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Sage (Essential Oil)
Sage Essential Oil
- Latin name : Salvia Officinalis
- Family : Labiate
- Origin : Mediterranean basin
- Extraction : By steam distillation of the leaves and flowering ends
- Composition : Bornéol, cinéol, pinène, thuyone, salvène
- 2,5 ml glass bottle
In the Antiquity, sage was considered as a sacred plant. Its name comes from the latin « salvere », « to save », and it seems to be benefic to women who had difficulties to have babies. It was also used against plague. .
Originating in Eastern Mediterranea, sage then got acclimatized in the whole Mediterranean region. Its essence exhales a strong smell. Sage possesses hormonal components that make especially « vegetal oestrogen ». Sage is used against febril diseases, mental strain and physical overworking, and also for painful menses or sudden flushes ( menopause). Sage is also known to favour and regulate menstration. It can be used for the treatment of rheumatism, nose discharge, bleedings and excessive perspiration. It is recommended to convalescents..
