Ash's Tray

I recently discovered oil of oregano and let me tell you, it is one of the most awesome natural products I have yet to come across.

ABOUT OIL OF OREGANO

Oil of oregano is high in antioxidants and is an excellent antiseptic; it has the ability to destroy: bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungus and more. Hippocrates, the famous ancient Greek physician (who I deeply admire), used oil of oregano to treat his patients.

Oil of oregano is derived from the flowers and leaves of wild oregano plants, and it is much more potent than regular oregano. It rich in antioxidants: carvacrol and thymol, which are key ingredients in its antimicrobial properties.

Most people take oil of oregano internally (via a liquid dropper or capsule); however, it can also be applied topically for various infections of the skin. Because oil of oregano is so potent, it must be diluted with a carrier oil (generally olive oil). It is also best to purchase organic oil of oregano if it is available. I purchased
mine on iherb.com.

I have successfully treated cold sores, sinus issues, and cold/flu symptoms with oil of oregano.

MY SUCCESS WITH OIL OF
OREGANO

• Cold Sores/Herpes Simplex Virus 1:

MY HISTORY OF COLD SORES/HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1:

This used to be extremely embarrassing to admit, but I have the occasional cold sore outbreak on my lips. And yes, cold sores are herpes, but I would much rather refer to them as cold sores. Anyways, my boyfriend transmitted the virus to me after a heavy make out session when we were 17. I was uneducated about cold sores/herpes at the time, and I no clue he even had a sore on his lip when he kissed me. Obviously he was uneducated about cold sores as well; otherwise, he wouldn’t have kissed me and cursed me with this virus for the rest of my life!

When I was first diagnosed with the virus, I got EXTREMELY sick. When I say sick I mean fever, chills, and aches. I was sick for nearly 2 weeks…not to mention my upper lip was full on covered in NASTY cold sores. I felt like it was the end of the world. I was devastated to have this horrible
disease/virus for life. Although the virus stays dormant in your spinal column for life, fortunately, it only comes to the surface of the skin when your body is under stress, when your skin is aggravated (by the sun, wind chills, skin products, etc.), or when you are sick.

Now that my immune system is able fight the virus more easily, I rarely get cold sores on my upper lip and they heal much quicker when I do get them (as long as I don’t touch them and make them spread). For me it takes about 7 days for the cold sore/s to go through their stages (from the tingling phase to the scab healing phase).

There are times when I don’t get that tingling sensation to let me know I have a cold sore erupting from underneath my skin so I accidently spread the virus either by applying lip balm, or by simply touching the infected area of my lip and then touching another part of my lip. This results in a longer, stressful, anxiety stricken healing process. I hate when people stare at my cold sores. They are extremely embarrassing when I am out in public!

I am so thankful I recently came across a natural remedy to treat cold sores: OIL OF OREGANO!

HOW TO TREAT COLD SORES/HERPES WITH OIL OF OREGANO:

Whenever I get the tingling sensation on my lip, or notice I have a cold sore, I dab a small amount of oil of oregano on the infected area every couple hours of the day with a q-tip. This results in the cold sore scabbing up within a day (24 hours)! It was almost too good to be true when I first tried the remedy. I was amazed! I also take a few drops of the oil internally just as a precaution when cold sores pop up on my lip. I think the internal and external combination
of the oil really helps.

IS IT POSSIBLE FOR OIL OF OREGANO TO COMPLETELY DESTROY THE HERPES VIRUS TO WHERE THE VIRUS IS NO LONGER DORMANT IN YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM?

We have all been told that once you are “blessed” with the herpes virus, it will never leave your nervous system for good. What if I told you there is a possibility of completely destroying the virus from your body with oil of oregano?

I am somewhat skeptical of this, but I have read in several places via the web that oil of oregano has the ability to completely destroy the dormant virus from the body (to where you will never get another cold sore outbreak in your life)! You’re supposed to take the oil of oregano internally (around 4 drops a day) and then rub the oil on your spinal column (because this is where the virus lies dormant). I’m not sure how long you’re supposed to do this before the virus is completely destroyed, but I will test this theory out for a year by taking it internally every day or every other day, as well as rubbing it along my spinal column. I am going to be optimistic about this and
hope that my herpes virus will be cured. I will gladly give you all an update in a few months.

• Cold and Flu Symptoms:

I absolutely despise getting sick…but then again, who doesn’t? I rarely get sick now that I eat super healthy most of the time, but when I do get sick, oil of oregano comes to the rescue!

HOW TO GET OVER A COLD OR FLU WITH OIL OF OREGANO:

As soon as I experience flu or cold-like symptoms, I take four drops of oil of oregano; I drop them in the middle of my tongue, take a large swig of water, and swallow. The taste is much more bearable that way. When I am sick, or in the beginning stages of a sickness, I take 4 drops at a time, 3 times a day. You can adjust the doses to accommodate your needs.

Just recently I have had two instances where I felt the onstage of flu or cold-like symptoms and was able to keep my illness from worsening, and kill the bacterial or viral infection. Some people may think that I am crazy to believe this, but I really do believe that oil of oregano has the ability to cure a bacterial infection or virus. The reason why I am so sure of this is because oil of oregano is able to destroy cold sores from my lip, scabbing them up within one day (when normally it takes several days to do so). For those of you that don’t know, cold sores/herpes is a virus. This gives me enough proof to believe in oil of oregano’s antiseptic properties.

WHAT ELSE DOES OIL OF OREGANO TREAT?

Oil of Oregano is known to help with:

• Respiratory infections
• Sinus infections
• Fungal infections
• Gum disease
• Acne
• Psoriasis
• Stomach flu
• Warts
• Digestive problems including constipation
• etc.

If you’ve cured any health issues with oil of oregano I would love to hear about it!