Rosemary – its biologically active compounds and their pharmacological effects

Czech version

Authors: Jana Karlíčková; Aneta Klížová
Authors‘ workplace: Katedra farmakognozie a farmaceutické botaniky, Farmaceutická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy v Hradci Králové
Published in: Čes. slov. Farm., 2024; 73, 42-46
Category: Medical Plants and Nutraceutics
doi: https://doi.org/10.36290/csf.2024.008

Overview

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) has been used since ancient times for medicinal, cultic, and magic purposes. With the stress and diseases, it is increasingly popular today for many uses in both pharmacy and aromatherapy, as a spice in the kitchen and as a preservative. This plant has many interesting compounds (e.g. rosmarinic and carnosic acid, carnosol), which show a considerable amount of positive pharmacological effects.

Keywords:

rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.), biologically active compounds, pharmacological effects

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