Sage
Native to the Middle East and Mediterranean region, this aromatic, woody perennial shrub belongs to the mint family (Lamiacea) and is now cultivated around the world for its culinary and medicinal benefits.
It’s botanical name, Salvia is the Latin term “to be in good health”, while officinalis is traditionally used to refer to a plant with health and medicinal properties that was sold in the apothecary.
Used in traditional Western Herbal Medicine as an antioxidant and to:
Cultivated as a culinary herb and as an ornament, is believed to have been introduced by either the Romans in ancient times or by monks during the Middle Ages. Sage was a sacred ceremonial herb of the Romans.
Native to the Middle East and Mediterranean region, this aromatic, woody perennial shrub belongs to the mint family (Lamiacea) and is now cultivated around the world for its culinary and medicinal benefits.
It’s botanical name, Salvia is the Latin term “to be in good health”, while officinalis is traditionally used to refer to a plant with health and medicinal properties that was sold in the apothecary.
Used in traditional Western Herbal Medicine as an antioxidant and to:
Cultivated as a culinary herb and as an ornament, is believed to have been introduced by either the Romans in ancient times or by monks during the Middle Ages. Sage was a sacred ceremonial herb of the Romans.
