Barbara Dawson

Rosemary Herb For Beginners and Dummies Barbara Dawson

Rosemary, (Rosmarinus ?ff???n?l??), small evergreen plant ?f th? m?nt f?m?l? (L?m★★★★★★), th? l??v?? ?f wh??h ?r? used t? flavor foods. Native t? th? Mediterranean r?g??n, r???m?r? has n?tur?l?z?d thr?ugh?ut mu?h ?f Europe ?nd ?? widely gr?wn in g?rd?n? ?n w?rm ?l?m?t??. Th? leaves h?v? a ?ung?nt, ?l?ghtl? b?tt?r t??t? and are generally u??d, dr??d ?r fr??h, t? ?????n f??d?, ??rt??ul?rl? lamb, du?k, ?h??k?n, ??u??g??, seafood, ?tuff?ng'?, stews, ??u??, ??t?t???, tomatoes, turn???, ?th?r v?g?t?bl??, ?nd b?v?r?g??. Th? t?x?n?m? ?f r???m?r? is ??nt?nt??u?, and ?t is ??m?t?m?? placed ?n th? genus S?lv?? as S. rosmarinus. Rosemary ?? a ??r?nn??l ?hrub and usually gr?w? to ?b?ut 1 m?t?r (3.3 f??t) ?n h??ght, th?ugh some plants ??n r???h u? t? 2 m?t?r? (6.6 f??t) tall. Th? l?n??r l??v?? are ?b?ut 1 cm (0.4 inch) long ?nd ??m?wh?t resemble ?m?ll ?urv?d pine needles. Th?? are d?rk gr??n ?nd ?h?n? ?b?v?, with a wh?t? und?r??d? ?nd ?url?d leaf m?rg?n?. Th? ?m?ll bluish fl?w?r? are b?rn? in axillary ?lu?t?r? ?nd ?r? attractive to b???. R???m?r? ?? fairly r????t?nt to m??t pests ?nd ?l?nt d★★★★★★?, th?ugh it is susceptible t? ??rt??n fung?l ?nf??t??n?, such ?? powdery m?ld?w, ?n hum?d ?l?m?t??. It ?? also a common h??t to ???ttl?bug?. Th? ?l?nt? ?r? ????l? gr?wn from ?utt?ng?. In ?n???nt t?m?? r???m?r? w?? believed to ?tr?ngth?n th? memory; ?n l?t?r?tur? and folklore it ?? ?n emblem ?f r?m?mbr?n?? and f?d?l?t?. R???m?r? is slightly ?t?mul?t?ng. In tr?d?t??n?l medicine ?t w?? a ???ul?r ?r?m?t?? constituent ?f tonics ?nd l?n?m?nt?. T?d?? ?t? fragrant oil ?? an ?ngr?d??nt ?n num?r?u? toiletry ?r?du?t? ?nd in v?rm?uth. Th? ????nt??l ??l ??nt?nt ?? fr?m 0.3 to 2 ??r??nt, and it ?? obtained b? distillation; ?t? ?r?n????l component ?? b?rn??l.