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Rosmarinus officinalis Linn.

Botanical Name

Rosmarinus officinalis Linn.

English Name

Rosemary and Oil of Rosemary

Synonym(s)

Folia rosmarini, Folia roris marini, Folia anthos.

Family

Lamiaceae

General Info

Description

Evergreen diffusely branched aromatic shrub up to 2 m high. Leaves narrow, entire, with revolute margins; flowers few, in axillary racemes, bluish or white or pale violet; nutlets smooth, ovoid sub-globose.

Herb Effects

Stimulates the secretion of gastric juices, diuretic, carminative, stimulates the cardiovascular and central nervous systems, antioxidant, antiseptic and slightly inflammatory.

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

1,8-cineole, alpha-amyrin, alpha-phellandene, alpha-pinene, alpha-terpinene, alpha-terpineol, alpha-thujone, apigenin, ascorbic acid, benzyl-alcohol, beta-amyrin, beta-carotene, beta-sitosterol, beta-thujone, betulin, borneol, bornyl-acetate, caffeic acid, camphene, camphor, carvone, caryophyllene, chlorogenic acid, delta-cadinene, diosmetin, ethanol, fenchone, gamma-terpinene, geraniol, limonene, luteolin-7-glucoside, methyl-eugenol, myrcene, nepetin, nepetrin, niacin, oleanolic acid, p-cymene, safrole, tannin, terpinen-4-ol, terpinolene, thymol, trans-anethole, ursolic acid (plant); acetic acid (resin); betulinic acid, carnosol, carnosic acid, carvacrol, diosmin, hesperidin, luteolin, rosmarinic acid (leaf).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Camphor

8022-77-3

1,7,7-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

Tannin

1401-55-4

Not Available

C₂₇H₂₂O₁₈

Betulin

Not Available

C₃₀H₅₀O₂

Amyrin

559-70-6

(3S,4aS,6aR,6bS,8aR,
12aR,14aS,14bS)-4,4,
6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-o
ctamethyl- 1,2,3,4a
,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a
,14,14a-tetradecahyd
ropicen-3-ol

C₃₀H₅₀O

Ursolic acid

77-52-1

10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12, 13,14b-t
etradecahydro-1H-pic
ene-4a-carboxylic
acid

C₃₀H₄₈O₃

Rosmarinic acid

537-15-5

3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-2-[3-(3,4-dihydr
oxyphenyl)prop-2-eno
yloxy]prop anoic
acid

C₁₈H₁₆O₈

1,8-Cineole

8024-53-1

2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e

C₁₀H₁₈O

Alpha-Amyrin

638-95-9

4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,1
4b-octamethyl-2,3,4a
,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,
12a,14,14a
-tetradecahydro-1H-p
icen-3-ol

C₃₀H₅₀O

alpha-Phellandrene

2243-33-6

2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,3-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Pinene

80-56-8

2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Terpinene

99-86-5

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,3-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Terpineol

10482-56-1

2-(4-methyl-1-cycloh
ex-3-enyl)propan-2-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

alpha-Thujone

546-80-5

2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex
an-3-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

Apigenin

520-36-5

4,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-chrome
n-7-one

C₁₅H₁₀O₅

Ascorbic Acid

Not Available

2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one

C₆H₈O₆

Benzyl alcohol

185532-71-2

phenylmethanol

C₇H₈O

Beta-Amyrin

559-70-6

4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,1
4b-octamethyl-1,2,3,
4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,1
2a,14,14a- tetradec
ahydropicen-3-ol

C₃₀H₅₀O

beta-Carotene

Not Available

3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene

C₄₀H₅₆

Beta-sitosterol

5779-62-4

17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,

C₂₉H₅₀O

beta-Thujone

1125-12-8

2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex
an-3-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

Betulin

Not Available

C₃₀H₅₀O₂

Borneol

10385-78-1

1,7,7-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Bornyl acetate

20347-65-3

(1,7,7-trimethylnorb
ornan-2-yl) acetate

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

Caffeic acid

Not Available

3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)prop-2-enoic acid

C₉H₈O₄

Camphene

5794-04-7

2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane

C₁₀H₁₆

Camphor

8022-77-3

1,7,7-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

Carvone

53763-73-8

2-methyl-5-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohex-2-en-
1-one

C₁₀H₁₄O

Caryophyllene

87-44-5

4,11,11-trimethyl-8-
methylidene-bicyclo[
7.2.0]undec-4-ene

C₁₅H₂₄

Chlorogenic acid

327-97-9

3-[3-(3,4-dihydroxyp
henyl)prop-2-enoylox
y]-1,4,5-trihydroxy-
cyclohexan e-1-carb
oxylic acid

