is a unique antiseptic, donated by nature itself.
Inhalation with a decoction or with the addition of oregano essential oil helps with colds, coughs and relieve breathing.
Sore joints and rheumatic manifestations can be treated with oregano essential oil, which is recommended to be rubbed into problem areas.

To normalize blood pressure, improve appetite, get rid of toothache, decoctions and infusions of oregano will also help.

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For women

For women's health oregano is of particular value.

Medicines prepared on the basis of the plant are actively used in gynecology and help to cope with polycystic ovaries, cervical erosion, amenoria and other pathologies of the reproductive system organs.
In the fight against bleeding, infusions and decoctions of oregano will also help; they are recommended to be used after childbirth by women in order to accelerate the healing of the uterine mucosa.
Oregano will also help to cope with pain during menstruation and unpleasant manifestations of menopause.
Infusion of oregano will help to cope with vaginal itching and other female diseases, and this remedy will also help stabilize the monthly cycle.
Breastfeeding mothers with insufficient lactation need to use extracts from oregano, which activate the production of breast milk.
Oregano broth helps to cope with strong loss hair, improve their condition and accelerate growth.
Drinking tea with oregano helps to remove toxins from the body, improve the digestive tract and cleanse the intestines.
You can add others to the oregano broth healing herbs to enhance their positive effects.

Monastery tea

To prepare "Monastic tea" you need to take the following components:

St. John's wort -1 tbsp. l,
chopped elecampane root -1 tbsp. l,
oregano -1 tbsp. l;
rose hips - 100 gr.
mix and fill with water (3 liters);
Boil;
Insist 1 hour;
The drink can be stored in the refrigerator and consumed cold.

Important! Do not forget about contraindications.

Decoction

To prepare a decoction with oregano, you need to take:

oregano 100 gr;
thyme 50 gr;
yarrow 50 gr;
honey 100 gr.

The resulting mixture is poured with boiling water and insisted for 2 days. It is recommended to drink the infusion 200 ml 3 times a day. The course should be carried out within a week.

Infusion

With menopause, you should regularly consume the infusion prepared according to the following recipe:

oregano 50 gr;
thyme 50 gr.
The herbs are crushed and placed in one container;
Pour 100 ml of alcohol there;
Infuse the resulting mixture for a week;
The infusion should be consumed 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. The duration of the course is one month.

Oregano during pregnancy: contraindications and application

Even with a normal pregnancy, oregano will be beneficial. Expectant mothers are advised to use the following recipe:

100g oregano;
pour 1 liter of boiling water;
drink the resulting broth during the day.

Advice! Increased tone uterine walls - a reason to refuse to use this plant, since the components in its composition can cause premature birth or miscarriage.

For men

Alcohol addiction in men can be overcome with the help of a decoction with oregano, but at the same time, sexual activity will decrease.

Attention! Regular use this tool can lead to the development of impotence.

For kids

Oregano in cosmetology

In the preparation of cosmetics, it is fragrant plant used very often. On the basis of oregano, products are made for the care of the skin of the face, body and hair. This plant has gained fame due to its unique properties:

elimination of skin diseases, acne, acne;
recovery skin, rejuvenation;
cleansing the scalp from dandruff, improving the structure of the hair;
giving the skin elasticity, firmness, silkiness.

Many masks and creams are based on oregano. These products can be used both to maintain the freshness of young skin and for aging. Oregano also contains a special pigment that allows you to create a tanning effect.

To cook cosmetics from this plant you can at home.

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Mask

For face

Art. spoons fresh leaves oregano;
pour 1 glass of boiling water;
Hold for 10 minutes;
Add protein;
Stir and apply to hair for 30 minutes;
After half an hour, the mask is washed off.

Using this product will help to significantly narrow the pores of the scalp, especially if it is oily.

Anti wrinkle

1 tbsp chopped oregano;
Flooded hot water(100ml);
Insist 3 hours;
Next, filter the mixture and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to it.

The product should be applied to the face and washed off after half an hour with water.

