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    Rosemary is an evergreen shrub native to coastal Mediterranean areas. It has tough, dark green needle-like leaves and pale blue flowers. The leaves and flowering tops are used medicinally to treat conditions like depression, headaches, and muscle pain. Rosemary is also used in soaps, lotions, and as a culinary herb to flavor foods like lamb and soups. It grows well in sunny areas with drained soil and can be pruned after flowering to encourage new growth.

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    Rosemary is an evergreen shrub native to coastal Mediterranean areas. It has tough, dark green needle-like leaves and pale blue flowers. The leaves and flowering tops are used medicinally to treat conditions like depression, headaches, and muscle pain. Rosemary is also used in soaps, lotions, and as a culinary herb to flavor foods like lamb and soups. It grows well in sunny areas with drained soil and can be pruned after flowering to encourage new growth.

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    Rosemary

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    Rosemary is an evergreen shrub native to coastal Mediterranean areas. It has tough, dark green needle-like leaves and pale blue flowers. The leaves and flowering tops are used medicinally to treat conditions like depression, headaches, and muscle pain. Rosemary is also used in soaps, lotions, and as a culinary herb to flavor foods like lamb and soups. It grows well in sunny areas with drained soil and can be pruned after flowering to encourage new growth.

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    HERB HERBERT FAVOURITE HERBS

    Rosemary
    Rosmarinus officinalis
    genus of 2 species of evergreen shrubs native to dry, m ainly c oastal ar eas a round t he Mediterranean sea. R. officinalis and its many variants are popular garden and container plants. Lowgrowing forms make attractive specimens for pots, steep banks, or the tops of walls. Rosmarinus is from the Latin "dew of the sea," referring to the dew-like appearance of its pale blue flowers from the distance. DESCRIPTION Rosemary is an upright evergreen shrub with tough, blunt, dark green, needle-like leaves. Flowers are pale blue and are bourne in clusters along the branch. PARTS USED Leaves, flowering tops, oil

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    Medicinal Used for depression, nervous exhaustion, headaches and Migraines. Externally for rheumatism, arthritis, muscular injuries. Cosmetic Ingredient in soaps and shampoos, creams and lotions. Ornamental Bold appearance makes this a great landscape plant on its own or mixed with other plants

    HERB HERBERT P/L PO Box 24 Monbulk Victoria 3793 AUSTRALIA E-mail: herb@herbherbert.com

    C HERB HERBERT P/L

    CULTIVATION Well-drained soil in sun, with shelter in cold areas. USES OF THE HERB Prune after flowering to encourage bushy growth. Culinary HARVEST Fresh or dried leaves are used to flavour meat (especially Leaves and flowering tops are collected in spring and lamb), soups, and stews; they have a bitter taste and a early summer, and distilled for oil or dried for infusions, tough texture, so should be used either finely chopped decoctions, extracts. Leaves picked anytime for use in or in sprigs that can be removed before serving. cooking.

    PROPERTIES Rosemary is rich in volatile oils, and phenolic acids, which are strongly antiseptic and anti-inflammatory.

    Height 1m/3ft Spread 60cm/24in

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