The Super Herb That Destroys Candida
Candida is a prevalent infection, but there is one super-herb that can conquer it!
Introduction
Candidiasis is an incredibly common infection that is caused by the presence of the yeast Candida.
The fungus can live on the host’s skin or inside the body, favoring cavities that are moist and dark, such as the mouth, vagina, gut, and throat.
In normal amounts, the yeast can remain on or inside the host relatively undetected. It will cause no immediate harm, and having the candida fungus present will not ordinarily cause any immediate ill-health or irritation.
The problems with candida can start when the fungus begins to multiply either on the skin or inside the body, causing the fungus to, in some cases, drastically affect the areas it is present in, which can cause:
- A white a thick mucous substance starts to form
- Swelling and redness of the perimeter area
- Dry and cracked external areas
- Pain
- A putrid smell
- Gastrointestinal upsets
- Itching and tightness in the areas
- Potential of yellow-ish discharge from the site
Who Can Get Candida?
Absolutely anybody can have the candida fungus living on or inside them, and for most cases, it will be completely undetectable and cause no immediate issues to one’s health.
However, if the fungus starts to multiply, that’s when the otherwise harmless fungus becomes the infection we know as candida.
The candidiasis infection is more commonly found in the mouth and throat in those people who are immuno-compromised but is rare in these areas in healthy individuals. You can also find it commonly in the vagina and gut.
Candida certainly does not discriminate when it comes to choosing a human host, anyone can have the fungus, but there are certain groups of people who are more predisposed to having the fungus and having it turn into the infection in the mouth and throat, including:
- Babies younger than 1-month old
- Smokers
- Those people who have a dry mouth or take medication that causes mouth dryness, or those people who are sadly nearing the end of their life
- Those people who wear dentures
- Those people who have cancer
- For those who have diabetes, sometimes there is a higher prevalence of candida in people with Type 2 diabetes that is somewhat uncontrolled.
- Those people who have HIV or AIDS
- Those people who regularly take antibiotics or corticosteroids for conditions such as asthma
How Do You Get Reduce The Risk Of Candida?
When it comes to controlling the overgrowth of the fungus we know as candida, there are certain things we can include or indeed omit from our diets and lifestyles to try and prevent the growth of the fungus and reduce the effects of the infection that comes from the overgrowth.
These elements can include:
- Avoid Any Dairy Products That Are High In Lactose: Lactose is the sugar found in dairy products that can cause an inflammatory response in the individual, which can trigger the candida to commence overgrowth.
- It is best to either eliminate dairy completely or head for lactose-free options for your dairy, such as those products that are derived from soy or nuts.
- Drastically Reduce Your Sugar Intake: Both obvious sugars and hidden sugars in your diet may be a direct cause of the overgrowth of the candida, as sugar is widely recognized to be an accelerant to the production and overproduction of candida.
- Reduce The Intake Of Alcohol: When alcohol is consumed, the body breaks this down, with sugars being the result. As you can see from above, sugar is known to increase the overproduction of the candida fungus, which can then cause multiple issues to health.
- Reduce The Intake Of Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are the food group that will increase the production of candida similarly to both alcohol and sugars, as carbohydrates, if not used by the body for energy, will be broken down and stored as sugar, causing an increase in the chances of the overproduction of candida.
- Reduce The Amount Of Gluten In Your Diet: Gluten is widely known to be an inflammatory food group, which can cause problems with the overgrowth of candida. Gluten, again, is often broken down with great difficulty in the body into sugar compounds, which will feed and accelerate the candida.
- Introduce Oregano Into Your Daily Routine: Oregano is the super herb that will make such an impact when it comes to ridding the candida fungus for good. Oregano is a potent antimicrobial and antifungal herb that is one of the best natural remedies to reduce the overproduction of candida fungus. The best way to incorporate oregano into your routine to start to work against the candida overproduction is to consume it orally as part of your meals or for a more potent compound, making an oregano oil. Oregano oil is one of the absolute best ways to get the essential antimicrobial and antifungal properties to where they need to be.
How To Make An Oregano Oil
Oil of Oregano can have significant benefits for those people who have candida overgrowth.
Still, it is essential to only use the oil on the external areas that are red, inflamed, and are irritating. It is unwise to use the oil or any other topical oil on any sites of broken skin, which may cause further irritation and inflammation.
What You Will Need:
- Oregano leaves that need to be crushed or finely chopped
- A carrier oil which can be Olive oil or almond oil, which also have soothing and moisturizing properties
- A jar that has been sanitized, preferably the ones that have twist lids for a secure tightening
Method
- Start by boiling some clean water in a saucepan.
- Allow the water to reach a rolling boil and then remove the water from the heat source.
- Place the chopped or minced oregano leaves into one of the jars, and then pour your chosen carrier oil over the leaves.
- Place the jar with your oregano and oil into the saucepan of hot water and allow it to sit in the water for 5-10 minutes, allowing the oil to heat up, and then the oregano will start to release its natural oils.
- When the time has elapsed, remove the jar from the saucepan of hot water and place it in an area that will get some sunlight, such as a sunny windowsill, for 7-14 days.
