The medicinal plants of Myanmar Author DeFilipps, Robert A. Deceased Author Krupnick, Gary A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1357-4826 Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, MRC- 166, Washington, DC, 20013 - 7012, USA krupnick@si.edu text PhytoKeys 2018 2018-06-28 102 1 341 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 1314-2003-102-1 AA226A35FFF8FFBC37621A40C2518C67 1306325 Salvia officinalis L. Names. English : common sage, garden sage, kitchen sage, sage. Range. Northern and central Spain to West Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor. Cultivated in Myanmar. Conservation status. Least Concern [LC] ( IUCN 2017 ). Uses. Species used as a topical antiseptic and orally as a carminative and spasmolytic. Leaf : Used as a diaphoretic and stomachic. Notes. The species is astringent, a stimulant, and is put into a gargle for sore throat ( Perry 1980 ). In India the species is used for thrush and gingivitis; an infusion is used as a gargle and diaphoretic ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991 ). The leaf and tops of young shoots yield an oil, which is carminative ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991 ). Reference. Nordal (1963) .