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
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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)
.