Marjoram

Marjoram is a plant. You probably recognize it as a common cooking spice. But it also has an interesting place in early greek mythology. As the story goes, the goddess of love, aphrodite, grew marjoram, and, as a result, marjoram has been used ever since in various love potions.

Marjoram (origanum majorana) is an aromatic herb in the mint family which originated in egypt and arabia. It is also widely referred to as oregano. Today, it is commonly found in the mediterranean region or grown in gardens around the world.

Marjoram essential oil, fresh or dried marjoram leaves, or marjoram powder (ground up marjoram), it has many uses.

As a culinary additive, it is commonly used to flavor soups, sauces, salads, and meat dishes.

Cosmetically, marjoram is used in skin cream, body lotion, shaving gel, and bath soaps.

Whether used as an essential oil, powder, fresh leaves, or dried leaves, marjoram has many uses with numerous health benefits.

Food poisoning

Staph infection

Tetanous infection in wounds

Typhoid

Malaria

Influenza

Common cold

Mumps

Measles.

Another benefit of marjoram is the enhancement of the cardiovascular and circulatory system.

It helps by eliminating common risks associated with cardiovascular disease.

Lowering the blood pressure, greatley reducing the risk of hypertension and resultant heart problems.

Greatly preventing the build up of cholesterol, reducing risk of hardened arteries

Aiding in improved blood circulation by dialating the arteries as necessary.

Studies show that lower cholesterol and blood pressure levels are linked to a reduced rate of heart disease and heart attack.

Marjoram is also an anti-inflammatory herb.

Asthma

Muscle spasms

Sinus headaches

Migraines

Fever

Body aches.

Painful joints

Sore muscles

Sprains

Back ache

Toothaches.

With sedative and antidepressant qualities marjoram has a variety of psychological and neurological benefits.

Relieving insomnia

Reducing stress

Calming anxiety

Minimizing emotional reactions

Increasing control of sexual desire.

Marjoram also helps in reducing pain associated with fever, muscle spasms, headaches and migraine.

The herb has anti-inflammatory properties that help in reducing symptoms of asthma and headaches.

Marjoram is also used by women to reduce their menopausal symptoms, to relieve pre-menstrual syndrome and to regulate irregular menstrual cycles.

Some women use the herb to increase the flow of breast milk.

Marjoram has many health factors but in order to consume all of its healthy effect one should use its extracted marjoram oil

Botanically, the nutmeg fruit, in fact, is a drupe like apricot. Once completely ripen, it splits through its bottom (basal) end to reveal a single, centrally situated oval shaped hard seed (kernel) knownacommercial as anutmeg.a closely adhering to this nutmeg kernel is crimson-red, lacy or thread like arils known as mace spice.

This mace aril is then carefully peeled off the kernel surface by either hand or using a knife, and allowed to dry under shade for 3-4 days. Dried mace arils, which now appear amber in color are processed and graded before dispatched for sale.

Processing of mace spice m. Fragrans tree yields up to three times in a season. Once harvested from the tree, its outer pulp or husk is removed and discarded. Just underneath the tough husk is the golden-brown color aril, known as "mace," enveloping firmly around the nutmeg kernel. Mace is gently peeled off from the kernel surface, flattened into strips, dried, and sold either as whole "mace blades" or finely ground into powder.

The nutmeg kernels are then dried under sun for several days to weeks. At larger commercial set-ups, this process is done rather more rapidly over a hot drier machine until the whole nutmeg rattles inside the shell.

As in nutmeg, mace extraction has also been employed in chinese and indian traditional medicines for treatment of illnesses related to the nervous and digestive systems. The compounds in this spice such as myristicin and elemicin have beenafound to have soothing as well as stimulant properties on brain.

Nutmeg and mace-oil contains eugenol, which has been used in dentistry for toothache relief.

The oil is also used as a local massage to reduce muscular pain and rheumatic pain of joints.

Freshly prepared mace-decoction with honey has been employed to get relief from nausea, gastritis, and indigestion ailments.