Culinary Uses
Rosemary is widely used in the Mediterranean kitchen. It is added to meats, soups, stews. Bread, fish, and vegetables. You can even add sprigs of rosemary to olive oil! See below for a sampling of recipes that use rosemary.
Medicinal Properties
Rosemary is truly one of the super herbs that can be used for nearly any any discomfort. It has strong anti fungal, antiviral, antibacterial, and anti carcinogenic properties. It aids in relieve of:
- Headaches
- Migraines
- Insomnia
- Emotional upset
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Inflammation
- Fungal infections
- Aids in focus
- Mild analgesic (for pain)
Contra Indications
Rosemary has a blood thinning effect where it impacts the clotting function of your blood. If you are taking blood thinners such as Warfarin, Heparin, Plavix, to give some examples, caution should be used and one should discuss use of rosemary essential oils or extracts for medicinal purposes with their Primary Care Practitioner prior to usage.
Other Uses
As mentioned, you can utilize this as a culinary herb. When you dry this herb it will bring out its flavor stronger than when used fresh. In addition, it will be a suitable herb for potpourri sachets because rosemary keeps its scent for a long time. You can make essential oil, tonic, or tincture with this as well as infused oils and soap. Rosemary is amazing as a rinse for your hair making your hair fuller and shiny.
Recipes
Rosemary infused oil
Disclaimer
This information is for educational purposes only, and should not be considered as medical advice as I am not a doctor and before trying to utilize this as a treatment I recommend that you please check with a certified medical professional who is specialized in herbal medicine since it could potentially interact with other medicines and conditions, with that said, overall, this is a great herb to grow!
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