romarin

le romarin (FR N-M) rosemary, small aromatic shrub (Rosmarinus officinalis), the leaves of which are used in cooking. Medieval herb cures attributed to rosemary include: nausea, colic, stones, catarrh, nightmares, anxiety, evil spirits, headache, aging, and impotence or infertility. First appears in French in the 13th century, from Latin rosmarinus (sea dew). (Apollinaire)