Rosemary is a plant often found in vegetable gardens, gardens and on balconies. Used both as an ornamental plant and as an ingredient for the kitchen, it is easy to grow and maintain it. It does not need much care, and it spreads its ebraceous and woody scent easily spreading to the slightest contact and rubbing.
From the leaves and branches of Rosmarino officinalis an oil is obtained with balsamic and woody notes, while extracting even the flowering tops the oil is sweeter.
The essential oil obtained from rosemary is considered an oil with a lot of Yang energy . Thus it enhances organizational, mental and rational capacities, giving capacity for discernment and decision, as well as the drive to act and realize.
Being a top note its essence is very volatile, useful to be vaporized in the environments, it has a stimulating and very fast action.
Properties of rosemary essential oil
Rosemary essential oil has the following properties:
> It helps mental clarity and concentration : for students, for those who need to focus on a project, rosemary essential oil in essence burners helps to focus one's attention on a specific goal, and to keep it different time, without fatigue;
> useful for the liver and gall bladder : it strengthens the liver and can be used in the natural treatment of gallstones, jaundice, in case of hepatitis, biliary colic and infections. Internally it has a very strong action, therefore it is recommended to use it with compresses and massages on the areas of the organs concerned;
> strengthens the heart and reduces blood glucose, reduces blood, prevents and improves arteriosclerosis;
> antiseptic and antispasmodic : useful against coughs, colds, sinusitis, and stagnation or presence of mucus in the respiratory tract. Also in this case the use in burning essences is a panacea;
> rosemary essential oil purifies the air and the environments, but is also able, by analogy, to purify the mind of useless thoughts and brooding;
> natural heating : as it improves blood circulation it is useful in the case of gout, cold limbs, cold extremities and poorly supplied by blood, muscle pain, arthritis and rheumatism.
> hair health ally: it increases capillary spraying and therefore better bulb nourishment, purifies hair and balances sebum production in the case of oily skin, so it can be used in the production of natural shampoos;
> physical energizer : in the case of apathy and asthenia, vitality increases and at the same time gives mental clarity and objectivity in dealing with every situation, clarifying those emotional states and those patterns of thought that are often associated with mild forms of lethargy and depression;
> mental stimulant : increases memory and mental reactivity, promptness of thought and clarity, lucidity. Useful against lack of memory, listlessness, mental confusion, even in the delicate moments of passage of adulthood to the more advanced, in the menopause and in the andropause.
Contraindications
Rosemary essential oil is not recommended in the first months of pregnancy, someone attributes bland abortive power to it. To be excluded in case of nervous tics, epilepsy, involuntary muscle spasms and nerves.
Use in the evening is not recommended, since being a revitalizer can disturb sleep and rest. It is therefore not recommended even in hyperactive or overly stimulated and under tension people. By stimulating the liver, it can also act on the associated emotion, therefore on anger, making people already naturally choleric or bilious easier to explode.
