Sage oil is obtained by steam distillation from sage leaves.
It is a fragrant plant from the Lamiaceae family, especially grown in the Mediterranean region. Sage species, which can grow between 30-75 cm., are hardy herbaceous or shrubby plants that do not shed their leaves in winter. Their violet-like flowers bloom in June-July.
The square-sectioned hairy trunk becomes woody in the second year of the plant. The gray-green leaves, which usually have a burning smell, are variegated in some species, even red and purple. The double-lipped, deep-chambered flowers are generally purple-blue, while species that rarely bloom in white or pink are also seen. The tiny seeds of the plant are dark brown and egg-shaped. Sage, which usually reproduces spontaneously by seed, can also be produced by stem cuttings if desired.
Sage Oil is also known as Bitter Apple Oil.
Essential oil (thuyon, cineole, borneol, pinene), saponin, tannin, glycoside, picrosalvin, resin, fumaric acid, irsol acid, oleanol acid, ntriacoton, flavone, asparagine, uvaolpa radifenol.
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