Easy to maintain, however, should avoid prolonged exposure to heat and humidity.

Internally, the essential oil of oregano offers many therapeutic possibilities. Two drops added to a quart of hot water or tea, with three daily doses up to constitute a restorative drink of digestive disorders, abdominal wind and constipation. This drink can also help in treating malaria and certain tropical fevers, under the guidance of a professional or a doctor. It also whets the appetite by stimulating the stomach and intestinal papillae. Moreover, the two dots with the same number of catches, but contained in a teaspoon of olive oil or honey, provides an excellent antiseptic and antibacterial drug, in this case eliminating parasites and gut fungi and nursing dysentery.
Externally, the essential oil of oregano, with its antiseptic, can be used as a component of a balm to treat certain skin diseases like eczema and acne, and wounds, burns and insect bites. A standard recipe of cream is a mixture of 20 drops of oregano oil, zinc oxide, petrolatum and lanolin, a quantity of 10 grams for each of the last three components. The mouthwash may also be practiced by diluting the oil with water, to relieve dental pain and those related to irritation of the throat. In addition, by inhalation, the essential oil battle, a different part of respiratory diseases like asthma, bronchitis, sore throat and cough, and anemia and other cases of asthenia. Finally, by friction or bath, it eases sore muscles and joints, such as rheumatism and arthritis, respectively, and those specific to menstruation, while controlling the frequency of menarche. For the feet in particular, bath treats and gradually eliminates calluses that form the base of the toes. As a guide, a current composition is to add in 125 ml of carrier oil, olive oil, for example, a dozen drops of essential oil of oregano.
Apart from medicinal uses, the essential oil of oregano is an excellent item of food preservation, and is especially to be very effective against rancidity in foods rich in fat. It comes also in the composition of some Mediterranean gourmet recipes.