Oregano Leaf C/S Cert. Organic (Origanum vulgare) 1 lb: C

This is Starwest's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. Origanum vulgare, European pot, or wild, marjoram, is an Old World perennial aromatic herb of the mint family, cultivated for flavoring. What would a good pizza or spagetti sauce be without oregano? The generic names Marjorana and Origanum are frequently interchanged. Use in potpourri and scented pillows. Infuse as a tea for colds and headaches. Add a decoction to bath water as a relaxant. Oregano, most often combined with basil, is basic to Italian tomato sauces, pizza, fried vegetables and grilled meat. Oregano is an elementally important cooking herb throughout most of the Mediterranean and South America. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'Marjoram yields about 2 per cent of a volatile oil which is separated by distillation.... Its properties are stimulant, carminative, diaphoretic and mildly tonic; a useful emmenagogue.' 'It is so acrid that it has been employed not only as a rubefacient, and often as a liniment, but has also been used as a caustic by farriers. A few drops, put on cotton-wool and placed in the hollow of an aching tooth frequently relieves the pain.' 'In the commencement of measles, it is useful in producing a gentle perspiration and bringing out the eruption, being given in the form of a warm infusion, which is also valuable in spasms, colic, and to give relief from pain in dyspeptic complaints.' 'Externally, the dried leaves and tops may be applied in bags as a hot fomentation to painful swellings and rheumatism, as well as for colic.' 'An infusion made from the fresh plant will relieve nervous headache, by virtue of the camphoraceous principle contained in the oil.' King's 1898 Dispensatory: 'Origanum is gently stimulant, tonic, and emmenagogue. A warm infusion produces diaphoresis, and tends to promote menstruation, when recently suppressed from cold. It is sometimes employed externally in fomentation.'