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 contact 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 bodys 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 its 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 Terms
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 bodys 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.

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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