Georgetown researcher (Harry G. Preuss, MD, MACN, CNS, professor of
physiology and biophysics) has found oregano oil may be an effective
treatment against dangerous, and sometimes drug-resistant bacteria. Two
studies have shown that oregano oil-and, in particular, carvacrol, one of
oregano's chemical components-appear to reduce infection as effectively as
traditional antibiotics. Oregano Oil's effects were compared to those of
standard antibiotics streptomycin, penicillin and vacnomycin. The oregano
oil at relatively low doses was found to inhibit the growth of
staphylococcus bacteria as effectively as the standard antibiotics did.
Research conducted by the same team found Oregano Oil to be effective
against fungal (Athlete's foot, Candida, Yeast, etc.) infections also and
appeared to work similar to pharmaceutical antibiotics nystatin &
amphotericin against Candida Albicans. These findings were presented at the
American College of Nutrition's annual meeting in Orlando.

8man12,

thanks for the infor.

ever hear of oregacillin? i've seen several spellings using the suffix thats used for the penicillins. if you heard of this, which product/brand was the original one?

in vivo studies?

while helpful, i think the dose required to knock out borrelia would do more harm than good;i.e., the hazards of taking very high dose essential and other types of oils would out weigh the benefits.

anything on crossing the blood brain barrier?

I use the pure essential oil though and mix with olive oil - massage into feet. Good for detox.