Researchers have just shown that oregano essential oil kills >99% of human breast cancer cells at remarkably low concentrations. In fact, oregano was the most powerful of four essential oils (sage, ginseng, stevia) at killing all six different cancer cell lines tested, including cervical, breast, leukemia, lung, and colon cancer. How? It was discovered (surprisingly) that oregano almost completely depletes cancer cells of their glutathione—an antioxidant they need to survive. Without #glutathione, cancer cells are highly vulnerable to oxidative stress and quickly die. Oregano has also shown such potent anti-fungal activity (sharply reducing Candida growth) and antibacterial activity (inhibiting listeria, salmonella, pseudomonas and others) that it’s now being tested as a natural preservative for raw chicken meat (with promising results already).
Read the full article here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24737278
Additionally, oregano essential oil may be used for arthritis/rheumatism, respiratory infectious diseases, tuberculosis, and digestive issues. Source: EODR, 5th Edition.
