The flower language of sage is family happiness and family values.
Sage is an annual herbaceous plant in the Lamiaceae family, genus Salvia. The stems are upright, the plant height is 30-100 cm, the plant grows in clumps, and the plant is covered with soft hairs. The stems are square-column-shaped, hairy, and slightly woody at the lower part. The leaves are opposite, oblong, green with obvious veins, hairless on both sides, with glandular dots on the underside. The fibrous roots are dense. The terminal raceme is up to 15 cm or more in length; the bracts are relatively small, blue-purple, wrapping the flower buds before flowering; the pedicels are densely covered with blue-purple soft hairs. The calyx is bell-shaped, blue-purple, with glandular soft hairs along the veins on the outside of the calyx. The flowering period is from June to September.
Sage
Sage is native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean coastal region. In China, it is mainly distributed in Zhejiang, southern Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hubei, Fujian, Taiwan, China, Guangdong, and Guangxi; it grows on hillsides, roadsides, shaded grass clusters, watersides, and under forest shade.
Sage is often cultivated as a kitchen herb or medicinal herb, and can also be used to extract essential oil, make sachets, and so on.
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Main varieties:
Sage - multi-leaflet variety Zhusha Cao (Guanxian, Sichuan), Chun Danshen (Sichuan). This variety differs from sage in that the leaves are densely arranged on the lower part of the stem, up to 13 cm long, once or 2-3 times pinnately compound, with many leaflets, small, and variable in shape; the middle lobe of the lower lip of the corolla is deeply concave, the 2 lobes are forked apart, and the margin is clearly toothed. It is mainly distributed in central Sichuan and central Guangdong, China. It grows on grassy slopes, riversides, and in thickets, at an altitude of 750-1200 m.
Main values:
Edible: The leaves have the effects of sterilizing, antibacterial, anti-toxic and detoxifying, and dispelling plague and eliminating epidemics, and can be eaten as a cold dish; the stems, leaves, and flowers can be brewed as tea, which can cleanse oils in the body, help circulation, and nourish the face and beautify the appearance. They can also be used as a seasoning, but should not be eaten in large amounts over a long period (because they contain thujone, and long-term heavy drinking will produce toxins in the body). [5] [7]
Medicinal: [Medicinal parts] Flowers, leaves [Nature, flavor, and meridian tropism] Bitter, slightly cold, non-toxic. [Zangqi says] Neutral. [Functions and indications] Scrofula with cold and heat, dysentery with pus and blood unceasing. The white-flowered one mainly treats white dysentery, and the red-flowered one mainly treats red dysentery (Bielu). Mainly treats malaria and water swelling (Shizhen).
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Other uses:
Essential oil and its derivatives are used in daily-use flavors, and sage can also be made into sachets.
In landscaping, it can be used as potted plants for flower beds, flower borders, and garden scenic spot arrangements. At the same time, it can decorate the sides of rocks and gaps at forest edges, appearing quiet and secluded. Placed in front of natural buildings and in small courtyards, because of its strong adaptability, it can also be planted on waterside banks. The effect of group planting is very good. It is suitable for arrangement in parks, scenic area forest-edge slopes, a corner of lawns, and riverside and lakeside banks, both greening the city and allowing one to smell the fragrance.
Plant culture:
Sage flower language: family happiness, family values.
Purple sage - wisdom
Red sage - the heart is burning
Blue sage - rationality
Pineapple sage - passionate longing