Designs For Health Oil of Oregano

Designs For Health Oil of Oregano

Supports Intestinal Health

Size: 90 softgel caps

Designs For Health Oil of Oregano Summary:

• 150mg of Oregano oil (origanum vulgare) in an olive oil base
• Supports intestinal health
• Minimum 60% Carvacrol

Designs For Health Oil of Oregano has No Added: Gluten, Dairy, Seeds, Nuts, Eggs, Soy, Yeast

Designs For Health Oil of Oregano is Free From: Artificial Colours, Artificial Flavours, Benzoates, Sorbates

Designs For Health Oil of Oregano Aust L 308517

Directions

Directions: Designs For Health Oil of Oregano

Adults:

Take 4 capsules per day, or as directed by your healthcare professional

Details

Description: Designs For Health Oil of Oregano

Since 1989, when the Designs for Health family company first began in the US, its philosophy has always been to focus on education and training as the key to health care practitioner empowerment and patient wellness. Developing science-based nutritional and herbal solutions as well as educational support, the company's motto then became and still remains today

• Science First
• Empower the Practitioner
• Education is Key

Designs for Health Oil of Oregano: Supports Intestinal Health

Oil of Oregano is a powerful plant extract demonstrating antimicrobial properties, as well as important antioxidant and intestinal cleansing bene?ts. In the gastrointestinal tract oregano oil acts as antimicrobial, antifungal and antiparasitic agents

Ingredients

Ingredients: Designs For Health Oil of Oregano

Excipients

Excipients: Designs For Health Oil of Oregano

Olive oil, Gelatin, Puri?ed water, Glycerol

Allergen Information

Allergen Information: Designs For Health Oil of Oregano

No Added: Gluten, Dairy, Seeds, Nuts, Eggs, Soy, Yeast

Free From: Artificial Colours, Artificial Flavours, Benzoates, Sorbates

Storage

Storage: Designs For Health Oil of Oregano

Store below 25°C away from direct sunlight.

Warnings

Warnings: Designs For Health Oil of Oregano

Not recommended in pregnancy. Not recommended for children. If diarrhoea persists for more than 48 hours seek medical advice.

If symptoms persist consult your healthcare practitioner.

Education

Education: Designs For Health Oil of Oregano

The essential oil of the Mediterranean oregano Origanum vulgare and other Origanum varieties have a history in botanical medicine for use in the gastrointestinal tract. Essential oils (EOs) are essences procured from aromatic plants with distinctive fragrances and isolated during distillation and pressing processes. The plant produces them as protection from parasites and microbes. EOs mainly contain components such as aldehydes, alcohols, terpenes and esters. Oregano oil is one of the most commonly used EOs in natural medicine practice. The most active component in the Oregano plant – carvacrol – is a terpene found mainly in the essential oil derived from the leaf. Designs For Health Oil of Oregano utilises Arista Oregano EO, which has been manufactured to contain a minimum of 60% carvacrol.

Naturopathic Philosophy

The health of the gastrointestinal tract is fundamental in naturopathic practice. Whole-body wellbeing is highly dependent on the health of the GIT. Treatment often follows the time-honoured “weed, seed and feed” protocol in its various forms to support the health of the intestines, with specific herbal and nutritional ingredients featuring at each stage. One of the end goals of this treatment protocol – to support intestinal health. Popular Naturopathic texts indicate the use of Oil of Oregano and its component carvacrol in cases of gastrointestinal complaints caused by parasites or microbes. Modern research works have elucidated properties attributable to carvacrol that may justify this indication and make Oil of Oregano applicable in this protocol.

Oil of Oregano and Intestinal Health – the Biofilm Connection

Carvacrol has been found in vitro and in vivo studies to inhibit biofilm formation and disturb preformed biofilms produced by numerous intestinal pathogens, as well as playing a role in the disruption of film adherence. Biofilms are clusters of microbial colonies that cling to each other and an exterior surface and are lodged in an extracellular matrix that contains polysaccharides, proteins and extracellular DNA. They are coated with a thick, slimy exopolysaccharide. Microbial growth in biofilms increases resistance to host immune processes, pH and therapeutic antimicrobial strategies. It also allows microorganisms to retain water and facilitate quorum signalling and gene transfer. All of which contribute to microbial growth.

Carvacrol is primarily a hydrophobic compound. However, hydrophilic properties have also been found. It is these properties that are believed to be behind the mechanism for carvacrol’s effects on biofilm. The hydrophilic aspect may facilitate the diffusion of carvacrol through the polar matrix of the polysaccharide make-up of biofilms, whilst the hydrophobic property may cause direct action upon biofilm structure and function. Biofilm formation is implicated in the progression of several disease states of the gastrointestinal tract. It has been suggested that this is due to greater microbe numbers creating localised concentrations of microbial antigens and other harmful substances. Ultimately, this causes an imbalance in the microbiome, a breach of colonic epithelium and subsequent inflammatory response in the host’s colonic mucosa. It is a well-known function of a healthy microbiome to protect the host against microbial invasion and subsequent overgrowth of pathobionts. By acting on the biofilm of atypical microorganisms, Oil of Oregano is an extremely useful tool in maintaining optimal intestinal health.

References supplied on request.