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Botanical Name |
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Salvia officinalis |
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Common Name |
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Sage essential oil, Salvia Officinalis oil |
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CAS # |
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8022-56-8, F.E.M.A. : 3001 |
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Plant Parts Used |
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Leaves |
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Extraction Method |
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Steam Distillation |
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Color & Odor |
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Yellowish to Greenish liquid @22°C with warm
spicy Camphorous and thujone like odor |
Description :
Sage Essential Oil, extracted from herbs that are considered sacred by the
ancient Egyptians. The oil has a distinct spicy fragrance and is distilled
from dried leaves of the herbs.
Constituents & Specifications :
1,8-cineole (Accounting for 71.6% of the oil), Acetylcholine esterase,
camphor (24.95%)
Specific Gravity : 0.9110 - 0.9120 @ 72°F
Refractive Index : 1.4666 - 1.4678 @ 72°F
Properties :
It is anti microbial, anti fungal, anti oxidant, antiseptic, anti
inflammatory, anti spasmodic and anti bacterial.
Benefits & Uses :
- The Sage Essential Oil is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry
because of its diverse medicinal properties. Moreover, it is also
choleretic, cicatrisant, depurative, a very effective digestive,
disinfectant, laxative as well as stimulant.