“…Carnosic acid (CA) which is the major phenolic diterpene present in rosemary leaves ( Wellwood ET Al., 2004), and carnosol, both of which have been suggested to account for over 90% of the antioxidant properties of ISSN 2157-6076 2012 www.macrothink.org/jbls 51 rosemary extract ( Lemonica ET Al., 1996& Lo ET Al., 2001, and rosmarinic acid, rosmanol, a hydroxyl cinnamic acid ester, are the main antioxidant compounds present in rosemary. These compounds, together with other isoprenoids (sterol, isoprene, mono and diterpenes, tocopherols and carotenoids) are considered as anti-inflammatory agents ( Perez ET Al., 2007, Tawaha ET Al., 2007, Almela ET Al., 2006& Luis ET Al., 2007. Other compounds present in rosemary are the essential oils such as camphor, cineole, α-pinene, borneol which are largely used in traditional medicine, in perfumery and have also antimicrobial activity ( Marzouk ET Al., 2006, Weckessera ET Al., 2007, Gillij ET Al., 2008& Zaouali ET Al., 2008.…”