Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is widely used as a culinary herb, especially in Mediterranean dishes, and is also used as a fragrant additive in soaps and other cosmetics. Traditionally, rosemary has been used by herbalists to improve memory, relieve muscle pain and spasm, stimulate hair growth, and support the circulatory and nervous systems.
Rosemary extract is also believed to affect the menstrual cycle, act as an abortifacient (inducing miscarriage), relieve menstrual cramps, increase urine flow, and reduce kidney pain (for example, from kidney stones). Recently, rosemary has been the object of laboratory and animal studies investigating its potential in the prevention of cancer and its antibacterial properties.
Rosemary extract is natural antioxcidant and antimicrobial which is widely used
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It mainly contains active ingredients oil-soluble carnosic acid and water-soluble rosmarinic acid
Characteristics:
1.Strong antioxidant and antimicrobial effect.Antioxidant capabilities are superior to BHA, BHT and other synthetic antioxidants and polyphenols and other natural antioxidants;
2.Natural , no side-effect. the Ministry of Health has adopted the provisions of the Safety Assessment Test (LD50: 12g/kg body weight)
3.Convenient application;
4.Well soluble and dispersible in lipid and oily foods;
5.Stable and hot-resistant, not easy to be decomposed at high temperature 240 degree;