Rosmarinus officinalis, Rosemary
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ophelia says, "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance, pray, love, remember."
 
Scientific name:  Rosmarinus officinalis
Common name  Rosemary
Hebrew name:  רוזמרין רפואי
Family:  Lamiaceae, שפתניים

Rosmarinus officinalis, Rosemary, רוזמרין רפואי

  
Life form (Raunkiaer):  Shrub
Leaves:  Linear
Flowers:  Pale blue or lilac corolla
Flowering Period:  January, February, March, October, November, December
Habitat:   Mediterranean maquis and forest, Batha, Phrygana, Humid habitats
Distribution:  The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה:  Mediterranean
Summer shedding:  Perenating

Израиль Дикие цветы и растения родной

Pliny: book XXIV.99-101:
There are two kinds of Rosemary; one is barren, and the other has a stalk and a resinous seed called cachrys. The leaves have a smell of frankincense. A local application of the fresh root heals wounds, prolapsus of the anus, condylomata, and haemorrhoids. The juice both of the shrub and of the root cures jaundice and such conditions as call for cleansing. It sharpens the eyesight. ...The herb itself is applied with vinegar to scrofulous sores, and with honey is good for a cough.

The ancient Egyptians used a dry shampoo containing rosemary for keeping their hair clean.