origanum

Dittany is sometimes confused with a member of the oregano family, Dittany of Crete: (Origanum dictamnus), a small hairy plant that thrives in the barren soil of the mountainous region of the island and was used to heal wounds caused by poisoned arrowheads.

Oregano (Origanum vulgare)--Oregano is a natural antibiotic and antibacterial.

Common oregano (Origanum vulgare) has been shown to have phytobiotic activity on strains of Gram negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella tiphymurium, S.

The tender sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana) is upright in the garden and prized by cooks but needs to be planted afresh each spring.

Origanum vulgare Linn (family, Lamiaceae) is distributed throughout Asia, Europe and North America and is commonly known as Wild Marjoram and Winter Sweet and locally in Pakistan as Mirzanjosh, Sathra.

There are four reports on the essential oil content and composition of Origanum vulgare L.

* Oregano (Origanum onites as well as the following synonyms Origanum smyrnaeum, Origanum vulgare, Origanum compactum, Origanum hurtum, Thymbra capitata, Thymus capitatus, Coridothymus capitatus, Satureja capitate)

Origanum oil is another powerful candida killer that causes little harm to good bacteria.

Thyme is of the genus Thymus of the mint family (Lamiaceae), and a relative of the oregano genus Origanum. The therapeutic properties of thyme oil are antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, cardiac, carminative, cicatrizant, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, hypertensive, insecticide, stimulant, tonic, and vermifuge.

Among phytogenics, Oregano (Origanum onites) is also being investigating for its potential to be used in poultry rations.