Product Name Rosemary Rosmarinus Officinalis
Botanical name Rosmarinus officinalis
HS Code 12119094
Origin Egypt
Rosemary leaves

As a medicinal herb it has long been recommended for strengthening the brain and memory The herb contains substances that are useful for improving digestion and increasing circulation

In cooking rosemary is used as a seasoning in a variety of dishes such as soups casseroles salads and stews Use rosemary with chicken and other poultry game lamb pork steaks and fish especially oily fish It also goes well with grains mushrooms onions peas potatoes and spinach

History
Illustration from an Italian herbal circa 1500
The first mention of rosemary is found on cuneiform stone tablets as early as 5000 BCE after which Egyptians used it for embalming corpses starting in 3500 BCE There is no further mention of rosemary until the ancient Greeks and Romans Pliny the Elder 2379 CE wrote about it in The Natural History20 as did Pedanius Dioscorides c 40 CE to c 90 CE a Greek botanist amongst other things He talked about rosemary in his most famous writing De Materia Medica one of the most influential herbal books in history

The herb later made its way east to China and was naturalized there as early as 220 CE during the late Han dynasty
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