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Oregano Science

KEY POINTS:

  • Results show oregano’s ability to reduce inflammation throughout the small intestine and colon, promoting the integrity of the intestinal barrier (epithelium), likely due to its effects on intestinal bacteria and immune status.
  • Overall nutrient absorption was increased.
  • Endotoxins, such as e coli, were significantly reduced.
KEY POINTS:
  • Substantial improvements were shown in the digestive capabilities and overall gut health of chickens fed Origanum minutiflorum.
  • The digestive enzyme activities, in both the pancreas and small intestine, significantly increased in chickens fed Origanum minutiflorum.
  • It was shown that Origanum minutiflorum essential oil may provide a progressive effect on the "quality of the intestines, secretion of digestive enzymes, and particularly the antioxidant defense potential against parasitic infections."
  • Higher, longer and wider villi, as well as decreased crypt depth were observed in the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum areas of the intestines, "providing a greater surface area for nutrient digestion and absorption."
  • These improvements contributed to "increased mucosal enzymes, absorption, and the efficiency of the nutrient transport system."
  • Origanum minutiflorum helped to establish "microbial balance throughout the intestines, enhanced nutrient utilization and gut passage rates (motility), as well as encouraged endogenous digestive enzymatic activity", resulting in an overall "increased intestinal absorptive surface area."1)
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