To strengthen hair

3 tablespoons chopped oregano;
pour 500 mg of boiling water;
insist 30 minutes;
Strain the cooled solution and add 2 tablespoons of honey.

The product is rubbed into the scalp and left for half an hour, after which it is washed off with water. This mask will help to improve appearance hair and prevent hair loss.

Ice for face skin

2 tablespoons of leaves and stems of the plant should be crushed;
pour boiling water (200 mg);
leave to brew for 25 minutes;
filter the liquid;
poured into prepared small-sized molds and sent to the freezer.

Hair rinse decoction

4 tablespoons chopped oregano;
Add 0.5 liters of boiling water;
Boil the mixture over low heat for 10 minutes after boiling;
The mass should be left to infuse for 1 hour.

Cleansing tonic

1 tbsp chopped oregano;
pour 1 glass of boiling water;
insist for 30 minutes, then filter.

The resulting infusion should be wiped off the face in the morning and before bedtime. After some time after use, the result will be noticeable - the skin of the face will become smooth and velvety, and also noticeably clear.

The oregano infusion added to the cool bath will help remove swelling from the feet after a long walk.

Traditional medicine recipes

Decoctions and infusions prepared on the basis of oregano have long helped people cope with various diseases:

Insomnia

An infusion that will help cope with insomnia is very easy to prepare. It is enough to take:

4 tablespoons of chopped herbs;
pour 2 cups of boiling water;
then leave to infuse for 25 minutes.

Neuroses, epilepsy

2 tablespoons of herbs;
pour 0.5 cups of vodka;
insist a week in a dark place;
after which the mixture is filtered.

The resulting solution should be consumed before meals for 1 tsp.

Allergies in children

oregano flowers (3 tbsp. l);
pour 2 l hot water;
insist 30 minutes.

The filtered infusion is used for bathing a child.

Runny nose

Dry oregano flowers are ground into powder and used as a snuff.

Angina

0.5 cups of boiling water;
Add 1 tablespoon chopped oregano;
Insist 25 minutes.

The composition is filtered and used for gargling.

Disruption of the menstrual cycle

1 tablespoon of herbs;
pour hot water;
insist 40 minutes;
after which it is filtered and used daily, drinking 1 glass a day.

Cataract

1 glass of boiling water;
pour 1 tablespoon of chopped grass;
leave for 1 hour;
filter and take half a glass 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals.

The resulting product helps to slow down the spread of cataracts, and it can also be used for multiple sclerosis and epilepsy.

It is recommended to drink plant juice to eliminate epileptic seizures, with colds and to improve work digestive organs... This remedy is used as a hemostatic, sedative. Skin conditions can also be treated using oregano juice.

Compresses for flatulence and abdominal pain in babies can be prepared from steamed oregano leaves.

Oregano tea

Tea made from oregano has a pleasant aroma. Fatigue will help remove a cup of such a decoction, as well as fill the body with useful substances. You can prepare such a drink as follows:

1 tbsp chopped herb
pour 1 glass of boiling water;
leave to infuse for 10 minutes.

This tea should only be consumed warm. It is also recommended to use it to remove nervous tension, with rheumatism and liver disease.

Advice! This solution will be useful for bronchitis.

It must also be consumed when gynecological diseases... The broth has a diuretic and diaphoretic effect, helps to remove excess water from the body and deal with the kidney infection.

Regular consumption of the infusion improves appetite, strengthens the immune system, and also relieves bad smell from mouth.

Collection and storage of medicinal herbs

The upper part of the plant is used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes. At the end of July, when the oregano is actively blooming, the plant should be picked. Only healthy shoots with blossoming flowers and green leaves can be collected.

Raw materials should be dried outdoors under a canopy.

Store oregano separately from other herbs in a cardboard box or glass jar. The container with dry grass should be in a dark and dry place.

Reference! For 3 years, with proper storage, oregano can retain its medicinal properties.

The leaves and flowers of the plant, when frozen, can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 years.

