Marjoram – Digestive and Calming – Monastic Recipes

Description

Marjoram is a plant related to oregano, with many branches and small fragrant leaves. It is an herb that helps with various health issues and contains vitamins C, A, K, B, B6, carotene, and more. It also contains thymol, volatile oils, astringent and bitter compounds, and 40% dietary fiber. It is one of the strongest sources of antioxidants.

Properties:

Its properties show several similarities to those of mint and thyme.

Helps the digestive system: It acts as a spasmolytic, antiemetic, relieves bloating and indigestion, and stimulates the liver and spleen.

Digestive action: It helps greatly with stomach discomfort and acts as a digestive/soothing remedy for stomach pain.

Calming action: It is well known for the relief it provides from persistent and severe headaches or toothaches. It is also used as a painkiller for rheumatism. In alternative medicine, it is considered beneficial for nervous system disorders, such as hypersensitivity, neurasthenia, psychasthenia, anxiety, insomnia, migraines, dizziness, and memory loss.

Expectorant action: It helps with respiratory system conditions and is considered beneficial for nervous cough, colds, tonsillitis, bronchitis, and asthma. It also has a perspiration-inducing effect.

In what ways can we incorporate it into our diet?

1. As an infusion
2. As essential oil (with a little honey)
3. The leaves and white flowers for flavoring in cooking or pastry.
4. The seeds in meat sauces.
5. In the preparation of spoon sweets (such as quince, grape, fig).

The properties and therapeutic actions of Marjoram

• Marjoram helps with headaches, insomnia, dizziness, migraines, memory loss, and epilepsy.
• It combats rhinitis and helps with tonsils, inflammations, gums, and the tongue.
• It helps with constipation, has gastroprotective and soothing properties for stomach issues and the entire gastrointestinal system.
• Its essential oil has warming, calming, and analgesic properties.
• It can relieve issues such as anxiety, depression, tension, or sadness, etc.
• It combats bronchitis and asthma and has strong muscle-relaxing and analgesic properties.
• It helps with menstrual pain.
• It is protective and therapeutic for cancer in general, and specifically for breast cancer.

Side effects of Marjoram

Marjoram is safe when used in small amounts for dietary purposes. However, there is evidence suggesting that it could contribute to triggering certain cancers when used long-term in high medicinal doses.

Other side effects include hypoglycemia in individuals with diabetes, worsening of intestinal obstruction, increased stomach and intestinal secretions, exacerbation of asthma or emphysema, worsening of epilepsy, and worsening of uric acid obstruction.

Net weight 40g