To continue with the medicinal properties of Rosemary...
Some references make note that a Rosemary rinse can stimulate the hair follicles into renewed activity, preventing premature baldness as well as dandruff.
Other homeopathic remedies include treatments for:
· alleviating premature menstruation, relieve menstrual cramping
· coldness and chills
· parched fever
· depression associated with menstruation and menopause
· back ache
· halitosis (when taken as a mouthwash)
· fatigue and drowsiness
· gout
· memory problems
Use Rosemary tea as a clarifying rinse if you tend to use heavy styling products on your hair, it will add shine to hair as well. (Leave it on, don't rinse afterward, just like a leave-in conditioner!) You can find more information on Rosemary and other herbs in my article "The Wonders of the Herbal Bath."
Gardening With Rosemary
Rosemary is a lovely perennial evergreen shrub that has somewhere between a green and a greyish green appearance. Pale blue, pink or white flowers can bloom almost continuously in warmer areas, with the blossoms clustered on the tips of branches that can grow up to 6 foot in a suitable location (full sun, well drained soil) outdoors, or live quite happily indoors growing to between 2 and 4 feet, depending on container and conditions. Indoors, consider a cactus oriented soil or one that drains very easily, and make certain the plant is in a nice large pot and not root-bound. Always bring Rosemary indoors to winter in colder climates where the temperature drops below 10 degrees.
This herb does not do well from cuttings, so start a plant from seed or nursery seedling. Rosemary makes a lovely hedgerow, and some varieties (there are at least 12 varieties of the herb) actually make attractive choices for hanging baskets as well. In addition, bees adore Rosemary, and the honey they produce from Rosemary is said to be of a very fine quality.
As a companion plant, Rosemary will keep away cabbage beetles.
Harvesting Rosemary can be done throughout the year, taking care to never remove more than 20% of the stem growth at a time. For storage, you can either dry Rosemary, or keep the stems whole and freeze them. Frozen Rosemary is actually stronger than fresh.
Magical Use
Gender: Masculine
Planet: Sun
Element: Fire
As one of the oldest known incenses, Rosemary is also one of the oldest smudges for cleansing and purifying a space, especially before ritual. The herb has powerful cleansing, purifying and healing vibrations, its standard uses focus on those areas.
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