High quality organic oregano grown in the mountains of Alto Adige.

Organic oregano grown under the sun (not in a greenhouse) in a unique nursery. A paradise of colours, aromas and smells located in the beautiful village of Casterlotto, Alto Adige.

One of the best places to grow oregano which means "mountain splendor" (from the Greek oros, mountain, and ganos, joy).

Like all Pflegerhof herbs, organic oregano has not undergone any chemical or industrial treatment. In fact, artisanal techniques allow us to obtain and preserve the highest concentration of active ingredients of the plant:

• essential oil ,
• minerals (calcium, potassium, magnesium, zinc),
• vitamins (B6, Niacin, Thiamine, Riboflavin, vitamin E, vitamin K),
• organic acids .

Thanks also to the natural drying at low temperature, this oregano has a very intense aroma .

PROPERTY'

A condiment used for centuries in the Mediterranean diet, oregano is now also recognized as having nutraceutical properties .

Recent scientific research has highlighted that the Origanum vulgaris plant contains active ingredients with important antioxidant (1), anti-inflammatory (2) and analgesic (3) properties.

BIKO TIROL CERTIFIED PRODUCT

Scientific References

1. Coccimiglio, John, et al. "Antioxidant, antibacterial, and cytotoxic activities of the ethanolic Origanum vulgare extract and its major constituents." Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity (2016).

2. Ocana-Fuentes, A., et al. "Supercritical fluid extraction of oregano (Origanum vulgare) essential oils: anti-inflammatory properties based on cytokine response on THP-1 macrophages." Food and Chemical Toxicology 48.6 (2010): 1568-1575.

3. Khaki, Mohammad Reza Afarineshe, et al. "Antinociceptive effect of aqueous extract of origanum vulgare L. in male rats: possible involvement of the GABAergic system." Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research: IJPR 12.2 (2013): 407.