CLARY SAGE
Salvia sclarea
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Description of the species:
Perennial 20- 120 сm heights.
Used part of the plant:
Flower-bearing stem with flowers and fruits.
Natural area:
Europe, Black Sea area, Crimea, Caucasus, Central Asia.
Conditions of growth:
On stony, loamy, sandy slopes, amid shrubberies, in fields, gardens, as agrestal, up to mid-mountain zone.
Period of collection:
June - July.
Collection method:
Manual; transportation to production site within 3-12 hours.
Material processing:
Steam distillation, for receiving ether oil
Storage:
Dry clean space.
Components specification:
α-pinene, β-pinene, myrcene, β-ocimene, limonene, camphene, cineol, linalyl acetate, linalool, caryophyllene, cadinene, nerol, geraniol, carvacrol etc.
Major components:
Linalyl acetate (45 – 87%), linalool, geraniol, nerol.
Features of the oil:
Antiseptic, antibacterial, relaxing, aphrodisiac, antidepressant, antiseptic, deodorant
Indications:
Eczema, acne eruption, dandruff, hair loss, wrinkle prevention, itchiness, radiculitis and ischias, inflammations, headache, hemorrhoids .
Possible usage:
Perfumes, massage oils, cosmetic masks, creams, lotions, shampoos, aromatherapy, air disinfection, shampoos, hair masks and lotions and others
Fragrance:
Powerful, fresh, nutty, grassy
Literature:
«Plant resources of the USSR», St-Petersburg, 1996,v.6 p. 78 – 80; Mustyac G.I. “Cultivation of aromatic plants” , Kishinev,1998
