Oil of Oregano

Natural Antibiotic-
Candida causes several types of infections, including:
Oral trush
yeast infections
infected toenails or fingernails
athlete's foot

Helps Lower Cholesterol

Powerful Antioxidant- Oxidative stress may lead to increased DNA damage and cell deathTrusted Source. Oxidation may also play a role in other issues, such as arthritis, atherosclerosis, and some cancers.
Thymol and carvacrol are powerful antioxidants that may help reduce oxidation.

Could Help Treat Yeast Infections

Improve Gut Health

Anti-Inflammatory Properties

Relieve Pain

Cancer-Fighting Properties- oil from oregano helps prevent some types of colon cancer and breast cancer from growing in test tubes.

The oil also appeared to inhibit the growth of some lung cancer and prostate cancer cells.

Aiding  weight loss- the main compound in oregano oil, disrupts part of the process that leads to the creation accumilation of fat tissue.

Healing wounds-

Applying diluted oregano oil to the skin may help protect smaller cuts and scrapes on the skin as they heal.
Compounds such as thymol and carvacrol could protect these types of wound from bacterial infections


Repelling insects-
Both carvacrol and thymol may be effective insect-repellents. In 2017, researchers found that these compounds repelled some ticks and mosquitos. The research included test tube studies and those with human participants.More research will help confirm this potential benefit, but rubbing diluted oregano oil on the skin may be a natural way to help repel insects.