Cape Sage Essential Oil
Cape sage Essential Oil Salvia stenophylla is commonly known as "mountain sage." It is an erect, bushy perennial odorous herb that usually branches from a woody taproot. The stem is sparsely hairy and the leaves are linear-oblong to oblong-lanceolate and narrow, from which it was named in Greek. A perennial aromatic herb, which is widespread in the high altitude areas of the central and eastern parts of South Africa.
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| Botanical Name: | Salvia stenophylla Burch. ex Benth |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Synonyms: | Blue Mountain Sage |
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| Parts Used: | Fresh flowering tops and twigs |
| Extraction Method: | Steam distillation. |
| Appearance: | Clear, colourless to slightly straw coloured liquid |
| Aroma Description: | Herby sweet, spicy |
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| Historical Uses: | Traditionally Cape sage is used for cramp, colic, flatulence, heartburn. A sage tea is used to wash sores, bites and scratches. Leaves are burned as a fumigant and an insect repellent . |
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