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Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Salvia officinalis essential oil

Plant Name

: Clarysage

Plant Variety Name

: NA

Plant Tissue Name

: Whole plant

Introduction

Other Details

Common sage is grown in parts of Europe for distillation of an essential oil, though other species such as Salvia fruticosa may also be harvested and distilled with it. The essential oil contains cineole, borneol, and thujone. Sage leaf contains tannic acid, oleic acid, ursonic acid, ursolic acid, carnosol, carnosic acid, fumaric acid, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, niacin, nicotinamide, flavones, flavonoid glycosides, and estrogenic substances.

Biological Activity Details

Serial No.	Biological Activity Name
1	Anti-inflammatory
2	Anti-bacterial

Reference

1. Maric, S., M. Maksimovic, and M. Milos. "The impact of the locality altitudes and stages of development on the volatile constituents of Salvia officinalis L. from Bosnia and Herzegovina." Journal of essential oil research 18.2 (2006): 178-180.

2. Baricevic, D., et al. "Topical anti-inflammatory activity of Salvia officinalis L. leaves: the relevance of ursolic acid." Journal of ethnopharmacology 75.2 (2001): 125-132.

3. Delamare, Ana Paula Longaray, et al. "Antibacterial activity of the essential oils of Salvia officinalis L. and Salvia triloba L. cultivated in South Brazil." Food chemistry 100.2 (2007): 603-608.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Alpha-Thujone	35.6
2	Camphor	29.1
3	Viridiflorol	24.0

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Manool	13.3
2	1,8-Cineole	9.5
3	Alpha-Humulene	6.
4	Camphene	3.3
5	Delta-3-Carene	Trace
6	Beta-Pinene	0.9
7	Alpha-Terpineol	0.1
8	Alpha-Pinene	0.6
9	Alpha- Pinene	Trace
10	Myrcene	0.4
11	Gamma-Terpinene	0.1