Herb - Common Rosemary

Rosemary in bloom.

Rosmarinus officinalis Herb - Common Rosemary Uses: Leaves, flowers Acquired: tbd How started: Source:

Horticultural and Kitchen Notes

I find Rosemary to be a good bee plant.

Besides the obvious use in cooking, rosemary seems to have some medicial value. In rats, the essential oil of rosemary improved memory [1]. Rosemary oil is also antibacterial, antifungal, and a strong antioxidant.

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[1] EFFECTS OF ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS L. AERIAL PARTS ESSENTIAL OIL ON INTACT MEMORY AND SCOPOLAMINE-INDUCED LEARNING DEFICITS IN RATS PERFORMING THE MORRIS WATER MAZE TASK, by HOSSEINZADEH H.,KARIMI GH.,NOUBAKHT M., JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS Fall 2004; 3(12):68-68. http://www.sid.ir/en/ViewPaper.asp?ID=12013&varStr=2;HOSSEINZADEH%20H.,KARIMI%20GH.,NOUBAKHT%20M.;JOURNAL%20OF%20MEDICINAL%20PLANTS;Fall%202004;3;12;68;68
[2] Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties of Rosemary and Sage (Rosmarinus officinalis L. and Salvia officinalis L., Lamiaceae) Essential Oils, by Biljana Bozin, Neda Mimica-Dukic, Isidora Samojlik and Emilija Jovin, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2007, 55 (19), pp 7879–7885 http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf0715323

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