Rosemary

You may know rosemary as a culinary herb but not as an herbal medicine. Its chemistry is actually quite complex and includes many phenolic compounds (a class of antioxidant chemicals found in grapes, pomegranates, and green tea) with powerful protective actions. Adding it to your diet on a regular basis, even supplementing daily, will let you reap the well-known anti-aging and protective effects of the antioxidants it contains.

Rosemary has been known throughout history to invigorate the nervous system and brain function, reduce fatigue, help alleviate headaches, strengthen digestive function, and benefit the cardiovascular system. In particular, its connection to the health of the heart and cardiovascular system is ancient. That makes sense, considering rosemary’s powerful antioxidant and protective properties, along with the beneficial effects it has on circulation.

Rosemary has a long reputation for helping to regulate menstrual flow and ease cramping pain. In traditional Chinese medicine, pain anywhere in the body is thought to result from the stagnation of blood and vital energy, so it follows that rosemary relieves pain as it invigorates the circulation of energy and blood throughout the body.

Rosemary is a common ingredient in hair preparations, perhaps because of its invigorating and stimulating effects on the circulation of the hair follicle.

Shakespeare wrote, “Rosemary, that’s for remembrance,” a saying that every herbalist knows. It refers to this herb’s long-standing tradition as a beneficial memory herb.

Rosemary has a taste of AROMATIC and a temperature of WARM.