C₁₆H₁₈O₉

delta-Cadinene

Not Available

1,6-dimethyl-4-propa
n-2-yl-2,3,4,4a,7,8-
hexahydronaphthalene

C₁₅H₂₄

Diosmetin

520-34-3

4,5-dihydroxy-2-(3-h
ydroxy-4-methoxy-phe
nyl)-chromen-7-one

C₁₆H₁₂O₆

Ethanol

8024-45-1

ethanol

C₂H₆O

Fenchone

18492-37-0

1,3,3-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

gamma-Terpinene

99-85-4

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,4-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

Geraniol

8007-13-4

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Limonene

9003-73-0

1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

Luteolin-7-glucoside

5373-11-5

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4-hydroxy-7-[3,4
,5-trihydroxy-6-(hyd
roxymethyl )oxan-2-
yl]oxy-chromen-5-one

C₂₁H₂₀O₁₁

Myrcene

2153-31-3

7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene

C₁₀H₁₆

Nepetin

520-11-6

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-
methoxy-chromen-4-on
e

C₁₆H₁₂O₇

Niacin

99148-57-9

Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid

C₆H₅NO₂

Oleanolic acid

508-02-1

10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12, 13,14b-t
etradecahydropicene-
4a-carboxylic acid

C₃₀H₄₈O₃

p-Cymene

Not Available

Dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene

C₁₅H₂₄C_l2N₂Ru

Safrole

Not Available

5-prop-2-enylbenzo[1
,3]dioxole

C₁₀H₁₀O₂

Tannin

1401-55-4

Not Available

C₂₇H₂₂O₁₈

Terpinen-4-ol

Not Available

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohex-3-en-1-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

Terpinolene

586-62-9

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
ylidene-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

Thymol

89-83-8

5-methyl-2-propan-2-
yl-phenol

C₁₀H₁₄O

trans-Anethole

57131-42-7

1-methoxy-4-[(E)-pro
p-1-enyl]benzene

C₁₀H₁₂O

Ursolic acid

77-52-1

10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,

C₃₀H₄₈O₃

Acetic acid

77671-22-8

acetic acid

C₂H₄O₂

Betulinic Acid

4481-62-3

Not Available

C₃₀H₄₆O₃

Carnosol

Not Available

C₂₀H₂₆O₄

Carnosic acid

Not Available

(4aR,10aS)-5,6-dihyd
roxy-1,1-dimethyl-7-
propan-2-yl-2,3,4,9,
10,10a-hex ahydroph
enanthrene-4a-carbox
ylic acid

C₂₀H₂₈O₄

Carvacrol

499-75-2

2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-phenol

C₁₀H₁₄O

Diosmin

Not Available

5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydro
xy-4-methoxy-phenyl)
-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)
-3,4,5-tri hydroxy-
6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6S)
-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
methyl-oxan-2-yl]oxy
me thyl]oxan-2-yl]o
xy-chromen-4-one

C₂₈H₃₂O₁₅

Hesperidin

520-26-3

5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydro
xy-4-methoxy-phenyl)
-7-[3,4,5-trihydroxy
-6-[(3,4,5 -trihydr
oxy-6-methyl-oxan-2-
yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-
yl]oxy-chroman-4-one

C₂₈H₃₄O₁₅

Luteolin

Not Available

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-ch
romen-7-one

C₁₅H₁₀O₆

Rosmarinic acid

537-15-5

3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-2-[3-(3,4-dihydr
oxyphenyl)prop-2-eno
yloxy]prop anoic
acid

C₁₈H₁₆O₈

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Healing wounds in rheumatism and stimulating the apetite; stimulating the cardiovascular system (5% tincture); as a gargle for sore-throat, in headache and in tardy menstruation (oil)

Contraindication

Should be monitored carefully when taken since it can cause harmful side effects (such as greatly irritating the lining of the digestive organs).

Reference

Stary, The Natural Guide to Medicinal Herbs and Plants.

Grieve. M. A Modern Herbal (1931) (www.botanical.com).

Johnson T. CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference (www.herbweb.com/herbage).

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