Salvia officinalis L. 'Purpurascens'
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Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens'

Family: LAMIACEAE
Genus: Salvia
Species: officinalis L.
Cultivar: 'Purpurascens'
Pharmacopoeia Londinensis name: Salvia
Distribution summary: Mediterranean
Habit: Shrub
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Habitat: Rocky slopes
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Classical Europe & Middle East (I), Plants in pots (POT)
Flowering months: June, July, August
Reason for growing: Medicinal, other use

Additional Notes

Culpeper: ‘Salvia. Sage. ... it stays abortion in those women that are subjedt to come before their times, it causeth fruitfulness, it is singular good for the brain, it strengthens the senses and memory, helps spitting and vomiting of blood.

Culpeper, Nicholas. (1650). A Physical Directory . London, Peter Cole.

Notes: Used as a gargle to relieve toothache in herbal medicine. Widely used as a flavouring in cooking e.g. sage and onion stuffing used for poultry dishes.

Oakeley, Dr. H. F. (2013). The Gardens of the Pharmacopoeia Londinensis.

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