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Rosemary Essential Oil May Improve Memory

Throughout ancient history, the herb rosemary was used at weddings, funerals and burned in schools to enhance learning. The Tudors believed rosemary had powers to enhance memory and in Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, Ophelia famously remarked, ‘There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance; pray you, love, remember.’ It’s fair to say the connection with rosemary and memory has […]

Rosemary & Lavender Essential Oils Affect Mood; Study

Interesting though this study is, it missed the opportunity to delve a little deeper into the influence that essential oils can have on cognitive performance. Whilst the study shows that the performance of test subjects was indeed affected by both lavender and rosemary essential oils, these results hardly come as a shock to anyone familiar […]

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