==Health Benefits and Uses of Oregano Essential Oil==
* [[Aromatherapy]] for Kapha and Vata Imbalance.
* Immune System Support : There’s a lot of evidence to show that oregano oil is a powerful tool for the immune system, especially when it encounters outside invaders. One study straight from the United States Department of Agriculture reported that oregano oil has such a strong action against germs that it could easily defeat Salmonella.These findings were echoed by researchers at the Department of Physiology & Biophysics at Georgetown University Medical Center who said, “New, safe agents are needed to…overcome harmful organisms… Based on our previous experience and that of others, we postulated that herbal essential oils, such as those of origanum (oregano oil) ... offer such possibilities.”
* Protection Against Harmful Organisms : If you’ve consumed undercooked meat or impure water, or other risky actions, harmful organisms are likely to be residing inside of your body. Thankfully, oregano oil is shown to be extremely useful for getting rid of these unwanted invaders. One study examined the relationship between oregano oil and certain harmful organisms in stool and found that taking 600 mg of oregano oil daily prompted their complete disappearance.
*Acts As a Powerful Antioxidant : Oregano oil has many powerful antioxidants — molecules that counteract the free radical damage that oxidizes cells, leading to aging and disease. Oregano’s constituent phytochemicals, including carvacrol, rosmarinic acid, thymol, and others, are antioxidant molecules.Reseachers believe these antioxidants are the reason why oregano oil has been shown to help so many different aspects of health, including heart health, nervous system health, and systemic redness and swelling throughout the body.
==References==
*''Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 376.''
*''Singletary, Keith. "Oregano." Nutrition Today, vol. 45, no. 3, May 2010, pp. 129–138.''
*''Moore-Neibel, K, et al. "Antimicrobial Activity of Oregano Oil Against Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella Enterica on Organic Leafy Greens at Varying Exposure Times and Storage Temperatures." Food Microbiology., vol. 34, no. 1, 19 Mar. 2013, pp. 123–9. Accessed 1 Mar. 2017.''