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The Feasibility of Oregano (Origanum Vulgare) as a Medicinal Candy

Angelica G. Guilalas Cindy C. Pantalunan Mark Sanchez

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Research IV

SJDM Cornerstone College Incorporated 190 Libis II, Muzon, City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan

November 12, 2014 Ms. Catherine G. Sison Research Adviser

The Feasibility of Oregano (Origanum Vulgare) as a Medicinal Candy

Abstract The medicinal candy, which came from the extract of Origanum vulgare, is a very common plant in the Philippines. Some of them make as flavoring in some dishes like tomato, meat, and pork stuffings. Oregano is rich natural source of vitamin K, is a fat soluble vitamin that helps us to protect our cardiovascular system. Oregano can also be used as a substitute for cough medicines. And because it is also bountiful in our country, it is very easy to make this as a candy. The candy make from Origanum Vulgare can help people in the poverty line, because it is affordable and can make children love it for its aroma and its sweet

taste. INTRODUCTION Oregano is one of the species of a perennial herb called marjarum (Origanum Vulgare). It is also called pot marjarum and oregany. It grows in abundance and highly available in the locality. It is very common to many households because of its medicinal value. The juice derived or squeezed from the oregano leaves contain ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Authoritatively, ascorbic acid contains low acidic effect just commensurate to prevent, weaken or reduce the serenity of a disease, common cold.

Background of the Study Many people believed that common cold is caused by climate change. The sudden change of the weather and exposure to warm and cool conditions cause common cold and also the unsanitary condition of the environment and poor practice of personal hygiene as well. The principal cause of common cold is a group of virus called

rhinoviruses. It is highly contagious the fact that it is an airborne disease. Once a person is infected with this virus, the disease will spread easily from person through close or association. It is the virus that is transmitted to another person such unprecautionary measures people will get common cold. Cough or coughing as appearing in the title is nota disease. It is a physiological manner in which air is forcibly expelled from the lungs. It is a body’s mechanism for cleansing the respiratory tract of irritants, foreign bodies, or excessive accumulation of secretions, phlegnm. The primitive way of using oregano leave for common cold is to boil them and let the patient drink a teaspoon full of oregano juice to cure common cold. Young as he is, he refuses to take it because of its non-soothing taste and smell. Most likely the oregano medical juice will be wasted. Creatively, the oregano leaves extract should be made into a menthol candy under the supervision of a consultant Miss Leslie Joy Ariate, pharmacist of the South Star Drug, Ligao City, who has the expertise and full knowledge in the measurement, ratio and proportion of medicine and can test it’s effectively and can prescribe it as a cure for common cold. The candy should be mentholated, with flavor so that the patient should experience and feel the freshness and delicious taste. The oregano taste of this mentholated and flavored candy should stand prominently so that the patience shall be cured by the presence of ascorbic acid

Statement of the Problem 1. Is ascorbic acid from oregano leaves effective against rhinoviruses causing cold and cough? 2. How much water, ascorbic acid and quantity of sugar and other ingredients are needed to process oregano or oregano menthol candy? 3. How to make the oregano medicinal candy good.

Significance of the Study Oregano is useful for people with cold and cough. But how can a child take a cup of boiled oregano having its non-soothing taste and smell? This study aims to make an oregano menthol candy for the use of everyone. It will be tasted if it can cure people with cold and cough. It can be of great help to anyone because of its delicious taste and at the same time can annihilate the virus that causes cold and cough. People are to be benefited of this study because it can locally be made and the oregano is abundant in the community. If the study is proven right, so why do we need to go to doctors? We just make this candy at our home and preserve it. The price of the ingredients is affordable. So people can eat the candy happily and at the same time curing their cold and cough.

Scope and Limitations Oregano contains ascorbic acid that can fight rhinoviruses cold and cough. It will be processed as oregano menthol candy to improve the primitive way of using oregano as medicinal herb. It will be made to cure people with the said disease and not advisable to take it if the person is not sick yet with cold and cough. The researcher aims to make a menthol candy out of oregano and prove that this product is effective against rhinoviruses. The study is to be conducted this year 2014-2015. The process of making oregano menthol candy will be tested using the two populations: 5 white mice and 5 patients with cold and cough. They are to be observed daily by the researchers.

