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OFFICINALIS
Folium SalviaeLOT 24-0605
Cultivated
Batch
LOT 24-0605
Net
70 g
Unit price
€9.86 / 100 g
Origin
Swabian Jura
Sourcing
Cultivated
Plant part
Folium · Leaf
HarvestMay · Jun · Sep

Loose tea

Sage Leaf

Salvia officinalis L.

Resinous, camphor-edged, drying on the tongue from the tannins.

€6.9070 g
€9.86 / 100 g
1

In stock 30

Grey-felted leaf from a limestone slope, where the thin soil concentrates the oil. Cut twice — once before flowering in late spring, once again in September.

Traditional use

Traditionally used as a warm gargle for a sore throat, and taken as a tea for excessive sweating.

Constituents

  • 01Thujone
  • 02Cineole
  • 03Rosmarinic acid
  • 04Tannins

Drawer

Airways — Mucilage and volatile oils for the chest and throat. Also pulled for Skin & Wounds.

Preparation95 °C · 10 min

Preparation

The preparation is half the drug

This drug wants 95 °C and 10 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.

The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.

Package InsertFolium Salviae · Loose tea
Dose
1 tsp (≈ 2 g)
Frequency
2–3× daily
Water
95 °C
Steep
10 min

Steps

As printed on the box · 4 in sequence

  1. 01

    Measure

    One teaspoon of cut leaf per cup.

    1 tsp ≈ 2 g
  2. 02

    Pour

    Boiling water.

    150 ml · 95 °C
  3. 03

    Steep

    Ten minutes, covered.

    10 min
  4. 04

    Gargle

    For a sore throat, let it cool to warm and gargle — do not swallow each mouthful.

Steep time

Live timer · 10 min · 95 °C

Ready

10:00

Cautions

Read before use

  • Not for use during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
  • Do not take the pure essential oil internally.
  • Not intended for prolonged daily use at high doses.
From the same drawer

Kept beside it

Herbs shelved for Airways, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.