Sage Essential Oil

Description

Sage Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Salvia officinalis | Origin: Spain | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

A pale yellow mobile liquid with a fresh, warm-spicy, herbaceous, somewhat camphoraceous odor. It blends well with lavender, rosemary, rosewood, hyssop, lemon and other citrus oils. This common sage oil is preferred in perfumery over traditional Spanish sage due to having a more refined fragrance.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• thujone
• cineol
• borneol
• caryophyllene
• terpenes

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General Actions:

Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hypertensive, insecticide, laxative, neurological, stomachic, tonic.

Safety:

Oral toxin (due to thujone). Abortifacient: avoid in pregnancy. Avoid in epilepsy. Contra-indicated in cases of high blood pressure.

Primary Therapy Agent:

Excessive perspiration. Extremely limited therapeutic applications due to high thujone content. Perfumery use only. Clary sage is a safer aromatherapy substitute.

Secondary Therapy Agent:

No specific secondary therapies. Used by many spiritual traditions for purification purposes.

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