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'''Salvia microphylla''' ('''Baby sage, Graham's sage, Blackcurrant sage''') is a perennial shrub found in the wild in southeastern Arizona and the mountains of eastern, western, and southern Mexico. It is a very complex species which easily hybridizes, resulting in numerous hybrids and cultivars brought into horticulture since the 1990s. The specific epithet microphylla, from the Greek, means "small leaved". In Mexico, it is called "mirto de montes," or "myrtle of the mountains."
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'''Salvia microphylla''' is a perennial shrub found in the wild in southeastern Arizona and the mountains of eastern, western, and southern Mexico. It is a very complex species which easily hybridizes, resulting in numerous hybrids and cultivars brought into horticulture since the 1990s.  
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Fever}}.
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Salvia microphylla grows to 1 to 1.3 m (3.3 to 4.3 ft) tall and wide, blooming in its first year and growing to full size in its second year. The leaves are ovate shaped, of varying sizes, and smooth or lightly covered with hairs. When crushed, the leaves have a strong fragrance, which has been described as pleasant and mint-like, but also as similar to that of blackcurrants, leading to the use of "Blackcurrant Sage" as an English name for this species.<ref name="des"/> It sometimes spreads underground, producing dense patches.
 
  
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Along with its cultivars and hybrids, S. microphylla blooms heavily in late spring and again in autumn, with sporadic flowering year-round in mild conditions. The flowers are arranged in whorls, with a wide range of color: magenta, red, pink, and rose.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
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== Uses ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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1‐diphenyl‐2‐picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and β‐carotene/linoleic acid tests were used to determine the antioxidant activity. Terpin‐4‐ol (14.95%), sabinene (13.07%) and γ‐terpinene (11.22%) were found to be the major constituents in the essential oil of M. fragrans by gas chromatography, whereas (E)‐caryophyllene (15.35%), α‐eudesmol (14.06%), β‐eudesmol (8.74%) and γ‐eudesmol (7.64%) were encountered in the essential oil of S. microphylla.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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*Salvia microphylla is grown in central Mexico as a medicinal plant, and used for making tea.
 
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*An infusion of the flowers and leaves have been used in the treatment of fevers<ref name="uses"/>
 
  
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== References ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Baby sage}}
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<ref name="des">[http://www.webcitation.org/5s7Zck1s9 Norfolk Herbs online catalogue]</ref>
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==Properties==
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<ref name="uses">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Salvia+microphylla Salvia microphylla]</ref>
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Evergreen Perennial shrub}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Deciduous|Needled|}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|2.5 cm long|White, Multi-Color|5-6|Flower Time is Late spring or early summer}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Short legume|7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad||12-20 seeds}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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A plant usually of higher elevations in the tropics, occasionally descending as low as 1,200 metres. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Beds Wall-side Borders City}}, {{Commonly seen|Flower borders side Borders City}}, {{Commonly seen|Coastal Cottage}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Salvia microphylla2.jpg
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File:Baby Sage (Salvia microphylla).jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1007/s11746-011-1938-1 Bactericidal and Antioxidant Activity]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://garden.org/plants/view/87537/Baby-Sage-Salvia-microphylla/ Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Salvia+microphylla Cultivation Details]</ref>
 
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ol401022c Microphyllandiolide, a New Diterpene with an Unprecedented Skeleton from Salvia microphylla]
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_microphylla  Salvia microphylla]
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* [https://garden.org/plants/view/180931/Baby-Sage-Salvia-microphylla-Red-Velvet/ Baby Sage (Salvia microphylla 'Red Velvet') in the Salvias Database]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:11, 4 August 2020

Baby sage, Salvia microphylla

Salvia microphylla is a perennial shrub found in the wild in southeastern Arizona and the mountains of eastern, western, and southern Mexico. It is a very complex species which easily hybridizes, resulting in numerous hybrids and cultivars brought into horticulture since the 1990s.

Uses

Fever.

Parts Used

Roots, Bark, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

1‐diphenyl‐2‐picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and β‐carotene/linoleic acid tests were used to determine the antioxidant activity. Terpin‐4‐ol (14.95%), sabinene (13.07%) and γ‐terpinene (11.22%) were found to be the major constituents in the essential oil of M. fragrans by gas chromatography, whereas (E)‐caryophyllene (15.35%), α‐eudesmol (14.06%), β‐eudesmol (8.74%) and γ‐eudesmol (7.64%) were encountered in the essential oil of S. microphylla.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Baby sage


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen Perennial shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Deciduous Needled

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual 2.5 cm long White, Multi-Color 5-6 Flower Time is Late spring or early summer

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Short legume 7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad 12-20 seeds {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant usually of higher elevations in the tropics, occasionally descending as low as 1,200 metres. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Beds Wall-side Borders City, Flower borders side Borders City, Coastal Cottage.

Photo Gallery

  • Salvia microphylla2.jpg
  • Baby Sage (Salvia microphylla).jpg

References

  1. ↑ Bactericidal and Antioxidant Activity
  2. ↑ Morphology
  3. ↑ Cultivation Details

External Links

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