Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	OWC Pharmaceutical Research Corp.
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Trading Symbol	owcp
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001431934
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	81,460,875
Entity Public Float		$ 2,430,069
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2