De La Salle Lipa

Integrated School
Lipa City

A Science Project Submitted

to the Faculty of
Science Department of De La Salle Lipa

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

on
Integrated School

OREGANO CANDY

Submitted to:

Mrs. Silva

Submitted by:

Princess Grace Espinili

Krisse Reilyn Fider

Kathleen Bianca Martinez

Guian Rafael Baña

Ritchmond Togonon

LS 109

January 2011
Methodology

Materials:

• 15pcs of Oregano leaves

• 1000mL of water

• Blender

• Pot

• Sugar

• Green Cellophane

• Container

The researchers did was they prepared the necessary materials for this

project. Then they put the oregano in the blender and put the right amount

of water. When the oregano were blended perfectly, the next step was

putting it to a container then put it into the freezer for a few hours. After that

the researchers heated pot until it’s hot, they put the oregano mixture on

the pan. Then they put sugar to sweeten it up a bit and lastly they put it into

a green cellophane for it to be presentable.

Introduction

This plant is a native of Europe, the Mediterranean region and

Central Asia. This plant is basically a perennial herb. It grows upto 20

to 80 cm tall and has leaves which can range in length from 1 cm to 4

cm. These however, might not be distinguishing. Although its purple

flowers, in erect spikes are what helps people identify it. There are

oregano plant varieties, though, which have different flavors. Oregano

has a high level of antioxidant activity, as it has lots of phenolic acids

and flavonoids. In addition to this, oregano seemingly has anti-

microbial activity acting as a counter attack to food born micobes.

Leaves and flowering stems of oregano are highly antispasmodic,

antiseptic and can act as expectorants and as tonic. For this reason if

oregano oil extracts are taken orally, they are effective in treating

influenza, cold, mild fever, stomach upsets, fungal infections and even

menstrual pain.
Abstract

This candy can heal other sickness in our body. It has some anti-

oxidants that help other sickness inside of us like menstrual cramps for

women and it can cure allergies. It has iron, manganese, calcium, vitamin C,

and vitamin A. It has a minty taste making it a healthy snack for everybody.

The researchers’ main objective is to test if the oregano candy is

effective enough to consume and know how many days can the candy make

the cough disappear. And on how to make this delicious homemade candy

and at the same time a very healthy snack to eat.

The researchers did was they prepared the necessary materials for this

project. They put oregano and water in the blender and blended it. After that

they put the oregano mixture and put it in the freezer. Then they cooked it in

a hot pan with sugar. And finally they wrapped it in a green cellophane and

they put it in a box ready for distribution. The researchers distributed the

candy to family and friends for experimentation of the candy. They waited for

a few days to get the required results of this candy. Finally, the researchers
computed the result to get the data.
Data Analysis

The researchers were given 5 days to check the candy if the

candy is effective enough to be a medicine. They selected 5 people who

have coughto eat this candy. Here’s what they said:

Yes No

Is it 2 3
effective?
Sweet Normal Sour

How does it 3 1 1
taste like?

2 out of 5 says its effective while the other 3 said otherwise. The

researchers found out that the candy is sweet yet not that effective.

They cannot determine the expiration date of this product. Maybe if

they have enough time, they can determine the expiration date. There

are possible side effects including itchiness of the throat.

Concusion

Therefore the researchers conclude that the candy is sweet and

is slightly effective to replace a cough medicine available at the

counter. They can’t determine the product’s expiration date because of

lack of time. This candy may have a slow healing process but its still

effective to be a medicine. This oregano candy can help many children

by just making them.

Recommendation

The reserchers would like recommend this candy for those

who have coughs in a short period of time. Those who are short on

money and can’t buy expensive medicine to cure their children’s

coughs. And the researchers would like to recommend that they

should put less sugar to this healthy snack.

Figure 1: De La Salle Lipa