4/07/2011

Rosemary-composition and healing

Rosemary contains essential oil, resin, tannins, bitter substances, saponins, etc.

In folk medicine we use it to strengthen the stomach, heart, memory, blood circulation, kidney and liver, rheumatism, dropsy, jaundice, hemorrhoids, turbekuloze, vaginal discharge, asthma and others.

For medical purposes we use branches with leaves and flowers.

4/01/2011

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)

Rozmarin; Rosemary; Kranzenkraut; Romarin;

It is Mediterranean herbs but you can find it also in the continental region.
It grows in the form of evergreen, very aromatic erect bush. Height is up to 1.5 or even 2 meters, with brown branches and linear leaves which is permanently green.
Rosemary flowers are tiny, blue-purple. Blooms in early spring (March, April).

From its leaves by processing you can get the rosemary oil.