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Folium Salviae
Definition
Folium Salviae consists of the whole or cut dried leaves of Salvia officinalis
L. (Lamiaceae) (1, 2) collected during the summer from cultivated
plants (2).
Synonyms
Salvia chromatica et papillosa Hoffmg., S. cretica L., S. grandiflora Ten.,
S. maior et minor Gmeli, S. tomentosa Mill (3, 4).
Selected vernacular names
Aci elma out, ada çayi, aedsalvei, ārstniecības salvija, asfâqs, broad-leafed
sage, broad-leaved white sage, cinstes, cinstet, cocean-capresc, common
sage, dalmatian sage, dalmatiner-Salbei, dorivor marmarak, dorivor mavrak,
echte salvei, echter Salbei, Edelsalbei, edler Salbei, elalisphakos, elelisphakos,
fischsalbe, garden sage, Garten Salbei, gradinski tshai, grande
sauge, green sage, guiāh-e-tchai, herbe cacrée, jaleş, kharnah, konski
bosilek, Königssalbei, Königs-Salbei, maryam-goli, maryamíyah, narrowleaved
white sage, petite sauge, sabikraut, Salbei, salbey, sale, salie, salfei,
salva, salvetta, salvia fina, salvia grande, salvia officinale, salvia real, salvia
salvatrix, salvie, samkurnalo salbi, saudzette, sauge, sauge commune, sauge
officinale, save, sawge, Scharlachkraut, scharlei, shalfei lekarstvennyi, shop
sage, szalvia, serialu, serlaiu, Rauch-Salbei, red sage, té della grecia, thé de
gréce, the de france, tibbi adacayi, true sage, tugensalbe (3, 5–16).
Geographical distribution
Indigenous to the whole Mediterranean region. Cultivated worldwide (3,
5, 6, 17–20).
Description
A perennial subshrub, 25–50(–70) cm high, woody root. Stems wiry,
woody at the base, erect, branched, quadrangular, hollow and softly
curly-pubescent. Leaves, opposite, simple, petiolate, from oblong-ovate
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