Description
Wild Rosemary is very popular as an essential oil and is known as Cape Chamomile (Eriocephalus punctulatus) or Cape Snowbush (Eriocephalus africana), due to the high volatile chemical compounds in their leaves and flowers.
Botanical name: – ERIOCEPHALUS AFRICANA
Common names: Wild Rosemary, wilderoosmaryn, kapokbos (Afr.)
Family: Asteracaea
Wild Rosemary is very popular as an essential oil and is known as Cape Chamomile (Eriocephalus punctulatus) or Cape Snowbush (Eriocephalus africana), due to the high volatile chemical compounds in their leaves and flowers.
As a tea, wild rosemary has a bitter profile and has been used since ancient times as a remedy to improve circulation, for stomach ailments and coughs and colds.
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For further reading and research: SANBI medicinal monograph: http://pza.sanbi.org/sites/default/files/info_library/dodanaugust.pdf
