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Oregano Oil

Supports broad cellular function with category-specific mechanisms.[1854,1975,2150, etc.]

Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.

Moderate Evidence
LongevityMetabolic HealthEnergy

Composite Rating

1.7/5

Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.

Evidence Intensity

24/100

Early depth from human/RCT/meta counts

Community Direction

0

Mixed / Neutral • confidence Minimal

Safety Friction

100/100

High signal from adverse/interaction markers

Data Completeness

100%

Studies 6 • mentions 2 • links 16

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Implementation Blueprint

Goal alignment: Longevity, Metabolic Health, Energy.[590,738,962, etc.]

Dose guide: Human-study daily dose: 1300 mg/day (moderate-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts)..[590,738,962, etc.]

Category: other.[590,738,962, etc.]

Category

Other

Evidence Tier

MEDIUM

Daily Guide

Human-study daily dose: 1300 mg/day (moderate-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts).

Dosing Guide

Human-study daily dose: 1300 mg/day (moderate-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts).[1854,, etc.]

At-A-Glance Evidence Architecture[1854,1975,2150, etc.]

Clinical Depth

Humans: 6 • RCTs: 0 • Meta: 0

Cohort / Real-World

Cohort signals: 0

Safety Markers

Adverse signals: 23 • Interactions: 15

Evidence Tracking

Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item

Evidence Tracking

Status

Aging Evidence

Trend

→ Stable evidence base

Depth

53 total studies

Timeline

20082020

Top Signal Metrics[1854,1975,2150, etc.]

Animal-only studies

62

Total indexed

53

In vitro / tissue

49

Safety adverse signals

23

Interaction signals

15

Human studies

6

Community Direction Mix[590,738,962, etc.]

Weighted direction score: 0 (Mixed / Neutral)

Benefit1 (50%)

Evidence Quality Summary[1854,1975,2150, etc.]

Medium when human evidence exists but is limited, or when animal evidence volume is substantial.

Animal-only studies

62

Total indexed

53

In vitro / tissue

49

Safety adverse signals

23

Interaction signals

15

Human studies

6

Randomized trials

0

Meta-analyses

0

Study Type Breakdown

Distribution of evidence by study design strength

Human Studies (other)Level 3-46
All IndexedAll levels53
24

Evidence Strength: Early

Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses

Top Human Studies[1854,1975,2150, etc.]

PMID 32461309 • 2020 Jul 16

Oregano Oil and Its Principal Component, Carvacrol, Inhibit HIV-1 Fusion into Target Cells.

J Virol

Open PubMed

PMID 30225247 • 2018

Protective Effects of Benzoic Acid, Bacillus Coagulans, and Oregano Oil on Intestinal Injury Caused by Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in Weaned Piglets.

Biomed Res Int

Open PubMed

PMID 20492179 • 2010 Jan-Feb

Thermal inactivation and postthermal treatment growth during storage of multiple Salmonella serotypes in ground beef as affected by sodium lactate and oregano oil.

Community Report Frequency[590,738,962, etc.]

Benefit reports: 1

Adverse reports: 1

No-effect reports: 0

Mixed reports: 0

Unclear reports: 0

Signal confidence: 0.00

Top Reported Effects[590,738,962, etc.]

Benefits

  • Longevity: 1
  • Metabolic Health: 1
  • Energy: 1

Adverse

  • Moderate safety signal; start conservatively and monitor response.: 1

No Effect

  • insufficient no-effect reports captured: 0

Insufficient empirical signal for a directional adjustment.

Reddit evidence: 0 mentions (confidence 0.00).

Amazon signal: 0 products scanned (confidence 0.00).

GNC signal: 0 products scanned (confidence 0.00) [ERROR].

terminated

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Community Evidence Examples[590,738,962, etc.]

aggregate • unclear

Aggregate community signal: 2 directional mentions (benefit 1, adverse 1, no-effect 0, mixed 0).

Open mention

Retail Signal Examples

amazon

Amazon search for Oregano Oil

Rating: n/a | Reviews: n/a

Open product

Primary Source Links

Evidence Sources

  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22oregano%20oil%22)%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22oregano%20oil%22)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22oregano%20oil%22)%20AND%20animals%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20NOT%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D

Scientific Evidence Notes[1854,1975,2150, etc.]

