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Rosemary was considered sacred to ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks. [34] In Don Quixote (Part One, Chapter XVII), the fictional hero uses rosemary in his recipe for balm of fierabras. [48] It was written about by Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE) [49] and Pedanius Dioscorides (c. 40 CE to c. 90 CE), a Greek botanist (amongst other things).
Saint Elisabeth of Hungary is sometimes reputed to have ordered the first modern perfume in Europe, called 'Hungary water'.. Hungary water (sometimes called "the Queen of Hungary's Water", [1] Eau de la Reine de Hongary, [2] or "spirits of rosemary" [2]) was one of the first alcohol-based perfumes in Europe, primarily made with rosemary. [2]
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Essential oils have become…well, essential in health and wellness circles for providing stress relief and other mind-body benefits. While lavender may help you snooze and eucalyptus can soothe ...
Dampiera rosmarinifolia, commonly known as rosemary dampiera, [2] is a flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae.It is a perennial subshrub with linear leaves, ...
Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius can reach a height of about 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in). It is an upright evergreen shrub. Leaves are narrow, silvery-grey. These plants form quite compact slightly rounded terminal clusters of pink buds.
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Dried leaves of rosemary and sage contain 1.5 to 2.5% carnosic acid. Carnosic acid and carnosol , a derivative of the acid, are used as antioxidant preservatives in food and nonfood products, where they're labelled as "extracts of rosemary" ( E 392).