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.
A handful of plants will provide you with enough oregano to use fresh in season and to dry for use throughout the winter. There are many varieties, but the most common variety for cooking is 'Greek' oregano. The more pungent 'Mexican' oregano, Lippia graveolens, isn't really an oregano at all.