Rosemary
Rosemary officinalis
The Sun claims dominion over it . . .
the dried leaves shred small, and smoked as tobacco, helps those that have any cough* . . .”Culpeper’s Herbal, Nicholas Culpeper, 1616 – 1654
*Please don’t try this at home!
This morning I bought an attractive 1983 Culpeper’s Colour Herbal from a charity bookstall but I’m sticking with my old version as it includes the full text, including the advice to smoke rosemary like tobacco if you have a cough!