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by Dr. Veronique Desaulniers
NaturalHealth365
In ancient times, many common herbs that we now use to season a roast or throw in a salad were used as integral parts of the healing arsenal. One such common herb is often seen as part of the landscape in many arid parts of the United States. It is the humble rosemary bush.
The Egyptians and the Greeks at one time considered rosemary to be a “sacred plant” and in Medieval Europe the herb was used a sign of remembrance for fidelity. The Romans too believed that it improved memory and in China it has been used for thousands of years for everything from treating headaches to curing baldness.
Recent research, however, is proving that it may also be a powerhouse of cancer prevention and reversal, especially for breast cancer.
Rosemary Is an antioxidant dynamo
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, rosemary’s many health benefits include: memory improvement, the relief of muscle pain and spasm, the stimulation of hair growth, support for the nervous and circulatory systems and the prevention of thrombosis. It also has antimicrobial properties and is a known antioxidant.
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