Rosemary is a native herb from Mediterranean region, with scientific name Rosmarinus officinalis and is part of the same family in taxonomic terms as mint, but the flavor is different. This plant is perennial woody and the taste is bitter, warmer, and with astringent taste and give stunning flavor to sauces, soups, roasts or stews. Because of it wonderful aroma and taste, rosemary belongs in the most common herb use in our diet. But other very important reason why it is part of our diet is and the very wealth of it health benefits that has huge effects in our organism.

It is very important to note that small amounts of rosemary used time to time for its flavor cannot effect on our organism in healthy terms, but if we use regularly in our daily diet with addition of leaves to the foot you are consuming can help to your body to derivative the benefits and to use it unique phytochemicals found in leaves. Also rosemary can be used in a different way, as essential oil. Can be applied directly on the skin and in that way to be used all healthy benefits. Now let’s talk a little bit about the health benefits of rosemary.

The three main compounds of rosemary are anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-carcinogenic properties. These three compounds are important to attack and fight against different pathogens and diseases that can damage or destroy your immune system. Antioxidant properties form second line for defense and like that can boost your immune system and to improve blood circulation. Also rosemary contains and some other significant and powerful compounds, such as carnisol, rosemarinic acid, betulic acid and caffeic acid.

The compounds that it boosting the immune system is impressive enough, but rosemary is quite powerful and against infection caused form the bacteria’s, especially those in your stomach. One very dangerous and common pathogen that can cause ulcers in the stomach is H. Pylori bacteria, but it was shown that rosemary can prevent while it is consume. Also it is linked for prevention to a Staph infection that every year thousands of people are dying from.

Most probably most important characteristic of rosemary is anti-inflammatory properties. Carnosic and Carnosol acids are two very powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidants compounds that are found in it and can reduce inflammation of the joints, muscles and blood vessels. All this helps and make this effective treatment such as for gout, blood pressure, arthritis and to sustain the injuries some physical exertion. Furthermore, it can reduce the inflammation of the cardiovascular system and in that way to boost the health of the heart.

It is acting as good stimulant and can boosts blood flow and production of the red blood-cells. It helps to the system of the vital organs to be oxygenated and to ensure that the activities of the metabolism are running properly and smoothly. Also stimulate the movement of the nutrients in the cells that are important to repair.

Making it part of your daily many and adding in your food can help you to control you gastrointestinal system and your bowel movements such as, stomach upset, diarrhea, constipation, bloating. Not only in these days, but rosemary is used thousands of years in many cultures to cure this problems.

From the past to present rosemary is used as pain relief. It has analgesic substance and is a part or main ingredient of many paste and salve the pain by adding the past on affected area. When is consumed orally is good pain relief but not as good as the paste, because like that it is harder to reach the spots that are in pain. The most common use of rosemary as pain relief is treating of the migraines. You need just simply to smell the aroma of it and can reduce the severe symptoms of the migraine.

Rosemary is one of the few diuretic that can be found in nature that can help you to get rid from the toxins in the body. Also can help to push away the pathogens, toxins, salts and if is consume regularly can get rid and from excess fat. Rosemary can be beneficial for the liver, because it help to make faster the healing of the liver and to lower damage that cirrhosis is doing.