Contraindications

Pregnant women should use oregano in any form with caution, since the components that are contained in the plant, affecting the tone of the walls of the uterus, can cause miscarriage or premature birth.
People suffering from peptic ulcer, with exacerbation of gastritis and other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, it is not recommended to eat the plant fresh.
In any form, you should not use oregano for people who suffer from its individual intolerance.
The constant, unlimited use of oregano broth contributes to the appearance of headaches, dizziness, nausea, and an allergic rash.
Constipation can provoke the tannins that make up the plant.
Heartburn and irritation of the mucous membranes can be caused by ascorbic acid, which is also present in the leaves and stems of oregano.
Uterine bleeding is caused by the use of a concentrated decoction of oregano.
Eating oregano may affect male potency, therefore, men should not often drink broth and tea based on it.

As a remedy, oregano can be used only after consultation with your doctor.

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Common oregano or oregano is a perennial herbaceous spice plant from the family of lamines with an erect, tetrahedral stem up to 70 cm high, with oblong-shaped leaves pointed at the ends, from 1 to 4 cm long, with paniculate inflorescences in which there are many small flowers of pinkish-purple color ... Oregano blooms in the second year in June - July.

Oregano prefers to grow in sunny open meadows, forest edges, on the slopes of hills. The people call this plant affectionately motherboard, as it helps to heal women's problems and diseases.

Summer residents grow oregano as a spicy vegetable plant and use it as a seasoning in the preparation of various dishes. Tea lovers brew this smelling plant and drink it like tea.

For medicinal raw materials, grass is used, which is collected during flowering, cutting off the upper parts of the plant.

Chemical composition

Oregano contains useful material that provide healing actions on the human body - flowers, leaves and stems contain tannins, ascorbic acid, bitterness, flavonoids and phytoncides. This plant has a very strong pleasant smell for a reason high content essential oil.

Medicinal properties and application

Thanks to healing properties oregano is used in medicine for the treatment of various diseases, is used as an antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and expectorant agent in the treatment of colds and respiratory diseases - for bronchitis, pneumonia. Oregano infusions help relieve the condition strong cough, whooping cough, separates and excretes phlegm. Infusions are also used for rinsing with sore throat and colds.

The pharmacy sells dry herb oregano, from which infusions, decoctions, and tea are prepared. Infusions and tea are used internally to normalize digestion, to increase appetite, to strengthen the nervous system, to improve sleep, added to baths for bathing.

Oregano is a part of biologically active additives, breast, carminative and diaphoretic fees, on its basis, combined medications, which are used to treat the liver and gallbladder, with renal and hepatic colic, are added to cough syrups, drops and tablets to improve sleep and treat depression and nervous disorders.

Also in pharmacies there is oregano essential oil, which is used to treat skin problems, for aromatherapy and herbal medicine.

Oregano has antispasmodic and analgesic effects and is used for stomach cramps, gastritis, pain in the intestines, and ulcers duodenum and in diseases of the gallbladder, for the treatment of colitis and enterocolitis, helps with constipation and relieves flatulence.

Oregano infusions have analgesic, wound healing and antiseptic effects and are used for rinsing oral cavity with toothache, with stomatitis and gingivitis and throat with angina. From the infusion and decoction, inhalations are made for sinusitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis.

Used in the form of lotions and healing baths with purulent rashes on the skin, with diathesis, scrofula, eczema, with gynecological diseases.

Oregano is used to treat female diseases - it regulates menstruation in case of delay, enhances menstrual bleeding and stabilizes the menstrual cycle. It is used for delaying puberty in girls. Infusion douches for inflammatory processes.

Applied as depressant with nervous disorders, with insomnia, with epilepsy, with increased sexual excitability.

They wash their hair with a decoction of oregano for headaches, and are used to enhance hair growth, in the fight against baldness. Oregano has a beneficial effect on hair growth and strengthening.

Fresh herb juice is popular with traditional healers and is used to treat various ailments, it is used to treat the common cold and skin diseases, washed with juice purulent wounds, relieve swelling.

