Table of Contents 1 Pinyin 2 English Reference 3 General Introduction 4 Alias of Oregano 5 Nutritional Value of Oregano 6 Therapeutic Effect of Oregano 7 Suggestions for Consumption of Oregano 8 Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Oregano 8.1 Alias of Oregano 8.2 Source and Place of Origin 8.3 Sexual Flavor 8.4 Functions and Indications 8.5 Chemical Ingredients 8.6 Pharmacological Actions of Oregano 9 Compilation of Traditional Chinese Medicines - Oregano 9.1 Pinyin 9.2 Alias of Oregano 9.3 Origin 9.4 Taste 9.5 Functions 9.6 Usage and dosage of oregano 9.7 Abstract 10 References Attachment: 1 Formulas using oregano 2 Proprietary Chinese medicines using oregano 1 Pinyin

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2 English Reference

wild marjoram [21st Century Bilingual Dictionary of Science and Technology]

oreganos [21st Century English-Chinese-English Dictionary]

oreganos [21st Century English-Chinese-English Dictionary]

wild marjoram [21st Century Chinese-English Dictionary]. English-Chinese-Chinese-English Two-way Dictionary]

origanum vulgare L. [Landau Chinese-English Dictionary]

mon origanum herb [Xiangya Medical Professional Dictionary]

3 Overview

Oregano is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine [1]. Herbs perennial, erect, much branched. Stem woody at base, terete, square above, light purple, tomentose. Leaves opposite, ovoid, entire, glandular dots in both parts, with *** fragrance. Flowers bisexual, corymbs densely spikelike, corolla pink. Nutlets 4, brown. Flowering period July to October. Native to the Mediterranean to Central Asia. It is also produced in the northwest and southwest of China, and is cultivated in Guangxi and Guizhou. Born in grassy slopes or valley sides, the above-ground parts are harvested before flowering in July to August, dried and used, or processed and ground into powder. Use part of the above ground part of the plant oregano herb of the Labiatae family.

This fragrant spice has been loved since ancient times by the Chinese and Europeans, and is nowadays especially common in Italy, where it is added to pizza. Pizzeria can be used with tomatoes, milkweed, beans and eggplant. The flowers of many waxy varieties can be used as a garnish for meat, and the leaves are often dried before use. In Hong Kong, chefs often refer to oregano as "arigono" and another herb, marjoram, as "mazoram".

4 Oregano aliases

Marjoram, five herbs, Italian herbs, Ariganu, Origanum, Pisa grass, Pisa grass

5 Nutritional value of oregano

The stems and leaves contain volatile oils, whose main components are Thymol (Thymol), Carvacrol, and Geranyl acetate (Geranyl), which are used in the production of the herb. Geranyl acetate and so on. It has the effect of promoting digestion, stomach and dampness.

6 Oregano therapeutic effects

Taste pungent, warm. It has a strong pungent flavor. It has the effect of promoting digestion, strengthening the stomach and resolving dampness.

7 Oregano Suggestions

Cooking uses: used to enhance the flavor and remove the fishy taste of meat. It is an indispensable spice for Italian pancakes, Mexican and Greek dishes. Powder can also be added to salads as a flavorful seasoning.

8 Dictionary of Chinese Medicine - Oregano

Oregano is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine, from "Chinese Medicine Zhi" [1].

8.1 Alias of Oregano

Earth Elsholtzia, Earth Yin Chen, Five fragrant herbs[1]

8.2 Source and origin

Whole grass of Origanumvulgare L., family Labiatae. It is distributed from Xinjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Henan to Jiangnan. [1]

8.3 Taste and odor

Acrid, cool[1].

8.4 Functions and Indications

Expelling the exterior, regulating qi, resolving dampness, and inducing diuresis [1].

1. Treating cold and fever, chest congestion, vomiting and diarrhea, jaundice, edema, pediatric chancre. Decoction: 9-15g.[1]

2. Treatment of bruises, skin itching. Pound compress or decoction wash. [1]

8.5 Chemical composition

Stem and leaves contain volatile oil, containing thymol, thymol, geranylgeranyl, geranyl acetate and so on. It also contains kaempferol, apigenin, lignan and geraniol as glycosides of flavonoid glycosides and a variety of carboxylic acids such as caffeic acid. [1]

8.6 Pharmacological effects of oregano

Tincture has a pronounced diuretic effect, and the infusion has an expectorant effect. In vitro inhibitory effect on some common pathogenic fungi and bacteria. [1]

9 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines - Oregano 9.1 Pinyin

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9.2 Alias of Oregano

Earth Elsholtzia (Guizhou), White-flowered Insecticides (Jiangxi, Yunnan), Five Fragrant Herbs (Wu Xiang Cao), Summer Grass (暑草), Qixiang (琦香), Man Po Xiang (满坡香), Man Shan Xiang (满山香)[yunnan], and Little Sweet Grass (小甜草)[yunnan]

9.3 Sources

Oregano Origanum vulgare, L. Labiatae, is used to treat the symptoms of the disease. L., the whole herb is used as medicine. Harvested in late summer and early fall when flowering, cut up the whole grass with the root head, or uproot the whole grass, shake off the sediment, dry and tie into small handfuls.

9.4 Taste

Pungent, warm.

9.5 Functions and Indications

Sweating and relieving symptoms, eliminating heatstroke and dampness. It is used in treating heatstroke, cold, acute gastroenteritis and abdominal pain.

9.6 Usage and dosage of Origanum vulgare

1~3 Qian.

9.7 Excerpts