Salvia chamelaeagnea

Rough Blue Sage (white) - Salvia chamelaeagnea

Indigenous to the Western Cape, Rough Blue Sage is wonderfully aromatic and a great a essential oil to enjoy in your oil burner or diffuser. She is cleansing, clearing and uplifting.

Rough Blue sage is antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic and antioxidant. With African wormwood, she makes a good steam inhalation to help ease nasal congestion, coughs and colds.

Plant Uses & Benefits: aromatic, medicine, pot plant

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Common names: rough blue sage, blue sage (English); bloublomsalie (Afrikaans). 
Botanical name: Salvia chamelaeagnea

Family: Lamiaceae


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Uses & Benefits: aromatic, medicine, pot plant


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  • Salvia chamelaeagnea – Essential Oil
  • Salvia chamelaeagnea – Plant
  • Salvia chamelaeagnea – Tea