A hardy variable sub-shrub. Stems shrubby, white-woolly, 15-30 cm. tall; flowering branches tomentose-pubescent; leaves aromatic, entire, petiolate, oblong, base narrowed or rotund; flowers blue, purple or white, in simple racemes.

Antiseptic and antiasthmatic (leaf and flower); lowers blood sugar (leaf); antihydrotic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, cholagogue, galactofuge, stimulant, tonic, vasodilator, laxative, alleviates spasms and reduces fever and nausea (plant); kills insects and carminative (essential oil).

Sage
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Plants for a Future
King's American Dispensatory

1,8-cineole, alpha-pinene, apigenin, beta-pinene, catechin, cirsilineol, citral, delta-cadinene, diosmetin, farnesol, ferulic acid, fumaric acid, gallic acid, geraniol, glycine, limonene, linalyl acetate, malic acid, myrcene, nepetin, oxalic acid, p-coumaric acid, palmitic acid, pantothenic acid, rosmarinic acid, salicyclic acid, tannin, terpinolene, tyrosine, uvaol, vanillic acid (plant); alpha-amyrin, alpha-phellandrene, alpha-terpinene, alpha-terpineol, alpha-thujone, ascorbic acid, beta-amyrin, beta-carotene, beta-sitosterol, betulin, camphene, camphor, carnosol, carnosolic acid, caryophyllene, gamma-terpinene, hispidulin, maslinic acid, niacin, oleanolic acid, stigmasterol, terpinen-4-ol, terpineol, thiamin, thujone, ursolic acid (leaf); borneol, bornyl-acetate, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, chrysoeriol, luteolin, p-cymene (shoot); linoleic acid (seed); thymol (oil)

In upper respiratory tract inflammations, digestive disorders, as a tonic, in reducing fever, nausea, alleviating spasms, and in skin diseases and irregular menstruation; for the treatment of thrush and gingivitis (oil); as a gargle in the treatment of sore-throats (leaves)

Taking large doses of sage preparations during pregnancy or if epileptic, can be dangerous.

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.