Definition of 1. Ascorbic acid is the acid that is contained in the juice squeezed from the leaves of oregano plant. It prevents, weakens or reduced the severity of common cold. 2. Airborne is associated with a disease cause by virus because such virus causing the disease is transmitted from person to person by air through sneezing or coughing. 3. Climate change refers to the weather condition obtaining in the Philippines, where in there is an abnormal change of weather from warm condition to cool condition which cause serious effects or sickness on health of the people. 4. Common cold is a disease of the upper respiratory tract, that is, nose, throat and larynx. 5. Contagious is associated with disease that is easily transmitted from person to person like cold, the principal of which is virus. 6. Cough or coughing physiological act in which air is forcibly expelled from the lungs. It is a body’s mechanism for cleansing the respiratory tract of irritants, foreign bodies or excessive accumulation of secretions. 7. Disease is a disturbance or abnormal structure on the health of living organism or physiological action in the living organism as a whole. 8. Menthol candy is a special candy which has a freezing or cooling taste serving as attractant but containing ascorbic acid so that the child with common cold shall freely eat it to heal the cold cause by rhinoviruses. 9. Oregano is one of the species of a perennial herb where in the extracts from its leaves contain ascorbic acid that can cure common cold. 10. Rhinoviruses are the kind of virus that cause common cold.

CHAPTER II

Review and Literature Oregano is also known as wild marjoram, mountain mint, origanum, wintersweet, and winter marjoram. This erectly spreading has strong aromatic characteristics, with leaves and stems that are fleshy. The leaves of oregano are heart-shaped, with toothed edges, and which, grow for up to 9 meters in length. In other countries like the Philippines, Oregano is a known herbal medicine for its strong anti-oxidant properties. Oregano contains a rosmarinic acid compound, thymol, and carvacrol that are responsible for its anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant, anti fungal and anti-viral properties. Oregano also contains flavinoids, triterpenoids, sterols, vitamin C, and vitamin A. Its anti-bacterial properties have been proven by recent studies to treat infections of the reproductive tracts, and which make it ideal to be given to women who have just given birth. The volatile oils in oregano and its properties are believed to be responsible for slowing the process of spoilage of food and thus minimizing the risk of ingesting harmful bacteria, parasites and fungi. The anti-oxidant properties of oregano helps fight free radicals in the body that cause cellular damage and accelerate ageing. Free radicals are believed to be involved with many degenerative diseases like osteoarthritis, atherosderosis and heart diseases, to name a few. The most useful parts of this plant are its leaves. The chronic coughs, bronchitis and rheumatism. Ear aches have also been proven to be cured by the infusion prepared from its leaves. The leaves relieve painful swellings, boils, and sprains, when their poultices are applied directly to the affected area.

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1. According to Tamid Ahmad, oregano is a natural herb found in Mediterranean hills and basically its leaves are utilized to take out the oil. The oil of oregano can be preserved for longer and hence it is preferred as oil. It is widely used for complex diseases to cure, and it has many simple and common uses for regular occurring diseases. It works marvelously in cold and cough. It is an antibiotic and hence is preferred for cold and cough. 2. According to Allah Camacho, one of the benefits of the extract of oregano is that it helps boost our bodies immune system. A sound and healthy immune system. A sound and healthy immune system is our best defense against harmful microorganism that carries diseases and illnesses. A good immune system can be achieved with a healthy lifestyle, balance diet, stress free and clean environment, proper rest and including two drops of wild oregano oil in your drink every day. 3. According to Paul L. Garrett, there are some vitamins and minerals that can be used as natural cold remedies. These nutrients include vitamin C, vitamin E, and zinc oxide. Vitamin C is good for a lot of things, but more than 1200 milligrams can sometimes result in diarrhea. Large amount of vitamin C at the beginning stages of an outbreak can provide relief and reduce the attack of virus. Vitamins and minerals certainly strengthen the immune system, but be careful not to take more than recommended daily dose. 4. According to Barbara Hillary, PhD, cold and cough medications should not be used for children under 6 years of age. This is because there is not enough evidence to prove effectiveness of these medications in young children. Moreover, single-ingredient or combination cold and cough medications do not relieve cold and cough symptoms in children under 6 years. 5. According to Susan Melgren, she was doubtful that oregano would have any effect when she first heard of its healing properties, but she took it anyway and was very pleased with the results. She used oregano to treat cold rather that as preventive measure.

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