The oregano.

, in botany is known as origanum vulgare, is an aromatic plant with pleasant smell and flavor used in cooking recipes, perfect ally for pizza. It also serves to garnish salads, beef, poultry and pork, is an essential ingredient to prepare vinaigrettes or sauces. It can be used fresh or dry, it is recommended to add it to the meat to reduce the level of oxidation, to achieve the most intense flavor to the culinary preparation it is advisable to add it at the end.

For example, a pork chop seasoned with oregano, widely used in Venezuelan cuisine.

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It is an easy-growing herb, you can even have it in your garden, this allows you to have fresh oregano. Its stem is reddish, its leaves are between 2 and 5 cm, are oval covered by hairs. It provides vitamins A, C, E, K, B6, as well as calcium, potassium, iron and magnesium.

This wonderful herb also brings health benefits such as:

• Relieves the symptoms of colds.
• It is digestive.
• Expectorant.
• Helps to eliminate menstrual cramps.
• Relieves the discomfort of gas and flatulence.
• The infusion can also be used topically to help clean wounds, insect bites, etc.

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How to prepare the infusion of oregano:

• Add hot water to a cup.
• Put a teaspoon of dried or fresh leaves of oregano.
• Cover and let stand for 3 minutes.
• Then strain and drink little by little.