Benefits of Rosemary

Symbolizes:
    - Rosemary symbolizes remembrance and fidelity.
    - Included in bridal bouquets.
    - Tap your lover with a fresh sprig of rosemary and he/she would stay true.

Ancient Uses:
    - 15th century > burned rosemary branches to ward off the black plague (homes).
    - WWII > French hospitals burned rosemary and juniper branches to limit the spread of infection.

    - Sleep with a sprig of rosemary beneath your pillow > used to banish nightmares.
    - Wear a sprig of rosemary > protect from "the evil eye." (Folk Tradition, Spain)

    - Legend: Rosemary's flowers were originally white.  On her flight to
    - Egypt, the Virgin Mary threw her robe over a bush of rosemary as she rested.
    - The flowers turned blue in her honor.

Modern Uses:
    - Rosemary > herbal source of antioxidants.
    - Rosemary > Anti-microbial, Aromatic, Astringent, Emmenagogue,
                          Nervine, Rubefacient, Stimulant, Parasitic

Internal Use:
    - Calming effect on digestion

External Use:
    - Ease muscular pain, sciatica, neuralgia, headaches.
    - Stimulant hair follicles for treatment of premature baldness.
    - Rosemary oils: treatment for asthma by reducing the airway constriction.

    - Flowers of this herb repels moths from closets.
    - As a companion plant, the aroma is believed to help keep beetles, moths and flies away.



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