"Rosemary & Lavender" ~ We hope you all enjoy reading about everyday plants and herbs, and putting them into practical use like we do. 
Rosemary
Rosemary has a history that spans back to medieval times, and possibly earlier. The Greek goddess Aphrodite was said to be wrapped in rosemary when she first emerged from the sea the Zibaldone da Canal, an early fourteenth-century book by a Venetian merchant, explains a few benefits:
Likewise, take the root of the rosemary and put it on hot coals, and breathe the smoke through your nose, and it will cause all rheum to go away.
Likewise, take the leaves of the rosemary and put it in your bed, and you will not have nightmares.
Likewise, take the rosemary and make a vapor from it, and it will prolong your youth and strengthen your limbs.
Likewise, take rosemary and its leaves and grind them up and make 6 spoonfuls of sauce, and eat it with whatever you please, and it will make it good and wholesome.
Likewise, take the leaf of the rosemary and boil it in water and when it has cooled to lukewarm, wash your feet with it and then take a cloth and wrap your legs, and all inflammation of gout and other maladies will go from you, and it will heal.
Likewise, take the leaf of the rosemary and boil it, and when it cools drink it. It will quickly chase away all thirst and you will be restored. (Ref: www.medievalists.net)
Other more commonly known uses for rosemary are improving moods, relieving stress and anxiety, improve memory performance and quality, helps the immune system and improves blood circulation and is very powerful against bacterial infections.
Lavender
The amazing and abundant healing properties of Lavender have been utilized for centuries. Lavender plants are believed to originate from the Mediterranean, Middle East, and India. Indeed the history of humans using lavender for healing can be traced back over 2500 years.
Lavender derives its name from the Latin 'lavare' meaning 'to wash'.
The Romans used the beautiful blue-violet Lavender flowers in their baths to relieve fatigue and stiff joints, and in their beds and clothes to keep the bugs away. They even used Lavender to scent their hair.
Medieval Europeans considered Lavender to be an emblem of love.
Lavender is a true adaptogen, and a universally healing herb. As an adaptogen, lavender goes into your system and works where it is needed to help your mind, body, and/or spirit find balance.
Lavender's aroma is simultaneously stimulating and relaxing. There's nothing quite like the refreshing green, herbal, floral --- other-worldly scent of Lavender to help you relax into sublime peace.
Widely known benefits of lavender include treating anxiety, preventing hair loss, treating fungal infections, calming skin conditions, wound healing, reduce the overall amount of painkillers taken and potentially treating or alleviating neurological conditions.
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