Sage

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, US, US(Appalachia), Europe, UK, Uk(Wales), US(Colonial), Spain

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antioxidant, Antiseptic, Anydrotic, Astringent

Science studied: ALANINE, 2-AMINO-ADIPIC-ACID, BETA-AMYRIN, APIGENIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Salvia officinalis

Common names: Sage, Ada Çayı, Bu tanzarin, Ceidwad, Chhú-bé-chháu, Chá-da-Grécia, Common Sage, Culinary Sage, Dobra želbija, Dərman adaçayı, Echt Salwei, Echte Salbei, Echte salie, Echter Salbei, Franke saedje, Garten-Salbei

POWO: 456833-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, US, US(Appalachia), Europe, UK, Uk(Wales), US(Colonial) and 2 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antioxidant
• Antiseptic
• Anydrotic
• Astringent
• Baldness
• Carminative
• Cold
• Cordial

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Turkey
• US
• US(Appalachia)
• Europe
• UK
• Uk(Wales)
• US(Colonial)
• Spain
• US(Amerindian)

Documented cultural uses

• Antioxidant
• Antiseptic
• Anydrotic
• Astringent
• Baldness
• Carminative
• Cold
• Cordial
• Dandruff
• Diaphoretic
• Fever
• Fumitory

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Antioxidant · Elsewhere · "
• Antiseptic · Turkey · "
• Anydrotic · Turkey · "
• Astringent · Elsewhere · "
• Baldness · Elsewhere · "
• Carminative · Turkey · "
• Cold · US · "
• Cordial · Turkey · "
• Dandruff · Elsewhere · "
• Diaphoretic · Elsewhere · "
• Fever · Turkey · "
• Fumitory · Elsewhere · "
• Gingivitis · Elsewhere · "
• Hair-Oil · Elsewhere · "
• Hemostat · Turkey · "
• Insecticide · Elsewhere · "
• Medicine · US(Appalachia) · "
• Nausea · Turkey · "
• Night-Sweat · US · "
• Perspiration · Turkey · "
• Resolvent · Turkey · "
• Sore(Throat) · Elsewhere · "
• Sore(Throat) · US · "
• Stimulant · Europe · "

32 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Variability in essential oil and valuable phenolic compounds in cultivated sage (Salvia officinalis) genotypes. · 2026 source ↗
• Chemical composition and fumigant acaricidal activity of Salvia officinalis essential oil against Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae). · 2026 source ↗
• Safety Assessment of Salvia officinalis (Sage)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALANINE
• 2-AMINO-ADIPIC-ACID
• BETA-AMYRIN
• APIGENIN
• AROMADENDRENE
• ASPARAGINE
• BETULIN
• BORON
• CALAMENE
• CARBOHYDRATES
• CARNOSIC-ACID
• CARNOSOL
• BETA-CAROTENE
• BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
• ALPHA-CEDRENE
• CHLOROGENIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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