Salvia

Also known as sage, sage genus, sages

Salvia () is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with just under 1,000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, Salvia is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepetoideae. One of several genera commonly referred to as sage, it includes two widely used herbs, Salvia officinalis (common sage, or just "sage") and Salvia rosmarinus (rosemary, formerly Rosmarinus officinalis).

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Salvia is the largest genus in the sage family, containing nearly 1,000 species of plants ranging from shrubs to annual herbs. It includes two well-known culinary herbs—common sage and rosemary—that are widely used in cooking and have been important to human food and medicine for centuries.

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Species

Rosemary

Salvia

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Bahamas

Observations58,368

Observations recorded1,485,038

General: Salvia is pollinated by both insects and birds and has one Use: Culinary sage is Salvia officinalis L., a native

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Research

11,167 papers

The Effect of Salvia Officinalis on Hot Flashes in Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2023Moradi M, Ghavami V, Niazi A et al.DOI: 10.30476/IJCBNM.2023.97639.2198
Iranian Salvia species: A phytochemical and pharmacological update.ReviewPhytochemistry · 2021Askari SF, Avan R, Tayarani-Najaran Z et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112619
Chronic Supplementation with a Mix of Salvia officinalis and Salvia lavandulaefolia Improves Morris Water Maze Learning in Normal Adult C57Bl/6J Mice.Nutrients · 2020Dinel AL, Lucas C, Guillemet D et al.DOI: 10.3390/nu12061777
Salvia (Sage): A Review of its Potential Cognitive-Enhancing and Protective Effects.ReviewDrugs in R&D · 2017Lopresti ALDOI: 10.1007/s40268-016-0157-5
Synergistic potentiation of the anti-metastatic effect of a Ginseng-Salvia miltiorrhiza herbal pair and its biological ingredients via the suppression of CD62E-dependent neutrophil infiltration and NETformation.Journal of advanced research · 2025Lu K, Xia Y, Cheng P et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2024.10.036
Chia (Salvia hispanica L.), a functional 'superfood': new insights into its botanical, genetic and nutraceutical characteristics.ReviewAnnals of botany · 2024Zare T, Fournier-Level A, Ebert B et al.DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcae123
Anticancer Drug Targets of Salvia Phytometabolites: Chemistry, Biology and Omics.ReviewCurrent drug targets · 2018Hao DC, Ge GB, Xiao PGDOI: 10.2174/1389450117666161207141020
Salvia miltiorrhiza injection on pulmonary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The American journal of Chinese medicine · 2014Liu Y, Huang Y, Zhao C et al.DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X14500827

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Commons gallery: Salvia
taxon name: Salvia
Commons category: Salvia

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Article

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Contents

Etymology
Description
Staminal lever mechanism
Taxonomy
History
Subdivision
Phylogenetic analyses
Selected species and their uses
Ecology
Herbivory
Hybrids
AGM cultivars
References
Bibliography

The genus is distributed throughout the Old World and the Americas (over 900 total species), with three distinct regions of diversity: Central America and South America (approximately 600 species); Central Asia and the Mediterranean (250 species); Eastern Asia (90 species).