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Oregano Leaf    • Origanum vulgare   • Origin: Italy Oregano
Leaf  Common Name  Standardized: oregano  Botanical Name
Origanum vulgare L. ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietswaart Plant Family:
Lamiaceae   Origanum heracleoticum    Oregano is a warm and
aromatic yet slightly bitter herb in the mint family. Good
quality oregano has a pungency that numbs the tongue. The best
quality oregano is grown in a warm, dry climate. The name is
derived from the Greek, meaning "mountain of joy". Sunlight
encourages the concentration of the essential oils that give
oregano its flavor. Two other herbs are used in the same ways as
common oregano but have different culinary and medicinal
properties. Mexican oregano is a plant in the verbena family
that has an even stronger flavor, while marjoram is a closely
related plant that lacks oregano's essential oil and has a
different, gentler "mouth feel."   Carvacrol, thymol, limonene,
pinene, ocimene, caryophyllene.  Parts Used  Dried