A powder is prepared from dry grass, which is sniffed for headaches and a runny nose.

Oregano essential oil is used in the perfumery industry, it is added to the composition of toilet soaps, lipsticks, colognes and toothpastes.

In cooking, it is used as a seasoning, meat and vegetables are stewed with oregano, sauces and gravies are made, added to pizza and soups, when pickling cucumbers and tomatoes, in vegetable oil for flavoring, in kvass and drinks, for brewing tea.

If you put oregano in your closet, you can get rid of moths.

Contraindications to the use of oregano

Oregano is medicinal plant, and like any drug has its own contraindications for use.
Oregano preparations are undesirable to take long time men, they contribute to the development of sexual impotence.

It is contraindicated to treat oregano for patients with high acidity stomach, with stomach and intestinal ulcers, suffering from dysfunction of the heart and blood vessels, with hypertension.

With caution and under the supervision of a doctor, take medications for renal, intestinal and hepatic colic.

And also individual intolerance can be a contraindication to use.

Traditional methods of treatment

Before starting treatment with oregano, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the contraindications and consult with your doctor. Do not self-medicate and take medications from oregano for a long time and in large doses.

In folk medicine, oregano has been used for a long time and is used to treat various ailments. From dry medicinal raw materials, infusions and decoctions, tinctures are prepared, powder, oil are made, juice is squeezed out of fresh leaves. Dry herb is used for insomnia - fill a canvas bag and put it next to the pillow, oregano soothes nervous system, promotes falling asleep quickly and improves sleep.

In this article you will find recipes traditional medicine that will help you heal diseases and improve your health.

Infusion recipe for the treatment of pneumonia, bronchitis, with a strong cough

Pour 2 tablespoons of dry raw materials with two glasses of boiling water, insist, strain, take 30 minutes before meals, you need to drink the infusion in three steps.

Infusion for the treatment of epilepsy

Pour two tablespoons of crushed raw materials with 1.5 glasses of hot water, leave for three hours and drink. Traditional healers it is advised to use the infusion for treatment for a long time up to three years.

Infusion for the treatment of neuroses

Pour 2 tablespoons of herbs with a glass of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, strain and take a warm infusion three times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Infusion to improve digestion and low acidity stomach

2 teaspoons of dry raw materials, brew with a glass of boiling water, insist, strain, add honey and drink a quarter of a glass three times a day before meals.

Infusion to stabilize the menstrual cycle

Pour a tablespoon of oregano with 0.500 ml of boiling water, leave for forty minutes, strain and take a glass of infusion three times a day.

Infusion for cramps of the stomach and intestines, with nausea and vomiting, with frequent headaches

Pour 2 tablespoons of dry raw materials with a glass of boiled water, heat for 15 minutes in a water bath, remove from heat, dilute with one glass of boiling water, insist well, strain and take half an hour before meals, half a glass of infusion twice a day, morning and evening.

Recipe for infusion for bronchitis, tracheitis, pneumonia

Pour two teaspoons of fresh chopped herbs with one glass of cold boiled water, leave for two hours, then heat to a boil, strain and drink like tea. Add honey and lemon to improve the effect.

Infusion for neurodermatitis and skin problems

Brew 50 grams of oregano with two liters of boiling water, insist, when it cools down, strain and use as trays and lotions. The course of treatment is 10 days - every day or every other day.

Infusion for a medicinal bath

Pour 150-200 grams of the plant with a liter of boiling water, insist for three hours. Strain and add to the bath.

Decoction for the treatment of diathesis and allergic rash

Pour 2 teaspoons of herbs with a glass of boiling water, boil for three minutes, strain and apply lotions to the affected areas.

You can meet oregano in the European part of Russia, in the Caucasus and in some regions of southern Siberia. This plant is unpretentious, it grows in light forests, in open meadows and along roads. Oregano blooms from July to September.

The chemical composition of oregano, or oregano, includes tannins and essential oils containing phenol, as well as ascorbic and rosmarinic acid.