- It is essential to agitate the mixture by shaking it up every couple of days.
- After the settling period of 14 days, you can strain the mixture to remove the oil from the leaves and place the oil into another sanitized jar with a twist lid.
- You can store this oregano oil in a cool and dark place, such as a pantry, clearly labeled to avoid any misconsumption.
How To Use Oil Of Oregano
Add 2 to 3 drops of the oregano oil onto a sterile gauze pad or muslin square and apply to the affected area of your skin.
Ensure that you only touch the skin affected by the candida and avoid spreading the fungus over any nearby healthy skin.
You may need to apply the oregano oil two or three times per day over a few weeks before you begin to see some improvement in the affected area.
Conclusion
Oregano is a herb that hosts some potent antifungal and antimicrobial properties that, when prepared as an essential oil, can be incredibly helpful when dealing with the overproduction of the candida fungus.
Overproduction of candida can cause swelling, irritation, and discharge to exude from the affected area, which can be somewhat embarrassing and painful, and incredibly uncomfortable.
People who suffer from oral candidiasis are often those people who are immuno-compromised, very young infants or those people who take steroids for ailments like asthma.
There are many things you can eliminate from your diet to improve candida. These are all related to the element of sugar, which is found in carbohydrates and alcohol, for instance, and is known to be an accelerator of the fungus by feeding it to the point of overproduction.
The super-herb oregano has such powerful properties when used as an essential oil. It may help with the external irritation, inflammation, and redness that is caused as a result of the candida overproduction.
When the oregano oil is made with a carrier oil such as coconut, almond, or olive oil, there will also be added moisturizing properties derived from the oil. Additional moisturization may help improve the condition of the affected skin and aid the repair of the dermal layer once the fungus has been eradicated.
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I grow my own oregano and have found that the mature seed heads are incredible and loaded with oils. I harvest the seed heads from the plant after they turn brown in the fall and finish drying them at 135 degrees for an hour or so to kill bugs and molds. Then I use them in soups, tea (with honey) steam, smudging and even my dogs food. It was the key in kicking a tenacious case of bronchitis and has been my go to for many years. Tasty too.
Easy to grow perennial that I use as a border plant around my yard and have harvested even in the snow and still effective.
Hi, I have a bad fungus on my fingers that is very painful. Do you think this will work for me.
Hi Bobbie,
Yes, oregano oil contains a special antibacterial ingredient—thymol—that is key to fighting fungus.
You can find more information in the articles below:
https://thelostherbs.com/how-to-treat-fungal-infections-with-oregano/
https://thelostherbs.com/homemade-nail-fungus-cream/
https://thelostherbs.com/3-home-remedies-for-skin-fungus-that-actually-work/
Many blessings and good health!
I always threw the seeds away. So, I can collect them and use them with food? How do you use it for bronchitis please?
I LOVED your blog on making oregano oil and just wanted to add a morsel for your next revision. When working with any plants to optimize
capturing their beneficial properties influence them with FRESHNESS CARD technology to dramatically improve their BOVAS (indicator of Freshness and Vibrantcy related to benefits at the cellular level) and turn a lid upside down over the pot or pan you are heating them in and fill it with ice cubes so that the important essences of the plants steep back into the pan for FULL benefit.
Great information. My grandmother used to steam the large leave oregano leaves to treat hear infections. Does any kind of oregano leaves works to make the oregano oil?
Hi Magaly,
There are over 40 varieties of oregano, but Origanum vulgare is the one most linked to health benefits. You can also use the fresh and dried leaves in your cooking for medicinal benefits as well as flavor.
Many blessings and good health!
Thank you for this info. I have both gut and throat issues and have had for over 10 years. Wondering if I would take the oregano oil internally.
Copied this from the article.
The best way to incorporate oregano into your routine to start to work against the candida overproduction is to consume it orally as part of your meals or for a more potent compound, making an oregano oil. Oregano oil is one of the absolute best ways to get the essential antimicrobial and antifungal properties to where they need to be.
