The most common medicinal plant,perhaps all over Russia - oregano. Its properties as a therapeutic drug, aromatic soothing tea have long been known. And the name of the oregano - from the fragrant smell, spirit, has endowed this remarkable grass with its own magical magical properties: drive away evil spirits, bring people goodness, complacency, raise their tone and improve their mood. Especially these magic properties were effective on the night of Ivan Kupala, the most magical night of the year.
Oregano - perennial plant with smallnumerous flowers of lilac-pink or almost white color with a pleasant smell are widely used in folk and traditional medicine. Essential oil and thymol are the fundamental principle of the oregano plant. What is useful is the herb itself, as it is with these substances that allow you to have anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and analgesic action. The medicinal properties of oregano have been used in the treatment of various diseases: they enhance the excretory function of the bronchial and digestive glands, increase intestinal motility and improve appetite, increase lactation, and increase the tone of the smooth muscles of the uterus.
The whole plant has healing properties,except roots. The grass is rich in ascorbic acid, tannins. Broths are used for colds, choking, respiratory diseases as expectorant and diaphoretic.
Promoting resorption and removal of stones inOregano also helps the bladder and kidneys, whose properties have a strong diuretic effect. It is used as a stimulant for the secretion of gastric juice, with bloating and intestinal atony. It is recommended for liver diseases.
Oregano, whose properties contribute to the reductionappetite, indispensable for different degrees of obesity, is used in various diets. In addition, oregano has a sedative effect on the nervous system, has an antiemetic effect in epileptic seizures, is a general tonic.
But, perhaps, the main healing quality, whichhas oregano, - properties that help with women's diseases. It is called so in some areas by a female grass or motherboard. Effective oregano for painful menstruation with heavy bleeding, helps to relieve hot flashes in menopause and calm the headache.
The medicinal properties of this herb are known in hypertension, bronchial asthma, diabetes mellitus, and tuberculosis. Oregano is useful for insomnia, after fainting, with general weakness and indisposition.
The main use of oregano - decoction, forcooking which a glass of hot water pour two spoons (table) herbs and warm in a water bath. Having baked it for about forty minutes, the decoction is ready for use. The decoction, except for oral administration, is indicated for rinsing for diseases of the throat, and to eliminate hoarseness, the broth is drawn onto milk.
Душица помогает при стоматите и пародонтозе toothache - they just chew it. A fleece with oregano oil is placed on the tooth to relieve or reduce pain. Preparing the oil is easy: pour oregano sliced oregano and add vegetable oil for eight to ten hours.
Compresses from decoction of oregano are used in the treatmentfurunculosis; aromatic baths with the addition of oregano are shown in children eczema, neurodermatitis. In cosmetics, grass, with a decoction of which wash the head, is used to strengthen the hair, serves as an anti-baldness remedy.
Oregano found its use in cookingfood, as a spicy additive to various dishes of meat, potatoes, salads and culinary products. Oregano leaves are used in canning salting vegetables.
However, even such a wonderful herb thatis a tool for almost all diseases, has its own contraindications. Men should not be too keen on oregano, as it negatively affects the potency. Women can not eat oregano during pregnancy, the properties of this herb can cause miscarriage.
