Transcript Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis ) Could help

Rosemary
(Rosmarinus officinalis )
Does it really prevent brain aging?
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Introduction
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Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
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Mediterranean
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Perennial herb
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Needle like leaves
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/
b/bb/Rosemary_white_bg.jpg
 Used
in cooking as
spices
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•Mustard smell
•Used to
landscape
•Decoration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rosemary_potatoes.jpg
 Main
Iron
Vitamin B6
ingredients:
Calcium
Carnosic Acid
Carnosic Acid
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Carnosic_acid.
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Carnosic Acid is
found in
Rosemary
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Free Radicals
Carnosic Acid protects the brain from
stroke
Neurodegeneration
that is due to
injurious chemical free radicals
(Alzheimer 's disease)
Burnham Institute for Medical
Research
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Dr. Takumi Satoh (Iwate University, Japan)
and Dr. Stuart Lipton (Burnham Institute)
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The Journal of Neurochemistry and Nature
Reviews Neuroscience
Further study
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Carnosic acid is being studied for
cancer therapy in Taiwan
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Rosemary extracts to be used as
antimicrobial
Reference
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http://0xa4hl6uw4s.search.serialssolutions.com.ucark.uca.edu/directLink?&atitle=Antioxidant%20and%2
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erget%3B%20et%20al&issn=00221147&title=Journal%20of%20Food%20Science&volume=71&is
sue=7&date=20060901&spage=C425&id=doi:&sid=ProQ_ss&genre=article&lang=en
CANCER THERAPY; Research on cancer therapy described by scientists at HungKuang
University Drug Week November 16, 2007
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE; Rosemary chicken protects your brain from free radicals
Drug Week November 30, 2007
REMEMBER, THIS HERB IS A HELPER Hobart Mercury (Australia) November 3, 2007 Saturday
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary