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Sage Essential Oil 10ml
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£3.74
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Sage Pure Essential Oil In 10ml Amber Glass
Dropper Bottle
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Origin:
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Extraction
Process |
| Salvia Lavendulifolia |
Spain |
Steam Distillation |
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| Extraction
Description |
Scent
Description |
| Essential oil derived
steam distillation from the leaves. |
Pungent herbal thujone
odour with slight woodiness |
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| General
Description |
| Sage Essential Oil. A
small evergreen shrubby perennial herb. Useful as massage during the
menopause and during female periods (all oils should be used well diluted). |
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| Historical
Background |
| Called herba sacra
(sacred herb) by the Romans, Sage herb has been used for centuries in the
form of teas, gargles, poultices and mouth and throat gargles. Also used to
heal wounds and clear headaches. |
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| Properties |
| Tonic, mental
stimulant, expectorant, antimicrobial, antiseptic. |
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| Base
Products |
| Camphor (uo to 34%),
cineol (up to 35%), limonene (up to 41%), camphene (up to 20%), pinene ( up
to 20%) and other minor constituents. |
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| Safety |
| DILUTE TO 5% OR LESS
IN A CARRIER OIL BEFORE SKIN APPLICATION. KEEP OUT OF EYES. DO NOT SWALLOW.
Avoid durring pregnancy. |
What other
people think
'In Spain it is regarded as something of a cure
all. believed to promote longevity and protect against all types of infection
(such as plague). Used to treat rheumatism, digestive complaints, menstrual
problems, infertility and nervous weakness' - an excerpt from Complete Essential
Oils by Julia Lawless. This book has now been discontinued.
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