07/19/2022
Herb Salvia officinalis
This plant has long been used and is known to healers all over the world. It belongs to the unique medicinal herbs. Many of them even claimed that a person who constantly takes a decoction or tea from Sage is guaranteed longevity and health. Southern Europe is considered to be the birthplace of Salvia officinalis.
Salvia officinalis. Properties Salvia officinalis belongs to the multi-stemmed subshrubs of the Lamiaceae (Labiatae) Lamiaceae family. This plant can grow up to 1 meter in height. If you look closely at the photo, we will see that the branched stems of Salvia officinalis have a tetrahedral shape. From above they are grassy, but from below they are slightly lignified. Depending on the stage of growth, the leaves of the plant have a different color: the old ones are grayish-green, the young ones are white tomentose. They are opposite on the stem and have petioles. The photo shows that the two-lipped flowers of the plant are very beautiful: they are large, blue-violet and collected in false rings. At the top of the stem, the leaves converge, forming spike-shaped inflorescences. The plant usually blooms in June.
Chemical composition of Salvia officinalis leaves
Only Sage leaves have medicinal properties, but sometimes its young grass is also collected. It is the leaves that contain the essential oil (1–2.5%). Sage essential oil contains cineole (almost 15%), thujone, pinene, and other terpenes. It is noted that fresh leaves have bactericidal qualities.
Application of sage officinalis
Rich in unique medicinal features, it was used by the people both in the treatment of diseases and in their prevention, i.e. prevention. In folk medicine, decoctions, infusions, teas from Salvia officinalis have been used. It is used as a disinfectant. Also, the leaves of Salvia officinalis are added to anti-carrying and emollient collections. A very beneficial effect on the human body is tea from Sage, or partially based on it (for example, tea "Luwei" Fohow). Sage leaves can even be added to your usual tea.
Unique properties of sage tea:
Tea from Sage officinalis - restores strength, gives clarity of mind and thoughts
- helps to slow down the aging process in the body, thereby maintaining youth
- strengthens the immune system, copes well with sore throats, having anti-inflammatory properties
- normalizes and restores the work of the gastrointestinal tract
- sage for women plays a particularly important role. Since ancient times, women have used it for conception and infertility. And all because Sage contains phytohormones, which are very similar in action to female s*x hormones (estrogen). Therefore, it has a normalization of the reproductive system in women and is useful during menopause (menopause).
Women have found Sage application in cosmetology. Infusions and decoctions from Sage normalize the condition of the skin, rejuvenating it and having an effect on fine wrinkles. The elasticity of the skin is also restored, stretch marks are removed. The oil in Sage leaves for hair is like a sip of pure water. And this is only a small part of the role of Sage in the lives of women.
Reproduction and cultivation
In nature, the plant reproduces by seeds. But its healing properties are so great that people began to cultivate Sage, and on an industrial scale.
Herb Salvia officinalis. Application At first (in the first year of its life), Salvia officinalis grows very slowly, releasing only a few stems. But already in the 2nd year of growth, each of its bushes can “throw out” up to a hundred branches and even more. But with age, they age: they become lignified. Such stems are thrown out of the plant: very small leaves grow on them, which leads to a decrease in yield.
Plantations for growing Salvia officinalis can be used for no more than 6 years in a row. It prefers to grow on fertile soil with a flat topography. Its preparation should begin with the soil peeling up to 10 cm. Plowing is carried out two weeks after peeling, lowering the ralo to 27–30 cm. Soil cultivation is carried out immediately before sowing (10–12 cm), after which it is harrowed. During plowing, organic fertilizers are also applied.
You can sow Sage in early spring or late autumn. Sowing depth - up to 4 - 5 cm. Seed consumption - 80 - 90 g / 100 m2 (with a row spacing of up to 60 cm). After germination (on the 20th - 30th day), Sage is fed with fertilizers. It can be superphosphate (12 kg/100 m2) or potassium chloride (5 kg/100 m2).
Young crops are too sensitive to weeds. Therefore, the aisles must be loosened before the first shoots, and weeding should be done after they appear. The subsequent care is the constant cultivation of row spacing, as well as frequent weeding of the plantation.
The initial mass inflorescences will appear already in the 2nd year of life. But in order to increase the yield, they are immediately removed. Young branches, in most cases, do not bloom, as a result of which they receive raw materials of the required condition.
During the summer, the crop is harvested 2-3 times: the first - in July, the last - in September. Leaves must be collected by hand, cutting off the tops of the stems.
