Can the Smell of Rosemary Make You More Alert?

Rosemary’s strong, fresh aroma is more than simply a pleasant smell. It has also become a subject of scientific research. Rosemary essential oil contains volatile compounds such as 1,8-cineole, α-pinene and camphor. Because these compounds reach our sensory...

Rosemary: What Do We Really Know?

Modern research suggests that rosemary has several promising applications, but the clinical evidence is not yet equally strong across all of them. Oral rosemary extracts have produced interesting human findings in areas such as cognitive performance, mood, fatigue and...

Where Does Rosemary Have the Strongest Evidence?

Rosemary has been investigated in several areas of human health, but the clinical evidence is still developing. One particularly interesting area is cognition, mood and fatigue. A controlled study in healthy working-age adults found that regular intake of rosemary...

What Gives Rosemary Its Power?

Rosemary contains two quite different groups of natural compounds, depending on whether we look at its extracts or its essential oil. Alcoholic and hydroalcoholic extracts of Rosmarinus officinalis, now also known scientifically as Salvia rosmarinus, are particularly...

Chamomile: What Do We Really Know?

Chamomile is one of the most familiar medicinal plants, and some of its traditional uses have also attracted considerable scientific attention. Clinical research provides particularly interesting evidence for chamomile extracts in anxiety, while digestive complaints...