Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis ) Does it really prevent brain aging?

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Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis )Does it
really prevent brain aging?

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Introduction

• Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
• Mediterranean
• Perennial herb
• Needle like leaves

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• Used in cooking as spices

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• Mustard smell
• Used to landscape
• Decoration

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• Main ingredients
• Iron Calcium
• Vitamin B6 Carnosic Acid

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Carnosic Acid

• Carnosic Acid is found in Rosemary
• Free Radicals

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• Carnosic Acid protects the brain from
• stroke
• Neurodegeneration that is due to injurious
  chemical free radicals (Alzheimer 's disease)

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Burnham Institute for Medical Research

• Dr. Takumi Satoh (Iwate University, Japan) and
  Dr. Stuart Lipton (Burnham Institute)
• The Journal of Neurochemistry and Nature Reviews
  Neuroscience

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Further study

• Carnosic acid is being studied for cancer therapy
  in Taiwan
• Rosemary extracts to be used as antimicrobial

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Reference

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• 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