4. Use a muddler to crush and bruise the leaves. This helps release the volatile oils in the oregano which is where all that good medicine is.
5. Once you deem the oregano leaves to be well muddled, pour over the olive oil until everything is good and submerged.
6. Give it a stir to make sure everything is coated with oil and make sure the oregano is under the surface of the oil.
7. Let the oregano infuse the olive oil for two weeks, stirring on occasion, in a cool dark place. The oil will darken into a dark green-brown color and smell strongly of oregano.
8. Once two weeks have passed, use a cheesecloth or strainer to strain the oil into a jar.
I like to fill a 1oz dropper bottle with oregano oil and keep it in my medicine cabinet. The rest, I keep in a jar and store it in the fridge to keep it fresh.
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