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Posted 4/4/2013 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
does anyone know anything about this? I took some for 2 days and got so nauseated. it tastes so nasty whew!! I am also taking grapefruit seed extract. I have felt terrible for the last 2 days. I think it may be a herxheimer reaction.
Posted 4/4/2013 1:20 AM (GMT 0)
If I'm not mistaken, oil of oregano can inhibit absorption of iron. So if you are anemic it might exacerbate anemia symptoms. I can't imagine it would act that fast but it is possible.
Posted 4/4/2013 4:25 AM (GMT 0)
Always take oregano oil with a meal. It can be too irritating to the lining of the stomach otherwise.

Also, yes, because oregano is a strong antimicrobial (anti fungal, antiviral, antibacterial) and antiparasitic, it may very well trigger herxing.

If you don't herx on it, either you are taking a product that does not contain enough oregano, or the bugs you are trying to kill aren't getting killed by the oregano (unlikely).
Posted 4/4/2013 6:27 AM (GMT 0)
ditto Razzle on it likely causing herx (both oil or oregano and GSE..i have taken both): They are strong bug killesr (to be scientific ;) Could cause herxing...which is the body unable to deal with the amount of toxins releases by killing microbes.

I do need to say..if you take things to keep your body detoxing, and detox through the skin (saunas, etc) you will not herx or herx much.

So I (respectfully) disagree with Razzle on that :) You can indeed be killing bugs and not herx...you just have to be sure the body can detox the toxins. And that can be tricky to figure out.

good luck!

good luck!
Posted 4/4/2013 12:59 PM (GMT 0)
I wonder if a strong decoction of the kind of oregano that grows here would be useful. I have enough oregano for 77 Italians. Actually, probably more than that. It's taking over one whole part of my yard.
Posted 4/4/2013 3:33 PM (GMT 0)
I planted oregano in my herb garden several years ago and it wants to take over the whole neighborhood as well!! I'm constantly trying to get people to take some.....roots and all!!

The oregano that has these properties is a specific type of oregano though - I believe the info on this site is correct:
www.bio-alternatives.net/oregano-info.htm

This is not to say that I don't use Oil of Oregano myself, because I have a bottle of it in my house right now. I have used it many times for infections that abx wasn't having any effect on and have also used it when I had to treat myself for a Brown recluse bite! Word of caution though - if it's put on broken skin, it burns worse than an oil burn for me!!! Had me literally hopping around the house saying words I never wanted my kids to hear from my mouth!! blush To say it was painful, just doesn't quite capture what I went through! LOL! But, it does work!!!
Posted 4/4/2013 9:15 PM (GMT 0)
Hmm. So I could give it to the kids for ear infections??? That is if I can get them to swallow it?
Posted 4/4/2013 10:10 PM (GMT 0)
My wife used Oil of Oregano to remove a strange growth on the skin of her face. It worked very well. The particular product that she used is P73 because it is very high strength. I have noticed that a lot of lyme patients recommend this product.

I have used it when i thought that I was getting a cold. I used a dropper to insert a few drops into my mouth for sublingual use. Wow is all I can say. It definitely burned!

Don
Posted 4/5/2013 12:04 AM (GMT 0)
I started using Oil of oregano back in 1992, and that's when I discovered that when taking the pure oil, it needs to be mixed with another oil - a healthy one of course like Olive oil. It really helps cut the burning time down!

If you are considering taking oil of oregano, there's nothing like it being encapsulated!!! So look for the pills, much easier to take and no burning!

I've used Oil of oregano for bronchitis that wasn't responding to abx and my doc at the time told me it was quickly turning to pneumonia and that I had "3 days to show improvement or else you will be admitted to the hospital" smhair What he never found out was that I wouldn't have gone into the hospital, because I started taking my trusty oil of oregano and using another herb that opens up the bronchial air ways. Three days later when I went back to the office, he was just happy to see that the abx were working! LOL! Oh well.
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