How to make
Hot, tasty, fragrant, immediately warms you up… it brings up the memories when in the hot summer on a sunny meadow you gathered it stalk by stalk. Oregano tea is pleasant and has the smell of slightly dried hay.
It goes well with mint, lemon balm, St. John's wort and rose hip.
The herb is prepared as a decoction. 1-2 tbsp. finely chopped herb is boiled with 2 cups (400 ml) of boiling water.
Leave it to soak for 30 minutes. 4 tbsp (60 ml) of the infusion is taken 3 times a day, depending on the age.
Sweeten it with honey and garnish with a slice of lemon.
This forest herb grows in the plains and in the mountains and forest meadows. It begins to bloom from late June to late autumn.
The plant is widely used in folk medicine. The whole above-ground part of the oregano is healing. The herb contains ascorbic acid (vitamin C), tannins, essential oil, bitterness.
Oregano decoction is used for diseases of the pulmonary tract as an expectorant and diaphoretic. It is useful for shortness of breath and colds. Oregano is also good for the stomach, it is used to increase the secretion of gastric juice, atony (weakness) and bloating.
It is recommended for poor appetite and various liver diseases. It has a diuretic effect, helps to get rid of kidney and bladder stones.
The plant also calms the nervous system, has a certain analgesic effect. For seizures and epilepsy, oregano can be used as an antiemetic and a general tonic.
Oregano is widely used for various diseases in women - for diseases accompanied by bleeding, it also helps menopause to reduce hot flashes and soothe headaches.
Drink oregano tea for insomnia, general weakness, after seizures, to increase the bodies energy. It is believed that the herb gets rid of bad moods. It is also good for hypertension, diabetes, bronchial asthma, tuberculosis.
In all these diseases, a decoction of oregano is used. Two tablespoons of the herb are poured with 300 ml of boiling water in an enamel bowl and boiled for 15 minutes in a water bath, then soaked for half an hour.
Boils are treated with oregano compresses. For sore throats and laryngitis, you need to gargle it. If you have a hoarse voice, drink a decoction of oregano with milk.
Oregano leaves are a spice that is used to prepare dishes with potatoes, meat, beans, it is added to salads and other similar dishes. They are also used when canning vegetables and mushrooms.
