Oregano

It is worth noting that Greek oregano is listed in the European Pharmacopeia and is recommended as a remedy for gastrointestinal disorders treatment, temporary loss of appetite and to stimulate bile secretion.

It’s widely used not only in pharmaceutical industry but also as a food preservative and flavoring, cosmetic ingredient, and, most importantly—as a culinary herb Greek Oregano is used as an antiseptic, anticonvulsant, abnormal (intestinal fermentation relief), cholera, menstrual, hue, stimulant, stomach, tonic. The leaves and the inflorenscene are used. It is taken internally in cold, influenza, mild febrile diseases, dyspepsia, dysmmorrhoea. It is strong sedative and should not be taken at high doses, although mild teas help in a calm sleep.

The herbal tea also helps to alleviate headaches, urinary problems, diarrhea, nausea, lung disorders, vomiting, and jaundice and is used as a mouthwash to help with tooth infections and sore throat.
The our Cretan oregano (Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum) is rich an essential oil content (> 4,5%) and in wild fields from certain areas of Greece has been recorded the highest yield in essential
oil worldwide. The main compoments of the essential oil are thymol, carvacrol, p-cymene,
γterpinene, etc.
The leaves and flowering stems are strongly antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, stimulant, stomachic and mildly tonic.

The plant is taken internally in the treatment of colds, influenza, mild feverish illnesses, indigestion, stomach upsets and painful menstruation. Externally, oregano is used to treat bronchitis, asthma, arthritis and muscular pain.

Bown. D. Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Dorling Kindersley, London.