Rosmarinic - Antioxidant... and more

Rosmarinic acid is a polyphenol compound that naturally occurs in rosemary, sage, lemon balm mint, and sweet basil among other members of the Lamiaceae family..It displays general anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, and may protect against various forms of cancers. Additionally, it can be absorbed through the skin when in an ethanol base (typically perillyl alcohol).

• Pharmacolological Properties : Antiviral, antithrombotic and antiplatelet, antihormonal, activities and the suppression of cytokine-induced proliferation of murine cultured mesangial cells have also been reported for rosmarinic acid. The latter activity may have promise for the prevention of glomerulonephritis. Rosmarinic acid also furnishes significant antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities which makes it an attractive ingredient for pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. It has been used topically in Europe as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
• In feed, the supplementation of livestock rations with herbs containing bioactive components, such as rosmarinic acid (RA), have shown promising results as a natural feed additive in promoting growth, productive and reproductive performance, feed utilization, fertility, anti-oxidant status and immunologic indices

Antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory