Rosemary Research Paper

Rosemary is native to the Mediterranean area, but it now is grown around the world. Rosemary is an evergreen shrub that can usually grows around three feet in height, though it can grow over five feet. It usually booms late in the spring, and sometimes in the early summer. Most authors say that the blossoms are blue, but they have always looked purple to me. Blossoming rosemary is exceptionally beautiful. Rosemary is a member of the same family as mint. Though most commonly used as a kitchen herb today, rosemary has many uses and a long history of use in magick.

According to Greek mythology, when Aphrodite was born, she rose out of the sea. When she did, she was found to be covered with rosemary. The name of the plant comes from this story. The Latin term “ros marinus” or “dew of the sea” (Bradley 130). Because it burns so easily when dried, and is wonderfully aromatic, rosemary was one of the first herbs to be used in incense. It is commonly used as a substitute for other herbs.
The herb will preserve meat when crushed. It also adds a great flavor to the meat. This practice, using rosemary as a preservative, led Greeks to believe that the herb was a memory aid, and Greek students wore rosemary garlands to help them remember their studies. Later, rosemary became a part of weddings (so that the couple would remember to be faithful). This association with weddings let to the belief that if a person lightly rapped another with a twig of rosemary that had an oppen bloom, it would cause the couple to fall in love. Later, by the 16th century, it was believed that a couple that had rosemary growing by their home would be a relationship where the woman was in charge. For this reason, men uprooted any rosemary that they saw near their