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Rosemary 迷迭香

Mí Dié Xiāng · Salvia rosmarinus (Folium)

Wound & Skin Repair 生肌疗伤
Nature
Warm 温
Flavour
Pungent 辛
Channels
Lung, Spleen, Stomach 肺·脾·胃
Part used
Leaf
Species
Salvia rosmarinus Spenn. (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Origin
Mediterranean; grown widely incl. China

Traditional actions

Aromatic; moves qi, awakens the mind, warms the middle; (topically) used for the scalp and skin.

Traditionally used for

Sluggish digestion, low spirits; topically hair/scalp.

How it is prepared

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