Rosemary Oil
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Rosemary Oil Uses - A valuable heart and liver tonic and also helps reduce high blood pressure. Used to treat 'nerves', digestive disorders, gas, palsy, weak memory, dizziness, migraine, dandruff, jaundice, consumption, and menstrual pains. Also stimulates hair growth, restores appetite, clears sight.
Blends with - Rosemary blends well with olibanum, lavender, lavandin, citronella, oregano, thyme, pine, basil, peppermint, labdanum, elemi, cedarwood, petitegrain, cinnamon, and other spice oils.
Rosemary An evergreen shrub with numerous branches; ash-colored. scaly bark and bears opposite, leathery, thick leaves which are lustrous and dark green above and downy white underneath. The pale blue, sometimes white, relatively small, flowers grow in short axillary racemes, arranged in false whorls on the upper parts of the branches, blooming during April and May, or later in cooler climates. The essential oil is obtained by steam distillation.
Rosemary Oil Properties - Stimulant, diaphoretic, carminative, nervine, aromatic, cephalic antispasmodic.
Cautions - Excessive amounts of rosemary taken internally can cause fatal poisoning. Rosemary oil taken internally, may irritate the stomach, intestinal tract, and kidneys. Pregnant women should not drink rosemary tea.
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