Sage is native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region, so it’s not commonly used in Asian cooking. But the scent reminds me of purple Japanese shiso or perilla.
Instead of using dried sage for cooking, this year I’ve decided to grow fresh sage. In the spring, I had started growing them in a container along with Italian basil.
Recently it wasn’t looking too good. Mostly because I forgot to water them and they started wilting so fast. And there were many times I thought they were not going to make it.
So I decided to transplant them to mom’s kitchen garden instead. She doesn’t have much room for anything else, but herbs are welcome anytime. And it’s a good thing since they look much better here.
Not only is sage used in cooking, but it’s also known have many health benefits. When distilled into essential oils, it becomes useful for all types of bacterial infections.
Below is a partial list taken from the “Herbal Resource Guide”:
- Traditionally, the leaves have been made into a poultice and used externally to treat sprains, swelling, ulcers and bleeding.
- It was also commonly used in tea form to treat sore throats and it is also considered one of the good herbs for the coughs.
- Considered by many herbalists as a good medicinal herb for treating eczema, canker sores, halitosis, gingivitis or bad breath and also to treat dandruff.
- Garden sage leaves may be applied to an aching tooth to relieve pain.
- This herb has shown great promise in aiding digestion and enhancing overall tone of the digestive tract.
So it’s definitely one herb that any gardener would appreciate in their garden.
8:08 pm on July 11th, 2012
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10:43 pm on April 12th, 2013
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