The name Rosemary has several possible etymologies. It could come from the Latin "Ros Marinus", "dew of the sea", "Rhus Marinus", "sumac of the sea" or from the Greek "Rhops Myrinos", "aromatic bush". In English, "Rosemary" refers to the Virgin Mary, mother of the child Jesus. She is said to have placed a blue cloth on a rosemary bush, which caused its originally white flowers to turn blue.
But the sacred nature of Rosemary has existed since Antiquity. Both Romans and Egyptians used it during funerary rituals, probably because of its scent.
A scent that Madame de Sévigné, Madame de Maintenon, or the Queen of Hungary, Elisabeth of Poland, were said to have adored. The latter is said to have given the name "Hungary Water" to an alcoholate based on Rosemary.
Originally from the Mediterranean basin, Rosemary grows on arid and sunny lands. It therefore takes root easily in our Corsican maquis, by the sea but also at higher altitudes.
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Christian Escriva describes the action of rosemary essential oil as a "particular clarification at the level of thought and emotions". According to him, it promotes concentration, memory, intellectual sharpening and chases away polluting ideas. It's amusing when you consider that Greek students wore rosemary wreaths around their necks during exams.
For Escriva, verbena rosemary essential oil is ideal when you no longer really know where you stand.
Of course, that doesn't detract from its primary virtue, which is to detoxify the liver and gallbladder.
However, if you wish to do a detox cure, it might be interesting to turn to its hydrosol, which is milder and just as effective.
