Rosemary Essential Oil
rosmarinus
officinalis
Active Constituents
Volatile oil, including eucalyptol (cineole),
is considered to have potent antibacterial effects
and to relax smooth muscles in the lungs.
Rosmarinic acid has antioxidant activity and
another ingredient of rosemary, known as carnosol,
inhibits cancer formation in animal studies.
No human studies have confirmed rosemary's
use for these conditions.
THE ESSENTIAL OIL
CONSTITUENTS:
pinenes, camphene, limonene, cineol, borneol,
camphor, linalol, terpineol, octanone and bornyl acetate
Essential oil consisting of borneol, camphene,
camphor, cineole, limonene, linalool,
isobutyl acetate, terpineol, verbenol;
flavonoids including apigenin, diosmetin,
diosmin, genkwanin, hispidulin, sinensetin, lutiolin;
Rosmarinic acid
(suggested as a treatment for septic shock, since it
suppresses the endotoxin-induced activation
of complement) and other phenolic acids, diterpenes
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