The fresh and dried leaf, and the essential oil extracted from the fresh flowering herb, are medicinally potent. The aerial parts of thyme can be harvested before and during flowering.
Oregano is used in Italian and Mexican dishes, tomato sauces, soups, sauces, stews, meats, salads, and marinades.
An example of their use is in flavouring for Pizza and bolognese
oregano leaves
No, oregano leaves are not waxy or slippery. They are velvety and soft like mint.
For flavor
Oregano is a culinary herb, the leaves are used in cooking. The dried herb has more flavour than the fresh. It is added to tomato sauce, grilled meat and fried vegetables. Used in Greece, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Turkey and Syria as well as Latin America
oregano (spanish) = marjoram pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets
Phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on the stem. The leaves of Oregano are paired opposite to each other. Each pair is at right angles to the previous one. This type of arrangement of leaves is called whorled arrangement.
hairy leaves and stem
Oregano is in the mint family but not the mint genus. It smacks warmer or spicier and cannot substitute.
The leaves of herbs (parsley, basil, oregano etc.) are edible, many other types of leaves are poisonous.
Oregano is a herb used in cooking.
Oregano is known as azwain in hindi, Oregano prepared from azwain leaf.
Oregano is native to the Mediterranean region and was first used in Greece.