Cretan grated oregano Quality Product / 45gr

oregano 

• Natural color green
• Strong aroma
• Intense flavor
• without additives or other chemical treatment

Use: cooking, tea

Ideal for those who choose good raw materials of aromatic herbs for cooking or tea.

Oregano goes with everything! Grilled meats, fish, seafood, salads, oily foods, legumes, spaghetti sauces, pizzas, hamburgers, toast. soups etc.

Origano, It is abundantly found in many of the Greek islands of the Aegean, especially in Crete.

It is considered to be superior in quality, as an aromatic, medicinal, and culinary herb.

Oregano is high in vitamins C, E, and K, as well as magnesium, zinc, potassium, and iron.

It can be brewed as an infusion and it is considered an antioxidant powerhouse, packed with limonene, thymol, carvacrol, and terpinene.

Just some of oregano’s healing properties

One study treated human colon cancer cells with oregano extract and found that it stopped the growth of the cancer cells.

Another study showed that carvacrol, one of the components of oregano, also helped suppress the growth and spread of colon cancer cells.

It could decrease inflammation

Inflammation is a normal immune response that occurs as a result of illness or injury.

However, chronic inflammation is believed to contribute to the development of diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases.

Oregano is rich in antioxidants, which can help neutralize free radicals and reduce inflammation.

It also contains compounds like carvacrol which have been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties. In an animal study, carvacrol reduced swelling in the legs of mice by up to 57%.

Another animal study showed that a mixture of thyme and oregano essential oils reduced the number of inflammatory markers in mice with colitis, or colon inflammation.