Great article. I have had Candida for 27 years. I have been sugar and gluten free for over 15-20 years or more and now for the past 3 months dairy free. I don’t drink almost any alcohol and not wheat beers etc. I am very select on chicken because most chickens are feed wheat and therefore is transferred. I take 2 drops of oregano oil in apple cider vinegar every morning and have for 3-5 years. The apple cider for 20 plus years. I take 2 doses of Caprylic Acid and Pau D Arco every morning. Take a probiotic every morning. Take a tonic, Yeast Relief by Herbs etc. every morning and through out the day when needed. Take a tonic, Phytocillin, by Herbs etc. every morning. The list is too long to add for these 2 formulas but you can go online to get the list, they are very strong and I have taken for almost 20 years in place a few Candida formulas in pill form. For me this works better. Any use of steroids or antibiotics will put your Candida on fire. A few times I have had to do antibiotics because I was going to die without them. I have chronic Lymphatic leukemia for over 15 years due to workplace toxic poisoning and also got Epstein bar from the workplace. I cured prostate cancer stage 3 , 6 section homeopathically in one year and I am in a study group now due to that. Before starting the Oregano drops, I got horrible mouth infections and teeth decay after growing up with almost none till the Candida started. After starting the Organo drops my mouth i would get infections and further teeth decay, now 99% gone. Before getting off antibiotics 20 plus years ago to (cure) the candida and before I started this regiment that I have spoken to, my arms, legs and back were filled with puss pockets and also had horrific ezema. I still get a little and still have hundreds of tiny scars from it but the difference is life saving. The infestation was so bad that I could feel the Candida like crawling all over my body all the time. I still use hydrogen peroxide and Iodine on the eruptions when they happen. Because of my CLL and many surgeries which other then a stent were do to injuries or worn out joints, both hip resurfaced vs replaced. 4 groin surgeries. one 12″ abdominal tear repaired. lymph node surgery on my neck which got a horrific hospital infection, all repairs had to happen (work, fell off ladder), torn right rotator cuff repair, torn left rotator and shoulder ligament replacement and more (hockey) main heart artery stent. and pneumonia and a bleeding ulcer ( blood thinner given to me by hospital before a lower and upper GI). Horrific fibromyalgia that I have cured, (that will take another post and what I did to solve that). At 68 other then I just got over Covid, I play hockey with 20-70 year olds 3-4 times a week, very competitive, do construction work, no tall ladders anymore. and wake up every day and after playing hockey, other then bruises and still healing from the intense shoulder repair, totally pain free everyday. I also just cured pancreatitis in 2 months that was so painful I could barely do anything with homeopathic enzyme therapy and still take the enzymes every day. Yep, no pancreatic cancers for me. Also a PLUG for my sons company, SMPL, the best tasting health bars, the only zero sugar added sugar, gluten free adaptogen and nootropic dense health bars with incredible functional ingredients. 4 different bars. for every mood or need. Go to: livesmpl.com.
Don’t take the Oregano drops straight. Needs to be taken with a large glass of water!
Oregano oil hurts my stomach, can I huse fresh oregano and olive oil to help my candida. And will this work for Gerd.
Be very interested to hear how you treated your Fibromyalgia.
Sounds like you have been very thorough and successful with your natural treatments- well done 😊
I know the question was being directed to the other person, but thought it would be helpful to mention that Fibromyalgia can be treated/eliminated with an Organic whole foods plant based diet. Check out http://www.nutritionfacts.org. Best wishes.
Good morning, I also would love to hear how you healed the fibromyalgia. I have dealt with this for over 30 years, and my son in law has also.
Would be very interested to know what you did for Fibromyalgia? My wife is searching for what has worked for others.
Hi Marvin and thanks so much for your story. You have suffered but it has not made you bitter, praise God. I don’t know where your candida is, or maybe it’s systemic, but have you ever tried gentian violet? It would work in the mouth or on the skin, or genitalia, not to be taken internally but swabbed on. 50 years ago family practice physicians swabbed babies’ mouths out when they had oral thrush, or swabbed it over the genitalia with monilial diaper rash. Now, of course, big Pharma won’t allow such a cheap treatment and prefers dosing babies for weeks with expensive antifungals. One side effect of gentian violet application is that you are stained bright purple for a while wherever you applied it. Would have to be able to cover it up in public lol.
Thank you for the info, this is life saving! Can it be used internally as I have gut, throught and mouth issues
Hi Yanina,
One drop taken internally each day can help maintain healthy immune function. Oregano oil can be taken more frequently as needed to further support the immune system.
It’s worth mentioning that an oregano essential oil sold for purposes like aromatherapy is different from the herbal oil of oregano, and the essential oil should not be consumed internally.
Also, because oregano oil might interfere with other medications, always ask your doctor if it’s safe to take internally depending on your specific situation.
Many blessings and good health!
I’ve found that tinctures (Alcohol based) extract a great deal of the healing properties, and works well, directly on the skin. My alcohol base is “Scotch Whisky,” instead of the “denatured drug-store alcohols.” They can also be taken internally.
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I love your recipes, books and comments. I want to ask if the cabbage, garlic recipe for external use is available I had copied it but lost it. I would love it if you could send it again. With thanks and appreciation. Nancy
Hi Nancy,
Thank you for reaching out to us.
I’m sorry about this, however, I am not sure exactly what recipe you are referring to since we have so many different recipes available on both our blog and Facebook page.
Once I have more information, I will be able to help.
In the meantime, here are some of our articles about cabbage:
https://thelostherbs.com/how-to-make-a-healing-salve-with-cabbage-and-aloe-vera/
https://thelostherbs.com/how-to-make-cabbage-bandages-to-treat-inflammation-and-joint-pain/
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Many blessings and good health!
I use Oregano oil capsules for my knee pain. I open a capsule with a pin and use it externally. It takes the pain away. I also take one of the capsules daily with my food that has some fat in it as Vit D and Vit E, are fat soluble Vitamins. I get it from Piping Rock, 3,000 mg. As an added effect, bugs don’t like it either 😉
I used oregano oil with a coconut oil as a carrier oil to get rid of a planters wart on the bottom of my foot. Took only 7 days and it was gone.