Description

Sage Essential Oil, Botanical Name Salvia Officinalis, extract from Sage's leaves by steam distillation. Sage Essential Oil has been used particularly for mouth and throat infections, to heal wounds, and clear headaches. It is often described in old herbals as a mental stimulant. Sage is singularly good for the head and brain, it quickened the senses and memory. However, in spite of the undoubted value of Sage in the form of the fresh or when we come to consider the essential oil, a great deal of caution is needed. The oil contains a high proportionof thujone which can provoke epileptic fits or convulsions, and, in larger amounts, is toxic to the central nervous system and capable of inducing paralysis. The symptoms and severity of their experiences ranged from feeling slightly faint and shaking, through to such violent abdominal pain. The most common experience, though, was moderate to severe uterine contractions and menstrual bleeding so excessive as to verge on hemorrhage. For these reasons, use the Clary Sage Essential Oil in preference to the common Sage, as it shares many of the therapeutic properties of Sage Essential Oil, but contains only a very small proportion of thujone.

Cautions: Sage should be used only with great caution at all times, and not at all during pregnancy, children, or anybody suffering from epilepsy and high blood pressure.