English name: Greek Oregano

Botanical name: Origanum Heracleoticum

Used part: Stems (Herba Origani Heracleotici)

Oil-bearing part of the plant: Stems (Herba Origani Heracleotici)

Origin: Bulgaria

Appearance: clear transparent liquid

Color: yellow

Aroma: strong, dense, with a spicy, slightly chemical note

Ingredients: the most significant primary compound in oregano oil is the phenol carvacrol, which is one of the most effective antibiotics known from science. The phenols carvacrol and thymol, which are part of the essential oil of oregano, have antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant effects. Its chemical composition includes the terpenes pinene and terpinene, which have anesthetic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antiseptic properties. Oregano oil also contains the long-chain alcohols linalool and borneol. They have very strong antiseptic and antiviral properties. The linalyl acetate and geranyl acetate esters have strong antifungal properties. Oregano essential oil is extremely rich in minerals. It contains calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, potassium, copper, boron, manganese, niacin, vitamins C and A.

Method of Extraction: Steam distillation

Analytical method: Gas - chromatograph

Analytical certificate: Available upon request

Storage: To be stored in well-closed containers at a temperature of 5-15ºC, without direct exposure to sunlight and other heat sources.

Action: The essential oil of Greek oregano (white oregano) has a diuretic, diaphoretic, choleretic, analgesic, sedative, hypnotic, antibacterial, and expectorant effect.

Usage: It is used to treat diseases of the digestive system; inflammatory diseases of the liver, kidneys, and bladder; insomnia and nervous disorders, increased nervous irritability; colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, and bronchial asthma; oregano preparations are used for hypertension, angina pectoris and atherosclerosis; externally they are used to treat various skin diseases (in the form of baths, lotions and compresses), toothache and tonsillitis (as a rinse, including a mixture with other herbs).