Oregano is rich in a host of nutrients including calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, potassium, copper, boron, manganese, vitamin C and niacin.
The herb also contains fiber, and omegoa-3 fatty acids. The volatile oil in oregano contains thymol and carvacrol two powerful antimicrobial agents.
For centuries, oregano has been used as a folk medicine for everything from respiratory ailments to gastrointestinal complaints for headaches to colds.
The researcher in Mexico found oregano effective treatment against infection by Giardia lamblia, compared to tinidazole.
Studies on the biological activity of oregano show a wide range of antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and antioxidant properties for the essential oil and extracts.
Oregano had forty-two times as much antioxidant activity as apples, thirty times as much as potatoes, twelve times as much as oranges, and four times as much as blueberries.
The active component was rosmarinic acid, which as its name suggest, is also found in rosemary as well as other mints.
What are the health benefits of oregano?
