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Salvia officinalis

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Noun1.Salvia officinalis - shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herbSalvia officinalis - shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb
sage - aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc
salvia, sage - any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb


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quot;Sage" refers to at least five plants in at least two different families, but Salvia officinalis only means garden sage.
The celebrated culinary sage is Salvia officinalis, with invaluable slate-green leaves and light purple flowers.
Abstract Aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Salvia officinalis (Lamiaceae) from two different locations (Garden and Swabian Mountains) were examined in vitro on RC-37 cells for their antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) using a plaque reduction assay.
 
 
 
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