Regarded as sacred in many civilizations, rosemary was burnt at shrines in ancient
Greece and fumigations were used in the Middle Ages to drive away evil
spirits and to protect against plague and infectious illness. Used with juniper
berries in sickrooms to promote healing.
Hang it on your porch to keep thieves away.
Good for respiratory and circulatory disorders, muscular and rheumatic pain.
Current in the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia as a specific
for depressive states with general debility and indications
of cardiovascular weakness.
