Rosemary and Its Topical Applications

“…Rosmarinus officinalis L. (syn. Salvia rosmarinus Spenn.) is an aromatic plant with needle-like leaves, popularly known as rosemary, that is cultivated worldwide. Has therapeutic properties and has been used in folk medicine as an oral preparation to relieve renal colic, dysmenorrhea, and muscle spasms [12,13,14]. Rosemary has antifungal, antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antithrombotic, antinociceptive, antidepressant, antiulcerogenic, and antioxidant activities [13,14,15]. Several medicinal applications for R. officinalis have been identified, such as treatment of disorders associated with the nervous, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, menstrual, hepatic, and reproductive systems and with respiratory and skin conditions [13]. Owing to its diverse properties, rosemary has also been used widely in the food and cosmetics industries [16]…

…The therapeutic use of rosemary has been explored for the treatment of inflammatory diseases; however, other uses have been studied, such as wound healing and skin cancer and mycoses treatments, among others. Besides it therapeutic uses, rosemary has potential applications in cosmetic formulations and in the treatment of pathological and non-pathological conditions, such as cellulite, alopecia, ultraviolet damage, and aging…”

Plants (Basel). 2020 May; 9(5): 651.

Published online 2020 May 21. doi: 10.3390/plants9050651

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Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L., syn Salvia rosmarinus Spenn.) and Its Topical Applications: A Review

Lucas Malvezzi de Macedo,1 Érica Mendes dos Santos,2 Lucas Militão,3 Louise Lacalendola Tundisi,3 Janaína Artem Ataide,3,* Eliana Barbosa Souto,4,5 and Priscila Gava Mazzola3,*

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