Oregano

OREGANO, Origanum vulgare L., seu creticum, oregano, common, a perennial herbaceous plant of the mint family, growing almost throughout Europe on dry open places. For medical purposes, the flowering tops of the plant and the essential oil obtained from them are used. The herb is sometimes taken internally as a stomachic, antispasmodic, emmenagogue, and externally for dry and wet compresses and for aromatic baths. O. Origanum vulgare: 1- has great significance in folk medicine; 2-flower; 3-stamen; 4-pistil; 5-calyx. The herb is drunk as a diaphoretic, for suffocation, with menstrual disorders and in many other cases. Externally, it is also used to promote hair growth. It is also used as a surrogate for tea and instead of hops in the preparation of beer, and it protects furs from moths. The essential oil is used to relieve toothache. The herb was included in the composition of previous pharmaceutical preparations: aromatic collection and aromatic wine.