Oregano (Origanum vulgare)
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Origanum vulgare · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May increase bleeding risk; avoid with blood thinners; may lower blood sugar; caution with diabetes medications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Oregano for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeSpasm Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Oregano does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Origanum vulgare and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial409 records, 75 in people
- Benefit Antioxidant261 records, 50 in people
- Benefit Digestive34 records, 13 in people
- Benefit Respiratory28 records, 15 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome77 records, 24 in people
- Spasm Syndrome0 records