Therapeutic Oregano essential oil is quite well known for its beneficial properties that many have heard about before. You may even have used this wonderful essential oil or heard friends speak about using it. Quite often essential oil users turn to Oregano oil during the fall and winter months for its cold and flu fighting benefits. There are over dozens of studies at PubMed on the value of this highly beneficial oil. To ensure that you’re getting what you pay for it’s imperative to buy superior quality, therapeutic grade, such as Young Living. 
The versatility of oregano oil is perhaps one of the reasons it is a favorite among essential oil users. For instance, I can use my YL oregano oil in cooking to flavor my food and also it can help kill bacteria in the food that may make me ill, such as E. coli. Salmonealla and Listeria monocytogenes (as is seen in this study). Do keep in mind though that these essential oils are extremely potent and in most dishes in cooking one or possibly two drops of oregano oil are quite sufficient (tips on how to use essential oils in cooking).
Oregano oil is rich in carvacrol. Carvacrol is responsible for the biological activities of oregano. Many diverse activities of carvacrol such as antimicrobial, antitumor, antimutagenic, antigenotoxic, analgesic, antispasmodic, antiinflammatory, angiogenic, antiparasitic, to name just a few; have shown activities and uses such as feed additive, in honeybee breeding and in gastrointestinal ailments (study).
While the food, personal care product, and pharmaceutical industries will use the ‘isolated’ carvacrol found in oregano oil it is advantageous to know that in nature each plant contains many natural compounds that work synergistically and as such many people, myself included, far prefer the benefits of keeping herbal remedies in tact. For instance, an isolated ingredient can have very negative effects on the body. But when it is left whole with all of the other compounds naturally occurring in a plant it can oftentimes be perfectly safe and beneficial.
Oregano Oil Key Constituents
As with any pure high quality essential oil it is imperative that you use great care for best results. With oregano oil; it is not for use with children or pregnant women without a doctors consent.
When applying oregano oil topically it is advised that it too be used mindfully as it is considered a ‘hot’ essential oil. Which means that it is spicy and the heat can irritate skin of an adult. So always use a carrier oil, such as V-6, when applied topically. The dilution ratio would be 2 drops oregano oil to 1-2 teaspoons of carrier oil.
High in phenols, oregano may irritate the nasal membranes or skin if inhaled directly from diffuser or bottle, and not applied neat (without a carrier oil).
Oregano Oil is Found in These Products:
- ImmuPower (essential oil blend)
- Inner Defense Softgels (supplement)
- Ortho Sport Massage Oil
- Regenolone Cream (muscle aches, joint stiffness, inflammation)
Selected Research:
- Friedman M, Henika PR, Mandrell RE. Bactericidal activities of plant essential oils and some of their isolated constituents against Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella enterica. J Food Prot. 2002 Oct;65(10): 1545-60.
- Papageorgiou G, et al., Effect of dietary oregano oil and alpha-tocopheryl acetate supplementation on iron-induced lipid oxidation of turkey breast, thigh, liver and heart tissues. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). 2003 Oct;87(9-10):324-35.
- Elgayyar M, et al., Antimicrobial activity of essential oils from plants against selected pathogenic and saprophytic microorganisms. J Food Prot. 2001 Jul;64(7):1019-24.
- Tantaoui-Elaraki A, 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(1):67-72.
- Dorman HJ, Deans SG. Antimicrobial agents from plants: antibacterial activity of plant volatile oils. J Appl Microbiol. 2000 Feb; 88(2):308-16.
Evelyn Vincent
Article by Evelyn Vincent, Young Living Independent Distributor #476766
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