Oregano Oil dilution ration for mastitis

KathyJ · #1 06/20/14, 03:30 PM

title should be dilution ratio - not ration....

Hi,
My brother uses a product called uddersol on his dairy cows for mastitis. He says it works great. The ingredients are olive oil and origanum oil. I've been researching essential oils for the past 6 months and told him he could make his own for a tenth of the price...

But. my question is what dilution ratio do I tell him to use? the local health food store looked up an article online that said 2% dilution, but also indicated using other eo's - not oregano. I can't find the article myself now that I have access to a computer.

2% is the normal dilution for adults when making blends for people. Is this dilution safe for animals? I know oregano oil is considered to be a hot oil and should be diluted even more than the normal - at least down to a 1% but is that necessary for the cow?.....

thanks

anahatalotus · #2 06/20/14, 07:40 PM

Last fall after my jerseycalfed I would rub her udders and teats down with a very diluted amount of ooo in coconut oil. I think I used four or five drops in about a quarter cup. At first I used more and it hurt here and she balked at it and got mad at me so I cut the ooo down to just a few drops. Sorry for being so vague but it did work...

may1802 · #3 06/20/14, 08:10 PM

We tried this (post 5)
http://familycow.proboards.com/thread/5980
Here's a bit of it. It worked well for us

HTH!
"... I discovered the second one being chunky milk and hard, but I had no more special formula, so I used oregano, diluted 15 drops in 9 ml of X virgin olive oil, and that quarter cleared up right away (better in the morning). The quarter that got special formula took longer for some reason. I used oregano in that one too on subsequent days. 20 drops in 9 ml, which I gave her twice a day for 2 days. I also massaged her with bag balm (the green can, icky stuff, I hate it). I cleaned well and disinfected the special formula syringe and used it for the infusions of oregano (cleaning and disinfecting between treatments of course)..."

sammyd · #4 06/21/14, 06:05 AM

We used oregano oil in olive oil on our organic place and we sure did have a lot of 3 titters.
I didn't think it did much other than make our milking parlor smell like a pizza parlor.

KathyJ · #5 06/22/14, 11:54 AM

Thanks ana
That's why I'm worried about the ratio - Oregano oil can burn if not diluted enough.

Thanks May - I saw that article also. Glad to know it worked. However, I'm concerned about how high the ratio is.... Did you use it as a rub or as an injection?

Thanks Sammy - He's been using a product that contains oregano oil with good results....

In my op, I said it should be diluted to 2% for humans, that's actually still too high - should be 1% which comes out to approx 1/2 teaspoon oregano oil in 1 cup olive oil. I think I'm going to have him try that formula the next time and see how it goes. I might also get him some additional antibiotic eo's that aren't considered "hot" to add to the blend.
I've also come across some other remedies - such as 5-10 drops of oregano oil in their feed twice a day; 1 T ACV in their feed twice a day; 5 grams a day of vit c; other oils including cinnamon (which is also hot), peppermint and tea tree.

Thanks again everyone!
Kathy