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| Oregano (A.K.A. Nature's Antibiotic) |
Ahh, the wonders of oregano. I cannot, no way, live without it growing in my garden. I was walking around in my yard this morning and noticed something in one of my pots. I went over to look at it, and there was my amazing oregano. I've prayed for its survival all winter long. I was never so happy to see an herb growing new little leaves, EVER! Oregano is lovingly referred to as "Nature's Antibiotic," so naturally, when I have an infection, I always run for my oregano tincture. I've had amazing success with oregano tincture in the past, but the most successful results had to do with cactus spikes and toes.
Last year I stepped on a Stetsonia cactus spike, (for those of you that haven't ever seen a Stetsonia cactus spike, they are about 4 1/2 inches long and are a tiny bit fatter than a toothpick, and much sharper. When the spikes poke you it feels like a gallon of poison was pumped in the wound) it only went in my toe about 1/8 inch, but the pain and suffering I went through for the next week was excruciating. My whole foot was swollen, my toes were HUGE, the spot where the cactus spike stabbed me was a burning inferno with hellfire shooting out of it, I couldn't walk without the most incredibly horrible pain, when I put my foot on the ground my toes were about 1/4 inch above the ground..... and the list of extreme painfulness goes on.
After a whole week of sitting because it hurt too bad to hobble around, a lightbulb went off in my head that said, "OREGANO TINCTURE." I thought, OH YEAH! I hobbled/limped/hopped, while groaning in pain and to my herbal closet, got out the oregano tincture, and put one teaspoon in a shot glass of water and killed it, then I took another dose of tincture before I went to bed.
Imagine my shock the next day when I woke up and my foot felt much better. The swelling was half of what it was the night before, my toes almost touched the ground when I put my foot down, and while walking was still uber painful, it was a little easier to get around the house. After that, I knew I was on the mend. I took oregano tincture three times a day for four days. By the time the fourth day was over, I could walk normal, my foot was it's normal size, the pain was a small fraction of what it was a few days before, and the spot where the cactus stabbed me only hurt a tiny bit. It was an oregano miracle.
