Evergreen fragrant and fine needle-like leaves known as rosemary. It has white, purple, pink or blue colored flowers. It is an evergreen native shrub in the Mediterranean Region. It grows naturally in Adana, Mersin and Antalya provinces in Turkey. Rosemary is a perennial, semi-woody and shrub-like plant.
Botanical name: Rosmarinus officinalis L.
Plant family: Lamiaceae
Usage: It is mixed by dropping 5-10 drops into 50 ml of cold pressed carrier oil. For your skin care, you can apply it by massaging your body.
Essential oil (1-2%): main components 1,8-cine le, a h r, α-pinene, Borneol, β- inene, Sa inene, Li nene, ρ-c ene, Linal l, α- hellan rene, α- terpinene, Myrcene
The part used to extract oil is the leaves of the plant. Its essential oil ratio is between 1-2% and its main component is 1,8-cineole, its ratio in oil is between 40-60%.
Rosemary oil is used in ailments such as loss of appetite, blood pressure problems, liver and bile complaints. Externally, it is supportive in balneotherapy, hypotonic circulatory disorders, rheumatic diseases. Among the people, the porridge of the plant is used as a wound healer and for eczema.
Caution: For external use only. It should be used diluted in topical applications. It is recommended to keep it out of the reach of children. Contact with eyes should be avoided. If contact occurs, wash with water. It should be stored tightly closed at room temperature away from sunlight.