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SAGE
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Botanical Name :
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- Salvia officinalis
- Salvia sclarea ( clary sage )
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| Origins |
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A sacred herb, its properties were used by the Egyptians to help cure infertility in women. The Chinese have used it medicinally for centuries. |
| Description |
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The many varieties of common sage are all shrub-like herbs with rough, wrinkled leaves. The oil is distilled from the dried leaves and has a powerful, fresh, spicy fragrance with a hint of camphor. |
| Therapeutic
effects |
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A tonic, particularly renowned for regulating menstruation,
it can also help relieve arthritis, bacterial infections,
throat infections, and water retention.
Clary sage
(Salvia sclarea) is also used for its sedative and euphoric
effects, and in treating insomnia, anxiety and depression,
as well as menstrual and menopausal problems. It has a
spicy fragrance, rather more floral than common sage.
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| Uses |
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Bathing and massage. A sage bath helps muscular aches and the effects of prolonged stress or mental strain. |
| Blending
note |
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Blends well with basil, bergamot, cedarwood, chamomile,
cypress, fennel, frankincense, geranium, hyssop, jasmine,
juniper, lavender, lemon, orange, parsley, patchouli,
rose, sandalwood, tea tree, ylang ylang. |
| Cautionary
note |
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- In high doses, sage can over stimulate and should be
avoided by anyone who suffers from epilepsy.
- Both sage and clary sage should be
avoided in early pregnancy.
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PEPPERMINT : BASIL : BAY
: BENZOIN : BERGAMOT
: CEDARWOOD : CHAMOMILE
: CINNAMON : COMFREY
: CYPRESS : EUCALYPTUS
: FENNEL : FRANKINCENSE
: GERANIUM : HYSSOP
: JASMINE : JUNIPER
: LAVENDER : LEMON
: LEMONGRASS : MARJORAM
: MELISSA : MYRRH
: NEROLI : ORANGE
: PARSLEY : PATCHOULI
: PEPPERMINT(pieerata) : PINE
ROSE : ROSEMARY
: SAGE : SANDALWOOD
: TEA TREE : THYME
: YLANG-YLANG :
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