Salvia sclarea, Clary sage

Salvia sclarea, Clary sage

Salvia sclarea   

Clary sage

sorts and variety
‚Trakysta’
high yields, high essential oil content
drug

herb (Salviae sclareae herba), flowers(Salviae sclareae flos)

most important active substances

volatile oil with linalylacetat, linalool, nerolidol, neroliacetat, sclareol; saponins; musilages in the seeds

most important usages

dyspeptic symptoms and hyperhidrosis, oil used in the flavour-therapy, in massage oil, oil using in the parfume industry and in washing powder

Recommendations for cultivation

Weight per thousand seed grains: 4,0 g

Seed demand for drilling: april 6 – 10 kg/ha

Demand for plantation: april 6 plants/m²

Distance between the rows: 50 cm

harvest: during the flowering time