Oregano is a plant that grows very active in our latitudes. It is absolutely unpretentious and does not feel bad in almost any kind of soil. Oregano has medicinal properties and contraindications. The mother tongue or oregano is one of the many alternative names for the herb - folk medicine has long looked after. It is used to treat various diseases. In addition, the plant is used in cooking.
Therapeutic properties of officinal herbs
As part of oregano, there is thymol, phenol, ascorbic acid and various tannins. The plant has established itself as a good sedative. Therefore, it is very often found in the composition of the biologically active additives normalizing the work of the nervous system.
Among the other medicinal properties of oregano are the following:
- Medicines based on the motherboard tonic affect the work of the organs of the digestive tract. After using them, flatulence passes, pain disappears.
- Oregano is used to treat toothache. To get rid of unpleasant sensations, it is enough just to put oregano to the gum or chew it a little. If a fresh sheet of incense is at hand, you can make a compress of alcohol tincture.
- The plant is used for parasitic infestations. It perfectly copes with most types of worms that affect a person.
- Useful therapeutic property of oregano - expectorant. Mothers contribute to the removal of mucus. Therefore, it is added to many breastfeeds. The latter are very often prescribed for inflammation of the lungs and bronchitis.
- Oregano has a powerful anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and antibacterial action. It is better than many other medicines treats headaches, including severe migraine attacks.
- Oregano is used in cosmetology. Masks made on the basis of plants, tone the skin, make it more fresh in appearance, smooth wrinkles . In addition, after them an effect of light tanning is created.
- In spa salons, the motherboard is added to anti-cellulite products. All due to the fact that the grass is able to restore the normal structure of the layer of subcutaneous fat.
- Despite some contraindications for women, the medicinal properties of oregano can be used in gynecology. Folk medicine has long known that with the help of a plant you can fight many ailments, restore the menstrual cycle or get rid of painful periods. If you take funds from oregano during the period of breastfeeding, milk will be produced much more.
In addition, the motherboard can normalize high blood pressure.
Contraindications to the use of oregano
Along with numerous healing properties, there are contraindications to the herb of oregano:
- It is highly discouraged to be treated with a motherboard in patients with peptic ulcers.
- Do not take oregano inside and with increased acidity.
- Treatment of oregano should be started gradually, because the plant can cause allergic reactions .
- Oregano can harm people suffering from diseases of the cardiovascular system.
- Men should take the motherboard carefully - taking grass in large quantities adversely affects the potency.
- Abandon oregano should be given to patients with increased sensitivity to the components of the herb.
In gynecology it is contraindicated to use the medicinal and useful properties of oregano in pregnancy. The plant leads to active contraction of the uterus, which is fraught with miscarriage. And future mothers can not eat even slightly doses of grass.