What is rosemary?
Rosemary is a widely cultivated herb and a popular garden plant with its spiky dark green leaves and distinctive scent. As a medicine, rosemary provides a valuable heart and liver tonic and also helps reduce high blood pressure.
Health benefits of rosemary
Rosemary is widely used too in the treatment of nervous, digestive disorders and menstrual pains. In all cases, a small cupful of the standard infusion should be taken each morning on rising.
Used as a lotion, rosemary or its oil will cure all pains in the head. When taken with honey, rosemary cures cough.
Beauty benefits
Rosemary is well known as a fine tonic for the scalp and skin. It adds luster to the hair and is a common ingredient of many commercial shampoos. It keeps the skin free from wrinkles.
Boil rosemary leaves and the flowers and use the mixture as a face wash. Do not wipe the face afterwards, but let it dry naturally. The regular washing of your face with this solution will you you young for ever.
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