Can A Natural Antibiotic Kill Bacteria As Effectively As Pharmaceutical Antibiotics?
“(Washington, D.C.) Oil from the common herb Oregano may be an effective treatment against dangerous, and sometimes drug-resistant bacteria, a Georgetown researcher has found. Two studies have shown that Oregano Oil—and, in particular, Carvacrol, one of Oregano's chemical components—appear to reduce infection as effectively as traditional antibiotics.…Oregano Oil—and, in particular, Carvacrol, one of Oregano's chemical components—appear to reduce infection as effectively as traditional antibiotics.…
Harry G. Preuss, MD, MACN, CNS, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, and his research team, tested
Oregano Oil on Staphylococcus bacteria—which is responsible for a variety of severe infections and is
becoming increasingly resistant to many antibiotics. They combined Oregano Oil with the bacteria in a test tube,
and compared Oregano Oil's effects to those of standard antibiotics Streptomycin, Penicillin and Vancomycin.
The Oregano Oil at relatively low doses was found to inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus bacteria in the test
tubes as effectively as the standard antibiotics did.”
Georgetown University Medical Center
Press Release
October 6, 2001
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