An erect herbaceous biennial reaching a height of 1 to 1.5 meters during flowering, with opposite leaves 10-20 cm long and 6-12 cm broad, with a thick woolly texture. The flowers are in several clusters of 2-6 together on the stem, 2.5-3.5 cm long, white to pink or pale purple.

Antispasmodic, astringent and carminative (plant); antispasmodic, appetizer, aromatic, astringent, balsamic, carminative, pectoral and tonic (whole plant and leaves)

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Clary Sage

1,8-cineole, alpha-bisabolol, alpha-pinene, alpha-terpineol, benzaldehyde, beta-pinene, beta-sitosterol, butyric acid, cadinene, camphene, camphor, caprylic acid, caryophyllene-oxide, citral, citronellol, cuminaldehyde, delta-3-carene, gamma-terpinene, geranial, geraniol, limonene, linalyl-acetate, myrcene, neral, nerol, nerolidol, oleanolic acid, p-cymene, rosmarinic acid, tannin, terpinen-4-ol, terpinolene, ursolic acid (plant); linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid (seed).

To clear the sight and reduce inflammation of the eye (seeds); to treat digestive problems associated with indigestion, kidneys, menopause, particularly hot flushing, to stop night sweating in tuberculosis patients, to reduce muscle spasms (plant)

Contraindicated in pregnancy