sage
Sage is a native of the arid areas of southern Europe. The variety used in cooking is the nonflowering, broad-leafed sage. It has a very powerful flavour and can be used fresh or dried.
Perennial herb belonging to the mint family, with grey-green aromatic leaves used for flavouring in cookery. It grows up to 50 cm/20 in high and has bluish-lilac or pink flowers. (Salvia officinalis, family Labiatae.)
| Sage oil was found 1995 to inhibit the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, which is thought to contribute to the memory loss characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. |
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