Listing
description
Salvia lavandulifolia (Spanish sage) is a small woody
herbaceous perennial native to Spain and southern France, growing in rocky soil
in Maquis shrubland, often found growing with rosemary, Lavandula lanata, and Genista
cinerea.
Detailed
description
S. lavandulifolia grows 1 ft tall and
wide, with a reclining habit and narrow, lanceolate, whitish-gray evergreen
leaves that are less than 2 in long. The leaves grow opposite each other on the
stem and appear to grow in bunches. When the leaves are rubbed, oils give off a
fragrance similar to rosemary. These oils are used for scenting soaps. The
1-in-long, pale lavender flowers grow on short inflorescences, blooming for
about one month in late spring and early summer. The flowering stems have very
few flowers on widely spaced whorls. Some varieties have a dark calyx.
Biochemistry
The essential oil of S. lavandulifolia has been found to have a selective acetylcholinesterase-inhibiting effect, (in as far as the regions of the brain in
which acetylcholinesterase activity has been demonstrated, such areas are
striatum and hippocampus) with an IC50 value of 0.03 μg/ml. The chief reason
for this activity are believed to be the monoterpenes 1,8-cineole and α-pinene which have IC50 values of 0.67 and 0.63 mM,
respectively.
Medical effects
A 2003 study indicated that S. lavandulifolia improves word recall in healthy young
adults.
PRICE
$1164/KG OR $529.09/IB
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