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Essential oils are much-loved in the world of health and wellness. They can be used to ease stress, boost mood, relieve pain from headaches and migraines, help you a better night's sleep, reduce nausea, and even repel insects.
One of the lesser-known essential oils that is slowly gaining popularity is oregano oil. This type of oil is, as the name suggests, made from the oregano plant, and is said to have a whole host of healing properties. Both the herb and the essential oil of oregano have been used for medicinal purposes since ancient Greek times, when treating patients for their respiratory and digestive ailments.
Research shows that oregano oil has antimicrobial, antiviral and antifungal properties. Not only that, but the compounds found in oregano oil are thought to be antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and cancer-suppressing.
If you don’t know much about oregano oil, it’s time you learned a bit about it. We’ll be covering everything you need to know about the oil’s health benefits in this video.
1. Oregano oil improves gut health
Experts have found that when you consume oregano oil, it can aid the flow of bile into the digestive organs. This is because of its antibacterial and antifungal properties, which help to rebalance bacteria and fungi in the gut. The oil has even shown promise in being effective against pathogens that are resistant to antibiotics and antifungals.
This essentially means that if you suffer from irritable bowel syndrome, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or other digestive issues, you may want to explore oregano oil. It’s worth discussing this with your doctor first, though, as the nature of digestive issues can vary big style from one person to the next.
2. Oregano oil can help with colds
When we’re hit with a cold or the flu, our bodies will usually kick into action and fight the pathogen that has caused the illness in the first place. But it’s always wise to give our bodies a helping hand in the process, and that’s where oregano oil can be used.
Not only does oregano oil have antibacterial and antifungal properties, it has also been found to be effective against certain viruses, especially viruses that can affect the respiratory tract. This is because it contains something called thymol, a natural fungicide with antiseptic properties. As a result, experts think the oil can protect against toxins. Oregano oil is particularly effective at helping to loosen or eliminate the build-up of mucus and phlegm in the respiratory tract, and can also soothe inflammation that causes chesty coughs.
3. Oregano oil can fight bacterial infections
Oregano oil's main ingredient, carvacrol, has antiviral and antimicrobial properties. This makes it a great antidote for a number of bacterial infections that could cause stomach upset and sickness. One study found that carvacrol effectively keeps food-borne pathogens like E. coli at bay – so it’s a good one to keep handy if you’re unfortunate enough to experience food poisoning.
The bacteria-based benefits of oregano oil don't stop there, either. The oil’s antibacterial properties can be effective against types of bacteria that live in the digestive, upper respiratory and urinary tracts, which helps to fight infection.
4. Oregano oil repels bugs
If you live in a country that’s plagued by pesky bugs at certain times of the year, keep a bottle of oregano oil handy as a bug repellent. By simply using the oil in aromatherapy around your home, you’ll be able to keep the bugs outside, where they belong.
Quite a bit of research has been conducted into how this aromatic oil repels bugs. It’s thought that its main active ingredient, carvacrol, may help when it comes to repelling lice, fleas, mosquitoes, and bed bugs. One study found that oregano essential oil showed more potential as repellent compound than a commercial products against bed bugs. So, you know what to do next time you’re dealing with bugs – skip the brand names and consider oregano oil as a natural alternative!
5. Oregano oil can fight disease
As we get older, our susceptibility for disease increases. Take cancer, for instance – one in three of us are thought to fall ill with the disease in our lifetime. While there’s no avoiding some of the harsher diseases, there are certain natural plant sources that are thought to help you stay healthier for as long as possible. Oregano oil is one of these sources.
One 2017 report found that oregano oil may play a role in keeping tumours at bay. Researchers studied oregano oil's potential benefits in lab environment cancer models and noticed that it displayed a tumour-suppressive effect in the breast cancer model in particular. More studies will need to be conducted before this can be confirmed conclusively, so it’s always necessary to speak to your doctor about essential oil therapies before using them for anti-tumour purposes.

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