Oregano oils, varieties.......

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my distributor carries 5 different oregano oils! here is some info i

got from him on the (his) different ones that are out there on the

market and what their differences are let me know if you're

interested in any of them.

*smile*

 

chris

 

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................... About the Origanums ..............................

 

All of the origanums are carvacrol rich, and carvacrol is the active

therapeutic component people seek. The higher carvacrol aromatic

plants are more expensive to purchase and we have some plants that

will produce oils with carvacrol levels over 80%. This simply means

you get more bang for the buck when mixing it with olive oil or

whatever.

 

Origanum onites has been the best seller and that might be due to

some things I've written on it and a portion of the lecture I gave at

the AT Conference in Toronto, Canada in September 1999. I presented

research that was conducted by five prominent professors in Turkey

using Origanum onites in a project involving lung tumors in rats,

using three different groups and three treatments, one of them being

normal cancer treatments. I presented the study and then showed the

audience the colored micro slides of the lung tissues. The Origanum

onites not only stopped the growth but also caused recession of the

tumors! The lung tissue was reverting to it's previously normal pink

and clear state!! I made it clear that this is not an indication that

it will cure cancer in humans but it shows a great need for further

research and such research is ongoing. After the lecture, there was a

run on our booth for Origanum onites and I guess the word got around.

 

Origanum vulgare is the second best seller. Possibly people associate

with the name and the fact that there are lots of folks selling it

as " Oil of Oregano " in a 10% oregano/90% olive oil mixture for as

much as $29.95 per 2/3 ounce bottle. So people see mine as being less

costly. Also, Dr. Rob Pappas came on the AT list and suggested that

if folks buy mine, they can mix their own and create a dozen bottles

of the $29.95 product for less than half the price.

 

Origanum dubium is the next best seller, possibly because the

carvacrol level a bit higher than the Origanum vulgare I am presently

offering. I don't see the slight difference as being all that

significant. Dubium is higher in price as there are fewer of the

aromatic plants and they grow far more sparsley than do the others.

Also it has a slightly more pleasant smell than the Origanum vulgare.

Turks generally prefer it for home medication.

 

Origanum dubium (Linalool type) is the next best seller. I think that

is because of it's super-nice odor and dual therapeutic value. It's

high in linalool, as is lavender, but also high in carvacrol, as is

oregano. It has the healing properties of oregano and lavender. In

fact, so much so that the common name in Turkey is Lavanta Kekik

(Lavender Oregano.) It's endemic to Turkey - not found anywhere else

and even here it's only found in a very small corner of the

Southeast. When people get samples of it from us, they buy it. I use

it for inhalation and it would be great for diffusion - I love the

odor. Internally, I use Origanum vulgare, Origanum onites, Origanum

dubium and Thymbra spicata.

 

Finally, the Thymbra spicata. This is a strange plant with a high

degree of carvacrol and it's also high in thymol - sort of an

oregano - thyme combination. The odor is more mellow than the onites

and vulgare and it also has dual properties so it's the favorite of

some people. If I get time to adequately describe the properties of

this oil, people will become more interested - now, not many people

are familar with it. There's confusion on this oil (even in my mind)

because the Latin name means Thyme Sharp or Thyme Spear ... and I can

find it in some places listed as Spike Thyme - BUT, the Turks, to

include the professors here, say is is Zahtar Oregano. I've always

heard of Zahtar - it's originally from Syria and it slowly worked its

way up the Turkish coast line to as far as Gaziantep - and in another

1,000 years or so, it might even make it to Antalya ... The Arabs use

it as a condiment. They ground it into a powder and mix it into a

paste to put on bread and other foods. So as far as I'm concerned,

the jury is still out on this but it is high in carvacrol so it has

lots of therapeutic value. Two years ago, I had a big order for

Zahtar, but I couldn't find any! .... :-(

 

So - take your choice based on the above explanations of the values

of each oil. For internal use for colds and flu only, I'd use the

onites, vulgare, dubium or Thymbra spicata, for diffusion any one

will do the job, but just for inhalation, I'd go with the dubium

(linalool type) because I love the odor.