Saturday 26 April 2014

Oregano health and beauty benefits


Oregano which is also known as wild Marjoram is world’s one of the favorite herb. It have strong aroma and bitter taste. It is used to numb the tongue apart from the common use of seasoning pizzas. It is mostly used in the dried form, the well dried it is the more it enhances the flavor. Dried oregano offers many health and skin benefits as follows.
Health and skin benefits of using oregano

Vitamin K

One of the very important but ignored vitamin is vitamin K. It is a key vitamin in the development of the bones and to improve cardiovascular health. Also vitamin K is essential to retain calcium out of the arteries and for the proper clotting of the blood.

Anti-bacterial properties

Oregano consists of two oils namely Thymol and Carvacrol which helps to work against bacterial agents. Some recent studies also noticed the great working action of oregano in curing Giadia compared to the over the counter drugs that are prescribed normally.

Antioxidants

Thymol and Rosemarinic acid exist in the oregano acts like antioxidants and are very beneficial. According to researches oregano offers antioxidants nearly by 42 times than apples, 12 times greater than oranges, 30 times higher than potatoes and 4 times more than the blueberries. Oregano is also a perfect source of vitamin C that helps to maintain the healthy immune system and helps to fight against the general infectious diseases. The vitamin C is also recommended to flush out the harmful and pro-inflammatory free radicals.

Aids for proper digestion

Among the many benefits of oregano, fostering for the proper digestion is one top benefit. Oregano boosts the gut motility and aids for the secretion of gastro-intestinal enzymes.

Add dry oregano in your diet to get the benefits of a healthy tonic. It is having good amounts of essential oils like carvacrol, limonene, thymol, ocimene, pinene, and caryophyllene. The oregano leaves and flowering stems have rich properties including antiseptic, carminative, anti-spasmodic, diaphoretic, stimulant, expectorant and cholagogue properties. It cures the general problems like colds, influenza, mild fevers, stomach upsets indigestion and pain during menstruation.

Minerals

Oregano, one of the wonderful herb consists of many minerals including calcium, potassium, manganese, magnesium and iron. The presence of good iron amount inhibits anemia. Rich potassium amount controls the high sodium levels which are known as big contributors of heart diseases. For the antioxidant-enzyme super oxide dismutase our body uses copper and manganese. Calcium is renowned for the growth of bones and build up of the mass.ry oregano

Healthy skin

The rich amount of beta-carotene present in the dry oregano helps to combat with the acne and other skin problems. So add your diet to get healthy and smooth skin.

Prevents the signs of aging


Along with the beta-carotene dry oregano consists of vitamins C and E that are key in maintaining the skin youthful. The antioxidant properties of oregano controls and kills the build up of free radicals which damage the skin cells and thus inhibit the early aging signs.

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