Rosemary (Rosmarinus oficinalis L.) also known as oil anemone, is a genus of salvia in the labiaceae family and small evergreen shrub, native to Europe, north Africa and the Mediterranean coast, in recent years in China's Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Fujian and other provinces and regions have been planted.
Rosemary is a kind of multi-purpose cash crop from which antioxidant and rosemary essential oil can be extracted.The main components of antioxidants are diterpenoids, flavonoids, triterpenoids and other compounds with antioxidant function. Rosemary extract has the characteristics such as high efficiency, safety, widely used in cosmetics, perfume, soap, for the production and life brought a lot of convenience. In Europe, rosemary has a long history as a food spice and has been used in cosmetics, food and medicine.Existing studies show that rosemary has obvious effects in preventing oil oxidation and maintaining meat flavor.
The main ingredient：
1.Carnosic acid ------ powerful inhibitors of lipid peroxidation in microsomal and liposomal systems, more effective than propyl gallate, good scavenger of peroxyl radicals generated by pulse radiolysis,appears to scavenge H2O2, and also act as a substrate for the peroxidase system.New research suggests carnosic acid (CA), the active ingredient in the herb rosemary, is neuroprotective, without producing serious adverse effects characteristic of many agents used to treat neurodegenerative disease, show that CA activates a novel signaling pathway that protects brain cells from free radical damage, seen in stroke and other neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.
Rosmarinic acid ------ a natural polyphenol antioxidant carboxylic acid Isolated from Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), which has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities, the antioxidant activity of rosmarinic acid is stronger than that of vitamin E, which is widely used for food preservation. In Japan the extracts rich in rosmarinic acid, is used the garnish and improve the shelf life of fresh seafood.
Ursolic acid-------we extract the Ursolic acid from leaf of Rosemary(Rosmarinus officinalis Linn.).Research indicates that the ursolic acid has a decent effect on anti-aging,anti-freckle by its anti-oxidant activity. It can prevent the appearance of wrinkles and age spots by restoring the skin's collagen bundle structures and its elasticity.As a cosmetic agent,it is stable,the color and odor of which will not be changing easily over time, and has a good sense of touching. Thus it has been widely used in the health food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic fields as the raw materials.
