English Name : Rosemary and Oil of Rosemary
Family : Lamiaceae
Origin : Mediterranean (European and African parts)
Description
Evergreen diffusely branched aromatic shrub up to 2 m high. Leaves narrow, entire, with revolute margins; flowers few, in axillary racemes, bluish or white or pale violet; nutlets smooth, ovoid sub-globose.
Habitat
Prefers dry, rocky, cooler areas; the Mediterranean region (part of the "maquis") and cultivated in other parts.
Parts Used : Leaf (pharmaceutically) and essential oil
Herb Effects
Stimulates the secretion of gastric juices, diuretic, carminative, stimulates the cardiovascular and central nervous systems, antioxidant, antiseptic and slightly inflammatory.
Active Ingredients
1,8-cineole, alpha-amyrin, alpha-phellandene, alpha-pinene, alpha-terpinene, alpha-terpineol, alpha-thujone, apigenin, ascorbic acid, benzyl-alcohol, beta-amyrin, beta-carotene, beta-sitosterol, beta-thujone, betulin, borneol, bornyl-acetate, caffeic acid, camphene, camphor, carvone, caryophyllene, chlorogenic acid, delta-cadinene, diosmetin, ethanol, fenchone, gamma-terpinene, geraniol, limonene, luteolin-7-glucoside, methyl-eugenol, myrcene, nepetin, nepetrin, niacin, oleanolic acid, p-cymene, safrole, tannin, terpinen-4-ol, terpinolene, thymol, trans-anethole, ursolic acid (plant); acetic acid (resin); betulinic acid, carnosol, carnosic acid, carvacrol, diosmin, hesperidin, luteolin, rosmarinic acid (leaf).
Medicinal Use
Healing wounds in rheumatism and stimulating the apetite; stimulating the cardiovascular system (5% tincture); as a gargle for sore-throat, in headache and in tardy menstruation (oil).
Dosage
Infusion of 1 tsp of crumbled drug/cup boiling water consumed 2 to 3 times per day (between meals).
Tincture: 1/2 to 2 fl. dr. (2 to 8 mils).
Oil: 3 to 6 drops.
Contraindication
Should be monitored carefully when taken since it can cause harmful side effects (such as greatly irritating the lining of the digestive organs).
Reference
Habitat
Prefers dry, rocky, cooler areas; the Mediterranean region (part of the "maquis") and cultivated in other parts.
Parts Used : Leaf (pharmaceutically) and essential oil
Herb Effects
Stimulates the secretion of gastric juices, diuretic, carminative, stimulates the cardiovascular and central nervous systems, antioxidant, antiseptic and slightly inflammatory.
Active Ingredients
1,8-cineole, alpha-amyrin, alpha-phellandene, alpha-pinene, alpha-terpinene, alpha-terpineol, alpha-thujone, apigenin, ascorbic acid, benzyl-alcohol, beta-amyrin, beta-carotene, beta-sitosterol, beta-thujone, betulin, borneol, bornyl-acetate, caffeic acid, camphene, camphor, carvone, caryophyllene, chlorogenic acid, delta-cadinene, diosmetin, ethanol, fenchone, gamma-terpinene, geraniol, limonene, luteolin-7-glucoside, methyl-eugenol, myrcene, nepetin, nepetrin, niacin, oleanolic acid, p-cymene, safrole, tannin, terpinen-4-ol, terpinolene, thymol, trans-anethole, ursolic acid (plant); acetic acid (resin); betulinic acid, carnosol, carnosic acid, carvacrol, diosmin, hesperidin, luteolin, rosmarinic acid (leaf).
Medicinal Use
Healing wounds in rheumatism and stimulating the apetite; stimulating the cardiovascular system (5% tincture); as a gargle for sore-throat, in headache and in tardy menstruation (oil).
Dosage
Infusion of 1 tsp of crumbled drug/cup boiling water consumed 2 to 3 times per day (between meals).
Tincture: 1/2 to 2 fl. dr. (2 to 8 mils).
Oil: 3 to 6 drops.
Contraindication
Should be monitored carefully when taken since it can cause harmful side effects (such as greatly irritating the lining of the digestive organs).
Reference
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