Oregano

Common Names: Cebu, Leyte: Clavo Spanish: Torongil de Limon Subanon: Latay Tagalog: Suganda, Oregano Folkloric uses: · The juice of the leaves for dyspepsia, asthma, chronic coughs, bronchits, colic, flatulence, rheumatism. The dose is one tablespoonful of the fresh juice every hour for adults and one teaspoonful every two hours, four times daily, for children. As an infusion, 50 to 60 grams to a pint of boiling water, and drink the tea, 4 to 5 glasses a day. For chilldren, 1/2 cup 4 times daily. · For otalgia (ear aches), pour the fresh, pure juice into the ear for 10 minutes. · For carbuncles, boils, sprains, felons, painful swellings: Apply the poultice of leaves to the affected area, four times daily. · For sore throats, a decoction of two tablespoonfuls of dried leaves to a pint of boiling water, taken one hour before or after meals.