Rosemary and Rosemary Extract,Rosmarinic Acid,Diterpenes.Carnosol.Carnosic Acid,Functions and applications of rosemary.
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- .Botanical Description of Rosemary and Generally function.
- .Brief introduction of Rosemary Extracts.
- .Phytochemicals and Constituent of Rosemary.
- .Natural antioxidant VS Traditional antioxidant: substitution and new choice.
- .Comparative Effective of Rosemary Antioxidant with Tea Polyphenols,BHA,BHT.
- .Therapeutics and Pharmacology of Rosemary.
- .Rosemary Extracts as functional additives in Cosmetics.
- .Medicinal Uses and Indications of Rosemary.
- .Rosemary has a rich history.
- .Dosage Guide of Rosemary.
- .Precautions Safety and Toxicology of Rosemary.
- .Research update.
Medicinal Uses and Indications of Rosemary.
Rosemary has been around for a long time. It therefore enjoys a long list of claims regarding its medicinal value, including use as a tonic, a digestive aid, a treatment for depression, headaches and muscle spasms and as an expectorant. It is recognized as a promoter of menstrual flow and stimulant for the production of bile.
Food Preservation:
Most evidence for rosemary's medicinal uses comes from clinical experience rather than from scientific studies. However, recent laboratory studies have shown that rosemary slows the growth of a number of bacteria such as E. coli and S. aureus that are involved in food spoilage, and may actually perform better than some commercially used food preservatives.
Alopecia:
As stated above, one traditional use of rosemary has been to try to stimulate hair growth. In one study of 86 people with alopecia areata (a disease of unknown cause characterized by significant hair loss, generally in patches), those who massaged their scalps with rosemary and other essential oils (including lavender, thyme, and cedarwood) every day for 7 months experienced significant hair re-growth compared to those who massaged their scalps without the essential oils. It is not entirely clear from this study whether rosemary (or a combination of rosemary and the other essential oils) was responsible for the beneficial effects.
Cancer:
Both laboratory and animal studies suggest that rosemary's antioxidant properties may have activity against colon, breast, stomach, lung, and skin cancer cells. Much more research in this area, including trials involving people, must be conducted before conclusions can be drawn about the value of rosemary for cancer.
Circulatory stimulant:
Rosemary has a central place in European herbal medicine. A warming herb, rosemary stimulates circulation of blood to the head, improving concentration and memory. Rosemary also eases headaches and migraine, and encourages hair growth by improving blood flow to the scalp.
Rosemary is a stimulant of the circulatory system. Externally, it is used to treat bites, stings, sores, eczema, bruises and wounds. It is also used in lotions to ease rheumatism and arthritis Mixed with borax and used cold, it is said to make a nice-smelling hair wash that can prevent dandruff and stimulate hair growth. Rosemary is particularly effective at treating oily skin and oily hair, helping to restore proper balance and oil levels.
Nervous problems:
Rosemary has been used to treat epilepsy and vertigo.
Poor circulation:
Thought to raise low blood pressure, rosemary is valuable for fainting and weakness associated with deficient circulation.
Restorative:
Rosemary aids recovery from long-term stress and chronic illness. Rosemary is thought to stimulate the adrenal glands and is used specifically for debility, especially when accompanied by poor circulation and digestion.
Uplifting:
Rosemary is often prescribed for people who, though not actually ill, are stressed and "failing to thrive." Rosemary is valued as an herb that raises the spirits, and is useful for mild to moderate depression.
Medicinal virtues:
A decoction of Rosemary in wine helps cold diseases of the head and brain such as giddiness and swimmings, drowsiness or dullness, the dumb palsy, loss of speech, lethargy and falling-sickness. It is both drunk and the temples bathed with it.
It eases pains in the teeth and gums and is comfortable to the stomach. It is a remedy for windiness in the stomach, bowels and spleen, and powerfully expels it. Both flowers and leaves are profitable for the whites if taken daily. The leaves used in ointments, or infused in oil, help cold benumbed joints, sinews, or members.
The Oil of Rosemary is a sovereign help for all the diseases mentioned. Touch the temples and nostrils with two or three drops or take one to three drops for inward diseases. But use discretion, for it is quick and piercing, and only a little must be taken at a time.
Antimicrobial properties:
Rosemary's powerful antimicrobial properties help to prevent infections and treat skin conditions such as athlete's foot, psoriasis, eczema, shingles and neuralgia. Multiple trials have demonstrated rosemary's ability to kill numerous harmful and potentially deadly organisms including Candida, Salmonella, Staphylococcus, E.Coli and Aspergillus bacteria.
Stimulate the sexual organs:
Internally, it's used to treat migraines, bad breath and to stimulate the sexual organs (but it can be an irritant to the stomach, intestines and kidneys, so use it sparingly). Rosemary is also used to treat nervous disorders, upset stomachs and to regulate the menstrual cycle and ease cramps. Mix the crushed leaves generously into meats, fish, potato salads, etc. at your next picnic to prevent food poisoning. The essential oil is used in aromatherapy as an inhalant and decongestant and to enhance memory and clear concentration.
Antioxidant:
Rosemary contains more than 240 medicinally and nutritionally active compounds. Of these compounds, carnosol, carnosic acid, rosmarin and diosmin are of particular interest to medical researchers. Carnosic acid, a diterpene found in only two plants, is one of rosemary's extremely potent antioxidant, anticancer and antimutagenic agents.
Rosemary's medicinal compounds act as healing and health-promoting agents and, in combination, are exceptionally strong. Oil of rosemary can be used to improve health internally, externally and through aromatherapy, effectively supporting the body's immune, digestive, circulatory and respiratory systems. This wide spectrum of actions enables rosemary to act as a healer and preventative for a multitude of health conditions affecting vital body systems. An exceedingly powerful anti-oxidizing, liver supporting, anticancer, pain relieving and memory-enhancing agent, rosemary is also antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral. Rosemary's antioxidant action is more potent than vitamin E and is in fact so powerful that the U.S. government has issued several patents for the use of rosemary extracts as commercial antioxidants.
Memory Aid:
Interestingly, researchers have found evidence to support the traditional belief that rosemary is a valuable aid to memory, establishing that after a rosemary aromatherapy session participants were more alert, had lower anxiety and performed math computations much faster.
Other uses:
Applied as a lotion or diluted essential oil, rosemary eases aching, rheumatic muscles. Add the infusion or essential oil to bathwater for a reviving soak.
Rosemary is taken by mouth to treat indigestion, headache, stress, nervous tension, as well as to promote menstrual flow and to raise low blood pressure. It's put on the skin to stop redness and pain and to treat fibromyalgia and sciatica (pain in the muscles and nerves). Rosemary oil has been used to promote wound healing.
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