Herb. No. 045 · Lamiaceae
Western Mediterranean cliffs and maquis. A sun-belt kitchen shrub worldwide.
Native · Mediterranean
Native Also grownNow a garden plant worldwide
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Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
A resinous Mediterranean shrub for memory, circulation, and roast potatoes.
Now classified in Salvia, rosemary is a kitchen evergreen whose cineole-rich oil is a traditional brain and circulation herb. Culinary amounts are the safest daily form. The essential oil is concentrated and not a beverage.
Flavor
Pine, camphor, and lemon peel — a resinous heat that lingers.
Parts used
Leaf · Flowering tips
In favor
- Everyday food medicine
- Drought-proof once established
Against
- Essential oil is epileptogenic in excess
- Can aggravate reflux