How is Pure-le Natural Oil of Oregano different from culinary (food) oregano?

Culinary oregano that you would purchase in a grocery store, is actually usually sweet marjoram, thyme or sage. These spices do not contain medicinal grade oregano. Medicinal Oregano from the Mediterranean, in comparison, is a clinically proven rich source of numerous antimicrobial agents as well as beneficial vitamins and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, copper and phosphorus, vitamin-B, riboflavin, thiamine, vitamin-C, and beta-carotene. 3) How does Oil of Oregano work? Pure-le Natural Oil of Oregano has naturally occurring carvacrol, a type of phenol, and thymol. Working together, these compounds give oil of oregano broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties, making it antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial and antiseptic. Medicinal oregano is also rich in mucopolysaccarides, compounds that help decrease inflammation, and natural solvents, which break down fungal cell membranes. Researchers believe that these various compounds in oil of oregano enable it to impair ...  more

Culinary oregano that you would purchase in a grocery store, is actually usually sweet marjoram, thyme or sage. These spices do not contain medicinal grade oregano. Medicinal Oregano from the Mediterranean, in comparison, is a clinically proven rich source of numerous antimicrobial agents as well as beneficial vitamins and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, copper and phosphorus, vitamin-B, riboflavin, thiamine, vitamin-C, and beta-carotene.  more