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Herbal Medicine – Rosemary

Rosemary

Rosemary is an annual plant that grows up to 2 meters tall, has leaves rigid, linear needle-shaped and covered with a layer of tiny hairs. This is a woody shrub that grows in almost any soil worldwide.

One of the best medicinal plants: rosemary. This factory, which scientific name is “Rosmarinus officinalis” has some medicinal properties. It stands out as a digestive and carminative good and useful to relieve abdominal pain and a mild diuretic. It is indicated for cases of constipation by improving digestion and the digestive system as a whole.

This is a plant used since ancient times for many drugs and the aromatic properties. In its chemical composition is the alkaloid, saponin, organic acid and camphor, and other substances that make rosemary plants highly valued by the pharmaceutical industry for the manufacture of many drugs.

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How Essential Oils

There are various methods that offer us the ways how to make essential oils from different plants and for different purposes, one of them, which is associated with aromatherapy, or production of a special perfume.

But ultimately, the process of making essential oils are the same in all cases, has little variation between each method in accordance with the urgency or haste with which is required.

For example, essential oils of the fastest and most effective way to obtain, is the slow cooking of the plant to be treated, which should be fully submerged in olive oil or sweet almond, cooking should take about an hour and then filtered and packaged.

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Castor Oil for Good Health

Castor oil

Castor oil (sometimes mistranslated as castor oil) has many properties of natural medicine that has been able to capitalize on countless opportunities. Aromatherapy apply it as one of the most comprehensive treatment, providing a very effective contribution to improving the overall health of individuals.

Castor oil benefits are numerous, and useful in many situations.

For example, when it comes to skin health of this essential oil helps to fight infections in our largest organ. This oil contains natural antimicrobial properties and helps in cases of inflammation, sunburn or stretch marks. Also, apply a little castor oil for wrinkles we can not only reduce, but to prevent future occurrence.

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