Latin name: Salvia officinalis
Place of origin: Northern mediterranean
Description: Sage is a small plant that grows low to the ground with proportionally large pointed leaves.
Historical Medicinal Use: Sage was considered an herb that could heal the whole body by unifying the four humors. It was thought to help with all the conditions of the brain, cure toothaches and gum pain, stop vomiting, and help with menstrual pain (Meurdrac 67).
Modern Medicinal Use: Preliminary research shows sage to treat dementia, diabetes, lupus, heart disease, and cancer (Hamidpour et al.).
Sources
Andrea Mattioli, Pietro. Pietri Andreae Mattholi senensis medici Commentarii in sex libros Pedacii Dioscoridis Anazarbei De medica materia. 1565.
Meurdrac, Marie, and Jean Jacques. La chymie charitable & facile en faveur des dames 1666. CNRS, 1999.
Hamidpour, Mohsen et al. “Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Medicinal Property of Sage (Salvia) to Prevent and Cure Illnesses such as Obesity, Diabetes, Depression, Dementia, Lupus, Autism, Heart Disease, and Cancer.” Journal of traditional and complementary medicine vol. 4,2 (2014): 82-8. doi:10.4103/2225-4110.130373
Fuchs, Leonhart. Histoire des plantes. 1549