Lamiaceae Salvia mellifera Greene

Black Sage

Costanoan - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 16

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Scientific name: Salvia mellifera Greene
USDA symbol: SAME3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Poultice of heated leaves applied to the neck for sore throats.

RECRD: 94569 id: 36465

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