Rosemary Pure Essential Oil (10ml)

Name: Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalisManufacturer: Natural by NatureSize: 10 mlConcentration: 100% concentrated and pureFiery, invigorating and reawakening. Helps restore mental clarity, banish negativity and support, heal and protect the bodyAbout Rosemary Essential Oil: Possibly the middle-aged executives best friend! Rosemary enlivens the brain cells, has an affinity for digestive system, helps with liver and gallbladder disorders, relieves physical aches and pains, lowers high blood sugar and is a physical and mental stimulant. Who needs a Ferrari?Description of Aroma: A clear, strong, penetrating herbal scent. Woody and camphorous, and slightly reminiscent of eucalyptus or frankincense.Ruling Planet: Sun and JupiterProperties Beneficial To The Mind, Emotions And Spirit: Let rosemary clear your mind of confusion and doubt. This oil stimulates the central nervous system, strengthening mental clarity and awareness. Its aromatic influences can stimulate your memory and help amnesia, aid you in overcoming mental fatigue and strain or apathy, encourage concentration and open your conscious mind. It may alleviate depression and eliminate negativity of all kinds, as it is said to preserve good humour and strengthen a weak ego. Rosemary also strengthens against strong emotions and mood swings, and provides support in stressful conditions, helping you to see things through and evaluate possibilities. This oil is said to help bring the astral body under control of the vital centres, and is ideal for psychics, mediums and healers to maintain vitality and avoid depletion of energy while working. It is also a valuable tool for your centering and meditation practices – and is a wonderful antidote for the morning Grouch!Of Interest: Sources vary as to the origins of rosemary, some stating Asia, others the south of Europe. Legend has it that the plant was first distilled in Arabia, and an Arab physician brought the art of distilling the herb to Spain. Whatever its origins, rosemary has been a well-known and greatly valued herb since ancient times, used extensively in medicine, cooking and ritual. Philosophers, healers, physicians, biologists and naturalists, including Dioscorides, Theophrastus, Hildegarde of Bingen, Konrad von Gesner, Culpepper and Brunschwig, have all praised rosemary for its beneficial healing properties. It is considered second only to lavender in its importance in aromatherapy.Rosemary is a member of the same family as numerous other oil-producing plants. Approximately 66lbs of plant material yields 1lb of essential oil. It takes its name form the Latin ros marinus, or sea dew, implying its fondness for water, and the plant is most at home near the sea. It certainly grows prolifically in the Mediterranean region. Long standing as an invigorating herb, it reputedly imparts a zest for life – the scent alone is said to preserve youth. Once known as ‘elf leaf’, it was used to attract feelings of happiness.Remnants of rosemary plants have been found in Egyptian tombs. This culture burnt the plant as incense during healing and cleansing rituals. In Athens and Rome, rosemary was considered a sacred plant, given as a gift to humans by Aphrodite. In honour and gratitude they decorated their paintings of the gods with rosemary wreaths. Greek and Roman students wore such wreaths on their heads to enhance their studies, and no feast was celebrated without rosemary. It was also believed to give comfort to the living and peace to the dead.In the Middle Ages the plant was highly prized and presented as a declaration of love. Alchemists during the Renaissance used rosemary to make the universal remedy, ‘plant stone’. Also during Renaissance times it appeared in such forms as ‘Water of the Queen of Hungary’, a rejuvenating liquor also known as ‘The Elixir of Youth.’ The story goes that Queen Elizabeth of Hungary, a paralytic seventy-two year old suffering from gout, received…