E-02 · Microbiome Modulating

Oregano oil

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E-02 · #45

Oregano oil

Biotics Research, A.D.P. (emulsified oregano) · 60 tabs
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Emulsified, sustained-release oregano oil, the form matters because raw oregano oil is harsh on the stomach. No IBD trials; this is here for the SIBO overlap that so many people with IBD live with.

Short courses, not forever; antimicrobials affect the good flora too.
Reference 90
Andrew's notes

Oregano oil is a very powerful antimicrobial herb, and I would not use it without an integrative practitioner's guidance. Anti-inflammatories and nourishing the microbiome should be explored thoroughly first. Short courses only; it does not distinguish the organisms you want to keep from the ones you want to thin.

SKU
BRC-1101
Evidence1

No IBD trials; SIBO rationale

Andrew's score2

Andrew's judgment, 1–5.

Carvacrol, the lead phenol of oregano oil
Carvacrol, the lead phenol of oregano oil · C10H14O · 150.2 g/mol · PubChem CID 10364

At a glance

Carvacrol/thymol; SIBO overlap
Reference 90

Product options from the guide

Biotics Research A.D.P. (emulsified oregano)
go.supplementsforibd.com/oregano-oil

References

  1. Roberts CL, et al. Translocation of Crohn's disease Escherichia coli across M-cells: contrasting effects of soluble plant fibres and emulsifiers. Gut 2010;59(10):1331–1339. (Context: dietary antimicrobials and the AIEC hypothesis.)

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