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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Rosmarinus officinalis (Lamiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Biberiye; Romarin; Romero; Rosemary; Anthos; Mannen-Ro; Romero Comun

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Elsewhere *
Ache(Head) China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Ache(Head) Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Ache(Stomach) China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Alopecia Elsewhere *
Alopecia China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Alopecia Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Amenorrhea Elsewhere *
Antiseptic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Aperient Elsewhere *
Asthma Elsewhere *
Asthma Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Bilious Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Calmative Panama Gupta, M.P., et al. 1979. Ethnopharmacognostic observations on Panamanian medicinal plants. Part I. Quarterly journal of crude drug research 17(3-4):115-130.
Cancer Belgium Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer Greece Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.