Species:	Origin:	Extraction Process
Salvia officinalis	UK	Steam Distilled

Extraction Description	Scent Description
Sage oil is the essential oil derived from the herbal plant salvia officinalis.	Pungent herbal thujone odour with slight woodiness.

General Description
Sage English Grown. All oils should be used diluted. A small evergreen shrubby perennial herb. Useful as massage during the menopause and during female periods. Clary sage has similar properties to sage oil and is better to use in massage. As above but warning ONLY TO BE USED BY THERAPISTS.

Historical Background
Called herba sacra (sacred herb) by the Romans.

Properties
Mental stimulant, tonic.

Safety
DILUTE TO 5% OR LESS IN A CARRIER OIL BEFORE SKIN APPLICATION. KEEP OUT OF EYES. DO NOT SWALLOW. ONLY ADVISED TO BE USED BY QUALIFIED THERAPISTS.

What other people think
'Sage has a powerful action on the female reproductive system, was amoung the simples used by village 'wise-women' to help women in childbirth....' - an excerpt from Aromatherapy an A - Z by Patricia Davis.