- Latin name
- Salvia officinalis
- Element
- air
- Planet
- Jupiter
- Safe to eat?
- Yes, in normal kitchen amounts
How to use it
- Burn a small dried bundle to cleanse a space
- Brew a light tea in moderation
- Write a wish on a sage leaf and burn it
- Keep a dried bundle hung in the kitchen
- Place leaves on the altar during study or divination
Lore
Its Latin name Salvia comes from salvare, to heal or save. A medieval proverb from the Salerno school asked why anyone should die while sage grows in their garden.
Safety
Safe in normal cooking amounts. Garden sage contains thujone, so avoid large or prolonged medicinal doses, and avoid it in medicinal amounts during pregnancy, breastfeeding (it can reduce milk supply) or if you have epilepsy. Burn with good ventilation, away from people with asthma and from pets.
Gods linked with it
More air herbs
- Lavender Lavandula angustifolia
- Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
- Pine Pinus sylvestris
- Mistletoe Viscum album
- Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria