• Botanical Name: Rosmarinus officinalis (literal meaning: dew of the sea)Family Lamiaceae
• Common names: Alecrim, Mi Tieh Hsiang, Rosemarin, Romero, Romarin, Rosemarino, Rozmarin,
• Popular Extraction Method : Steam Distilled
• Oil properties
- Color: Clear
- Consistency: ThinViscosity
- Perfumery Property: Middle
- Strength of Aroma: Medium to Strong
Plant Description
Rosemary is an herbaceous, aromatically sweet and fragrant herb from mint family. Its leaves appear like needles. The flowers are colored in white, pink, purple, or blue.
Common Uses
It is widely popular for its culinary uses; the rosemary dressed or spiced dishes include desserts, egg and fish preparations, salads, soups, meats and vegetables. Other known uses include medicinal applications and perfumes and scent cosmetics, insect repellents.
Extraction
Steam distillation is the process used to extract rosemary oil. Fresh Rosemary flowering tops are used as raw material. The flower yields about one to two per cent of rosemary oil.
Oil properties
Rosemary oil – You will like the refreshing herbal smell. You can easily identify the oil from its clear color (colorless) and low viscosity (watery).
Chemical Constituents
The essential oil is composed of Alpha-Terpineol, Beta-Caryophyllene, Borneol, camphene, Bornyl Acetate, Camphor, Cineole, Limonene, and Pinene
Therapeutic properties
The rosemary oil has excellent therapeutic properties. It is an analgesic, astringent, carminative, tonic and stimulant. Its digestive, hepatic and diuretic properties are noted well. It is also recognized for its antidepressant, cephalic, nervine and hypertensive properties.
Therapies
Burners and vaporizers
The rosemary oil vapor therapy will decongest respiratory track, sinus congestion, relieves pain due to excessive physical work even refreshes you from alcohol hang outs. Vapors will stimulate your brain functioning, channelize reasonable thinking and augments memory.
Blended massage oil or in the bath
When used as bath or massage oil, rosemary will improve common colds, coughs, bronchitis, constipation, gall bladder and liver problems, diarrhea, decongest mucus system or sinus, relieves muscular cramps or spasms or back pain or stiff neck, rheumatic or arthritic disorders, mental and physical fatigue.
Cream or lotion
When creams or lotions applied externally, there is a dramatic increase in blood circulation and thereby the muscular decongestion is removed.
Shampoo
When you hair wash with shampoo fortified with rosemary oil will improve blood circulation at your scalp. There by the hair follicles get essential nutrients and as a result there is encouraging hair growth. The shampoo will also act as a hair conditioner and nourishing tonic for the scalp and hair.
Therapeutic Applications
Aromatic Properties
1) The fine aroma and fragrance will stimulate your mood. It is used extensively for its intoxicating aroma as inhalants, room fresheners, beauty and cosmetic agent, food, bath oil, candles and perfumes due to its aroma. The oil refreshes every one and removes breathing problems.
Mental Rejuvenator
2) It is a brain and nerve tonic. It is often prescribed as a stimulant to activate mental ability and concentration. It will be the best remedy for anxiety, depression, mental fatigue etc.
Hair Health
3) The oil and decoctions are well recognized for its hair care ability and hence they are being added as an essential ingredient in lotions and shampoos. The oil will stimulate hair follicles and augments hair growth and prevents huge hair loss and early hair gray. There is also prevention of premature baldness. Profuse use of this oil will be useful for dry and flaky scalps. Apply the oil massage your hair to prevent dandruff.
Digestion
4) It is an excellent remedy for flatulence, indigestion and cramps at stomach. It will enhance your ability to digest meat food.
Oral Care:
5) Removes bad odor of your mouth.
Pain Reliever
6) Well noted as pain reliever. Use it extensively for your headaches, muscle spasms, muscle sores etc. Rosemary oil massaging and vapor baths will be effective for arthritic and rheumatic pain.
Respiration Ailments
7) There is an un-matching ability in relieving cold, cough, throat congestion, sore throat, flu fever and persisting respiratory allergies. Its antiseptic ability will heal respiratory infections. It is found effective in treating bronchial asthma
Safety Precautions and Warning
Do not use Rosemary oil during pregnancy. It is not recommended or don’t prescribe it for patients with epilepsy or high blood pressure history.
Reference Sources:
1) Aromatherapy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromatherapy
2) Health Benefits Of Rosemary Oil http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-oils/natural-essential-oils/health-benefits-of-rosemary-oil.html
3) Rosemary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary
4) Rosemary Essential Oil http://www.kgstiles.com/moreinfo/rosemarycineole.htm
5) Rosemary Oil http://essential-oils-user.com/2009/01/rosemary-oil/
Reference:
- Rosemary en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary
- Rosemary Essential Oil www.kgstiles.com/moreinfo/rosemarycineole.htm
- Rosemary Oil essential-oils-user.com/2009/01/rosemary-oil/
