Benefits of Rosemary

"Let food be your medicine and your medicine be your food. Each one of the substances in a person's diet, acts upon the body and changes it in some unique way, and upon these changes the whole life depends, whether in health, in sickness or convalescent."  

Hippocrates 2 000 years ago.

Benefits of Rosemary, one of the most ancient herbs still been used (going right back to the time of Ancient Egypt) and one with the most prominent healing capabilities was, and still is, healing many conditions.

And has the amazing ability to level both high and low blood pressure.

One important benefit of Rosemary is that it has a very strong association with healing and prevention of illness's.   It was burnt to purify the air and it was also said to keep away evil spirits away. It has long been used for treating blood pressure issues.

Rosemary stimulates blood flow to the head, specifically to help ease migraines and headaches. Hot Rosemary tea is used for fevers, sore throats, colds, flu and chest infections and is helpful for Asthma.

It is an Excellent Brain Tonic, which helps to improve concentration and memory, and also calms anxiety and lifts depression. Volatile oils in Rosemary dispel infection

Diluted essential oils of the Rosemary plant, rubbed into the skin helps for joint pain, headaches and poor concentration. Rosemary has long been used for blood pressure abnormalities, it has the remarkable ability to level both high and low blood pressure.

• The leaves are used as an effective natural flea and tick repellent.
• Rosemary oil possesses marked antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties.
• Rosemary oil was found to be most active against "meat-spoiling" bacteria. 
• Rosemary in wine is also good for soothing sore throats, stuffy noses,winter chills and colds.

And the culinary benefits of Rosemary!

• Rosemary leaf is a delicious flavoring for lamb, as well as bean and tomato dishes.
• It has a very strong flavour so should be used sparingly, a dash on baked potatoes and in herb butter.
• Rosemary leaves can also be used to flavour wine which will help for sore throats and stuffy noses

• I just love this herb, it is so easy to grow in the garden and it winters beautifully in the warmer parts of the country.
• Its fragrance enhances nearly any poulty, game or fish so getting it into your diet is not very difficult.
• Rosemary is a rich source of antioxidants which is good for your heart.

YOUR NATURAL MEDICINE CHEST

What to Keep in your Medicine Chest

Arnica

Keep a tube of this cream for relief for muscle strains as well as bruises.

Calendula

Get this from your health shop in a cream or gel form and use as a salve for burns, cuts, scrapes and insect bites

Chammomile

Use the dried flowers to make a tea and use for stressful situations and also stomach upsets.

Echinacea

You can get these at your health shop as an  extracts or capsuled and use for colds, flu, cuts, infections and scrapes.

Eucalyptus

An absolute must for your herbal medicine chest for respiratory congestion and muscle soreness.

Ginger

Use this herb as a fresh root from your veggie store, or if you like gardening, grow them, it is an excellent medication for colds, respiratory congestion, nausea and stomach upsets

Lavender

Keep Lavender as an essential oil for stress, insomnia and headaches.

Sea Salt

Gargle with this salt for sore throats and also for bath salts.

Tea Tree

Use as an essential oil for skin infections and insect bites.

Valerian

Use as an extract for mild pain relief and insomnia

Find out how the many ways one can prepare herbs for usage.

A-Z of Ailments and the Herb that can be used to help the symptoms.

An uncomplicated way of understanding the terminology used in this website.

Natural Laxatives for daily use and also for when there is an emergency.

Healing Plants A comprehensive list of Healing Plants which highlights a specific medical action and links all the applicable common herbs to that action.

Natural Antibiotics Natural Antibiotics - straight from heaven to planet earth especially for you.

Natural Antioxidants If its not life threatening, why not take a look at the natural sources available to us first??

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Magnesium Deficiency