In culinary and medicinal purposes all aerial parts of oregano are used

The herb has a calming effect on the central nervous system, helps to relieve neurotic state, helps with depressed mood. An infusion of oregano herb helps with insomnia, increased irritability, and a tendency to depression.

Oregano should not be confused with mint, they are completely different plants.

The large amount of dietary indigestible fibers contained in the herb oregano facilitates the digestion processes, an infusion of this herb is often used to increase appetite.

This herb affects smooth muscles, has an antispasmodic effect and is used to relieve stomach cramps, with pain in the intestines, colitis, with gallbladder disorders. It relieves flatulence and constipation.

Don't confuse oregano with mint

Oregano enhances the secretion of sweat glands, has an analgesic and anticonvulsant effect. Antiseptic properties herbs are used to wash wounds and abscesses, to relieve itching, with scrofula and some rashes. The herb infusion can be used to strengthen hair and prevent hair loss.

Grass renders positive influence on the respiratory organs... Oregano is used for coughs, choking, pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma and other lung diseases. For inhalation, infusion of oregano is used for a variety of lung diseases: pharyngitis, laryngitis, chronic sinusitis, tonsillitis, when coughing.

The herb is part of breast collection and collection for the treatment of throat ailments. The infusion is used to rinse the mouth and throat in case of inflammatory diseases. Chewing oregano is used to relieve pain in the teeth and gums.

Since antiquity, the properties of oregano, useful for women's health, have been known. That is why oregano is often referred to as “female herb”. Oregano decoction can prevent uterine bleeding, restores hormonal background, neutralizes discomfort during the onset of menopause.

Infusion of oregano relieves pain during menstruation, helps to restore a broken cycle. A sitz bath in an infusion of oregano can help get rid of chronic cystitis.

Another thing is associated with pronounced gynecological properties. Russian name this herb is the "motherboard". In Russia, the herb was used to stop postpartum bleeding.

Oregano contains a large percentage of vitamin C, therefore it can be used as a tonic and prophylactic agent... This herb is usually part of an immunostimulating herb that helps to strengthen the body's defenses. It can be used as a tonic for dizziness.

Carvacrol contained in the plant prevents the formation of free radicals in the body, and therefore resists the formation of cancer cells. Rosmarinic acid, which is part of the plant's chemical composition, is a powerful antioxidant that can also be used to prevent cancer. Thus, oregano contains a whole complex of anti-cancer substances.

Oregano is considered a "female herb", a decoction of this herb is taken for various female ailments

Harm and contraindications

Oregano can do this Negative influence on the human body:

Danger of miscarriage. Oregano is contraindicated in pregnancy. This is due to the fact that this herb strengthens the muscle tone of the uterus, which can lead to miscarriage.
Decreased potency. Since olden times, oregano was considered a female herb due to great content phytohormones, men were not recommended tea with this plant because of its ability to reduce libido.
Allergic reactions. With individual intolerance, an allergy to oregano may occur.
Contraindications for heart disease. The grass contains active substances that put stress on the heart. Therefore, oregano is contraindicated in cardiac disorders.
Effects on vision. Increased content essential oils may adversely affect vision. Therefore, with poor eyesight, oregano should not be consumed in large quantities.
Increased pressure. Even the smell of oregano can trigger a pressure surge. Therefore, its use is harmful to people with hypertension.
Decreased focus. The sedative properties of this herb have a relaxing effect and reduce focus. It should not be consumed before performing work related to the requirement increased concentration attention and concentration.

Oregano does not go well with wine. Avicenna also noticed that the use of this herb with wine causes headaches.

Oregano is a herb with versatile properties and a rich chemical composition. It can be used both in cooking and in herbal medicine, due to its pleasant taste and aromatic properties, and in medicine due to the presence wide range healing properties.

However, when using oregano, you should keep in mind some contraindications for use. In the absence of contraindications, the use of oregano in cooking and medicine can have a beneficial therapeutic and prophylactic effect.