Symptoms of muscle strain include: 1  Swelling, bruising, or redness due to the injury. 2  Pain at rest. 3  Pain when the specific muscle or the joint in relation to that muscle is used.  Weakness of the muscle or 1  tendons. Inability to use the muscle at  all.
O. v. subsp. hirtum (Link) Ietsw. - (Italian oregano, Greek oregano) is a common source of cultivars with a different aroma from those of O. v. gracile. Growth is vigorous and very hardy, with darker green, slightly hairy foliage.
Oregano grows wild in Mediterranean regions, where it has long been valued for its healing properties. The word oregano means joy of the mountains, and the ancient Greeks used this herb to treat headaches, indigestion, seizures and wounds.