Lamiaceae Salvia officinalis L.

Kitchen Sage

Cherokee - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 53

View all documented uses for Salvia officinalis L.

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Scientific name: Salvia officinalis L.
USDA symbol: SAOF2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Kitchen Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Infusion taken as a laxative.

RECRD: 94577 id: 36474

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