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Useful Temperate Plants

Salvia ceratophylla

L.

Lamiaceae

+ Synonyms

Salvia semilanata Czerniak.

Sclarea ceratophylla (L.) Mill.

Common Name:

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General Information

Salvia ceratophylla is a much-branched, biennial plant growing around 60cm tall.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

Range

W. Asia - Turkey, south to Israel and east to Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Iraq

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitBiennial
Height0.60 m
PollinatorsBees
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Salvia ceratophylla is a moderately cold-hardy plant, being able to tolerate short periods with temperatures down to around -15°c when fully dormant[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].

The plant usually produces seeds freely.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The aerial parts of the plant are used to treat microbial infections, cancer, malaria and inflammations[
1771
Title
Heavy Metals in Selected Medicinal Plants Originated in Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan
Publication
International Journal of Phytomedicine 6 (3) 384-390, 2014
Author
Mohammad Sanad Abu-Darwish
Publisher
 
Year
2014
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

Essential oil ;γ muurolene and đ-pinene are the major compounds. They have antioxidant activity[
1771
Title
Heavy Metals in Selected Medicinal Plants Originated in Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan
Publication
International Journal of Phytomedicine 6 (3) 384-390, 2014
Author
Mohammad Sanad Abu-Darwish
Publisher
 
Year
2014
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

Other Uses

The aerial parts of the plant are used to disinfect homes after sickness[
1771
Title
Heavy Metals in Selected Medicinal Plants Originated in Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan
Publication
International Journal of Phytomedicine 6 (3) 384-390, 2014
Author
Mohammad Sanad Abu-Darwish
Publisher
 
Year
2014
ISBN
 
Description
 
]

Propagation

Seed - sow mid spring in a nursery bed and plant out in mid to late summer.
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