lovingBenandCambree
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I promise I am not trying to start anything with this as to whether a person should or shouldn't do Oregano Oil. That is for you to decide. I just want to help everyone to make the best decision possible. If it means playing the devi's advocate then here goes.
This is a letter I received from my doctors in our quarterly newsletter. It is actually written by our pharmacist that is part of the team. It says: I am writing verbattem so
Oregano has been used over the centuries for wide variety of ailments, which include respiratory tract disorders such as asthma, bronchitits, coughs, and croup. The active ingredients of carvacrol and thymol have demonstrated weak antibacterial against bacteria such as pseudomonas aeruginosa. Of note, is that this weak antibiotic effect has only been demonstrated in a test tube and not in animals or humans. More importantly, bacteria such as pseudomonas can become resistant to other antibitotics very quickly if you try to get rid of them by using medications with weak antibiotic effects such as oregano. As a result standard antibiotics that used to be effective in treating cystic fibrosis will no longer be effective. Currently, there are no studies that have been conducted and published in standard scientific, peer-reviewed medical journals regarding the use of oregano in cystic fibrosis. Dietary supplements such as oregano are not currently regulated byt he Food and Drug Administration (FDA) thus have not been tested to be safe or effective. In addition, dietary supplements are not required to test for purity or potential contamination. As a result, dietary supplement products could become contaminiated with bacteria and the consumer would never become aware of this unless they bacame ill and actually had the product tested. More importantly, nebulizing and inhaling oregano oil is potentially very dangerous. This is due to the fact that once the oil doroplets get into the lungs, they are very difficult if not impossible to get out. Then the oil serves as a great place for more bacteria to grow. This condition is called lipoid pneumonia and is very difficult to treat. Oregano has been rated by the FDA as generally recongized as safe when used ORALLY in the amounts commonly found in foods. There is no sound scientific evidence that nebulized oregano ooil is safe or effective fo ure in cystic fibrosis. MOre importantly, there are a number of potential safety concerns with regards to nebuliaing oregano oil and its use should be avoided.
Okay so here is the information from them and you make the decision based on all of the information you have as to whether it is right for you or not. I just wanted to share.
Emilee
This is a letter I received from my doctors in our quarterly newsletter. It is actually written by our pharmacist that is part of the team. It says: I am writing verbattem so
Oregano has been used over the centuries for wide variety of ailments, which include respiratory tract disorders such as asthma, bronchitits, coughs, and croup. The active ingredients of carvacrol and thymol have demonstrated weak antibacterial against bacteria such as pseudomonas aeruginosa. Of note, is that this weak antibiotic effect has only been demonstrated in a test tube and not in animals or humans. More importantly, bacteria such as pseudomonas can become resistant to other antibitotics very quickly if you try to get rid of them by using medications with weak antibiotic effects such as oregano. As a result standard antibiotics that used to be effective in treating cystic fibrosis will no longer be effective. Currently, there are no studies that have been conducted and published in standard scientific, peer-reviewed medical journals regarding the use of oregano in cystic fibrosis. Dietary supplements such as oregano are not currently regulated byt he Food and Drug Administration (FDA) thus have not been tested to be safe or effective. In addition, dietary supplements are not required to test for purity or potential contamination. As a result, dietary supplement products could become contaminiated with bacteria and the consumer would never become aware of this unless they bacame ill and actually had the product tested. More importantly, nebulizing and inhaling oregano oil is potentially very dangerous. This is due to the fact that once the oil doroplets get into the lungs, they are very difficult if not impossible to get out. Then the oil serves as a great place for more bacteria to grow. This condition is called lipoid pneumonia and is very difficult to treat. Oregano has been rated by the FDA as generally recongized as safe when used ORALLY in the amounts commonly found in foods. There is no sound scientific evidence that nebulized oregano ooil is safe or effective fo ure in cystic fibrosis. MOre importantly, there are a number of potential safety concerns with regards to nebuliaing oregano oil and its use should be avoided.
Okay so here is the information from them and you make the decision based on all of the information you have as to whether it is right for you or not. I just wanted to share.
Emilee