Rosemary

RosagallicaL.

In the past, knowledge about the properties of medicinal plants belonged, as a rule, to persons of noble origin. Here is the note left by the Queen of Hungary, who lived in the 14th century: “I, Donna Isabella, at the age of 72, being completely sick and overwhelmed by gout, spent a whole year using a recipe that I received from an alchemist whom I had never seen and couldn't see; After the treatment, I felt as good as in my youth, completely recovered and gained strength.”

In the 17th century, a wave of popularity of an unusual product called “Water of the Queen of Hungary” swept across Europe. It was used for a wide variety of purposes: they drank it as a medicine for nervous diseases, Louis XIV used it to treat rheumatism and strengthen memory, women considered “Water...” almost the main cosmetic product. Only in the 18th century did it become known that rosemary imparted miraculous powers to this tonic infusion. Napoleon, knowing this, began his day by washing himself with rosemary water, which gave freshness and vigor for the whole day.

Odo of Mena wrote in the 11th century:

I will tell you everything that I managed to learn about rosemary here.
It is named so because it grows near the sea,
Warm in nature, and it can be tight, as they say,
Place it somewhere, and it relieves toothache.
If you chew its root, as is reported,
Or if you keep its juice on the tooth for treatment.
The root, when crushed in combination with olive oil,
Heals the paralytic also.

Rosemary oil was first obtained in the 14th century by the alchemist Ramon Lull. Since then, the study of its healing properties has not stopped. Rosemary oil is a colorless or slightly yellowish liquid with a refreshing odor.

Medicinal properties

1. Used as an anti-inflammatory agent for diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
2. Improves stomach activity, used for gastroenteritis, colitis, dyspepsia, constipation.
3. Prevents the proliferation of yeast flora in the gastrointestinal tract.
4. Used in the treatment of cholelithiasis, increases bile secretion, reduces cholesterol levels in the blood.
5. Stimulates liver function.
6. It has an anti-inflammatory effect on the genitourinary system.
7. Regulates the menstrual cycle.
8. Strengthens the heart muscle, vein walls, improves blood circulation in the extremities, has an anti-inflammatory effect on varicose veins and hemorrhoids.
9. Has a regulating effect on blood and lymph circulation.
10. Increases blood pressure.
11. Stimulates the immune system.
12. It has an analgesic effect for arthritis, muscle pain, rheumatism, osteochondrosis, and gout.
13. Sharpens hearing, increases sensitivity to smells.
14. Antiseptic properties are used for skin lesions: acne and furunculosis, infected wounds (healing), abscesses, burns.
15. In folk medicine, it is used for insomnia, colds, headaches, migraines, epilepsy, paralysis, edema, leucorrhoea, asthma, neuroses, dropsy, and also to enhance lactation in nursing women.
16. The warm, deep aroma relieves nervous and mental stress, improves memory, and has a tonic effect.
17. Recommended for the care of oily and unclean skin (eliminates inflammatory processes). Helps improve local blood circulation and cell renewal, tightens pores. Prevents hair loss and dandruff formation.

Dosage

Externally: 5-7 k. per 20 ml of vegetable oil.

Internally: 2-3 k. per 1 tsp. oils 3 times a day.

Baths: 8-10 k. (take 2-3 hours before bedtime).

Compresses: 5-7 k. per 1 liter of warm water.

Enrichment of cosmetics: 2-3 k. per 10 g of base.

Contraindications. Individual intolerance, pregnancy, children under 7 years of age, tendency to seizures, hypertension.

Note. Phototoxic.