Rosemary

ROSEMARY, Rosmarinus officinalis L., an evergreen, woody shrub of the mint family, distributed along rocky shores of the Mediterranean Sea and in the Caucasus. It is cultivated on the southern coast of Crimea and in the Caucasus. In medicine, the leaves and oil from them are used as an aromatic remedy. The dried leaves are very brittle, almost needle-like, possess a strongly aromatic, camphor-like odor and a bitter, spicy taste. They are part of the aromatic collection for baths - Species aromaticae pro balneo. The oil, Oleum Rosmarini or Oleum Anthos (Ph. VII), is part of the liquid soap liniment (Linimentum saponato-camphoratum liquid.), rosemary alcohol and the complex rosemary ointment (Ung. nervinum). In folk medicine, the leaves have extensive application, in particular as an abortifacient.