Oregano Essential Oil

Description

Oregano Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Origanum vulgare | Origin: Hungary | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

A pale yellow liquid (browning with age), with a warm, spicy-herbaceous, camphoraceous odor. It blends well with lavender, oakmoss, pine, citronella, rosemary, camphor, and cedarwood.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• carvacrol
• thymol
• cymene
• caryophyllene
• pinene
• bisabolene
• linalol
• borneol
• geranyl acetate
• linalyl acetate
• terpinene

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General Actions:

Analgesic, anthelmintic, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitoxic, antiviral, carminative, choleretic, cytophylactic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, fungicidal, parasiticide, rubefacient, stimulant, tonic.

Safety:

Dermal toxin, skin irritant, mucous membrane irritant. Avoid during pregnancy.

Primary Therapy Agent:

True oregano oil is primarily a blood purifier; however, due to being a dermal toxin and skin irritant, it is difficult to use in topical aromatherapy applications. Use only in extremely diluted quantities.

Secondary Therapy Agent:

No specific therapeutic uses.

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