Spice oregano is most known for its culinary use after thousands of years in medicine. Essential for natural illness cures, oregano oil has health advantages. Antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory oregano oil improves health. The history, advantages, and application of oregano oil are examined.
Weight loss is a major benefit of low-carb diets. Reducing carbohydrate consumption switches the body from burning glucose to burning fat. This biological state, called ketosis, can help burn fat more efficiently, which can help you lose weight.
Oregano oil's polyphenols, such as thymol and carvacrol, may decrease cholesterol in a small group of 48 individuals who were given a modest quantity after each meal. Researchers found a significant drop in LDL (“bad”) cholesterol across the cohort.
Inflammation may cause the immune system to attack healthy tissue. Untreated inflammation can cause heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis. Anti-inflammatory properties of oregano need further study to evaluate its medical potential.
Early study on carvacrol, a major ingredient of oregano oil, has showed promise in fighting breast, lung, and liver cancer cells. Researchers discovered that carvacrol targets AXL to suppress cell proliferation and migration in non-small cell lung cancer cells and kill them.
Oregano may relieve pain, according to some research. Researchers found that greater dosages relieved animal pain better. The study used a water-based extract, not the oil, therefore more research, especially on humans, is needed to determine its efficacy.
Studied oregano's impact on depressed rats and found startling findings. Researchers found that oregano oil reduced stress-related behaviour in rats after 14 days. Oregano oil may reduce stress-related behaviour.