1. PubMed evidence summary: Oregano Oil

PUBMED • Humans + preclinical triage

Counts aggregated from automated literature sweep and tiering rules.

Outcome: Tier MEDIUM; humans 6, RCTs 0, meta-analyses 0.[1854,1975,2150, etc.]

Open source
2. Oregano Oil and Its Principal Component, Carvacrol, Inhibit HIV-1 Fusion into Target Cells.

PUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 32461309 from J Virol.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1854,, etc.]

1975,
2150

Safety and Pitfalls

  • Moderate safety signal; start conservatively and monitor response.[590,738,962, etc.]
Adverse1 (50%)
No Effect0 (0%)
Mixed0 (0%)

J Food Sci

Open PubMed

PMID 18676709 • 2008 Oct

Antibacterial activities of naturally occurring compounds against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.

Appl Environ Microbiol

Open PubMed

PMID 30839090 • 2019 Jul 1

Mexican oregano essential oils given in drinking water on performance, carcass traits, and meat quality of broilers.

Poult Sci

Open PubMed

PMID 23127706 • 2012 Nov

Effect of organic acids on Salmonella colonization and shedding in weaned piglets in a seeder model.

J Food Prot

Open PubMed

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Use adverse/interactions PubMed signal counts for screening; perform clinician review before high-dose or multi-drug stack use.

Human-study daily dose signal: 1300 mg/day (confidence MEDIUM).

Extracted from 2 dosing mentions across 1 PubMed studies (mg/day).

https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22oregano%20oil%22)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20randomized%20controlled%20trial%5BPublication%20Type%5D
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22oregano%20oil%22)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20meta-analysis%5BPublication%20Type%5D
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32461309/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30225247/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20492179/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18676709/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30839090/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23127706/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Oregano%20Oil
  • Community Sources

    • https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=relevance&t=year&limit=12&q=%22oregano%20oil%22%20(supplement%20OR%20dosage%20OR%20stack%20OR%20side%20effects%20OR%20review)%20(subreddit%3ASupplements%20OR%20subreddit%3ANootropics%20OR%20subreddit%3ABiohackers%20OR%20subreddit%3Alongevity%20OR%20subreddit%3ANutrition%20OR%20subreddit%3AHubermanLab%20OR%20subreddit%3ASleep%20OR%20subreddit%3AFitness%20OR%20subreddit%3Aketoscience%20OR%20subreddit%3AStackAdvice)
    • https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=comments&t=all&limit=16&q=%22oregano%20oil%22%20(supplement%20OR%20capsule%20OR%20powder%20OR%20experience%20OR%20results%20OR%20side%20effects)
    • https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=new&t=all&limit=16&q=oregano%20oil
    • https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=Oregano%20Oil
    1975,
    2150
    Open source
    3. Protective Effects of Benzoic Acid, Bacillus Coagulans, and Oregano Oil on Intestinal Injury Caused by Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in Weaned Piglets.

    PUBMED • 2018 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 30225247 from Biomed Res Int.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1854,1975,2150, etc.]

    Open source
    4. Thermal inactivation and postthermal treatment growth during storage of multiple Salmonella serotypes in ground beef as affected by sodium lactate and oregano oil.

    PUBMED • 2010 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 20492179 from J Food Sci.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1854,1975,2150, etc.]

    Open source
    5. Antibacterial activities of naturally occurring compounds against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.

    PUBMED • 2008 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 18676709 from Appl Environ Microbiol.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1854,1975,2150, etc.]

    Open source
    6. Mexican oregano essential oils given in drinking water on performance, carcass traits, and meat quality of broilers.

    PUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 30839090 from Poult Sci.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1854,1975,2150, etc.]

    Open source
    7. Effect of organic acids on Salmonella colonization and shedding in weaned piglets in a seeder model.

    PUBMED • 2012 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 23127706 from J Food Prot.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1854,1975,2150, etc.]

    Open source