salvia officinalis

 

  • [7] Uses Culinary use[edit] The top side of a sage leaf – trichomes are visible The underside of a sage leaf – more trichomes are visible on this side A specimen of Salvia
    officinalis grown in a flowerpot Sage seeds are very small and almost spherical in shape In Britain, sage has for generations been listed as one of the essential herbs, along with parsley, rosemary, and thyme (as in the folk song “Scarborough
    Fair”).

  • Despite the common use of traditional and available herbs in French cuisine, sage never found favor there.

  • The common name “sage” is also used for closely related species and cultivars.

  • It has a long history of medicinal and culinary use, and in modern times it has been used as an ornamental garden plant.

  • Essential oil[edit] Main article: Sage oil Common sage is grown in parts of Europe for distillation of an essential oil, although other species such as Salvia fruticosa may
    also be harvested and distilled with it.

  • [6] Walafrid Strabo described it in his poem Hortulus as having a sweet scent and being useful for many human ailments—he went back to the Greek root for the name and called
    it lelifagus.

  • [5] Theophrastus wrote about two different sages, a wild undershrub he called sphakos, and a similar cultivated plant he called elelisphakos.

  • The specific epithet officinalis refers to plants with a well-established medicinal or culinary value.

  • Like many herbs they can be killed by a cold wet winter, especially if the soil is not well drained.

  • Modern cultivars include leaves with purple, rose, cream, and yellow in many variegated combinations.

  • Cultivated forms include purple sage and red sage.

  • [7] The plant had a high reputation throughout the Middle Ages, with many sayings referring to its healing properties and value.

  • It has been grown for centuries in the Old World for its food and healing properties, and was often described in old herbals for the many miraculous properties attributed
    to it.

  • Pliny the Elder said the latter plant was called salvia by the Romans, and used as a diuretic, a local anesthetic for the skin, a styptic, and for other uses.

  • The Old World type grows to approximately 60 cm (2 ft) tall and wide, with lavender flowers most common, though they can also be white, pink, or purple.

 

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