Spiritus Rosmarini. Br.

Botanical name:

Rosmarinus officinalis

Spiritus Rosmarini. Br.

Spirit of Rosemary.

Related entry: Oil of Rosemary

Spiritus Anthos; Teinture d'essence de Romarin, Fr. Cod.; Rosmarinspiritus, G; Alcohol de romero, Sp.

"Oil of Rosemary, 100 millilitres; Alcohol (90 per cent.), sufficient to produce 1000 millilitres. Dissolve. When not clear, shake with a little powdered talc and filter." Br.

This spirit is not official in the United States Pharmacopoeia IX. It is a grateful perfume, and is used chiefly as an odorous ingredient in lotions and liniments.

The Dispensatory of the United States of America, 1918, was edited by Joseph P. Remington, Horatio C. Wood and others.