Native to western Asia and southern and central Europe, this biennial herbaceous plant of the Lamiaceae family is widely cultivated in temperate countries as an ornamental plant but primarily to produce an essential oil used in the production of liqueurs or perfumes. Sage was una Sage plants from the Middle Ages. The Greeks, Romans, and Arabs commonly used it as a tonic and compress. Snake bites. Egyptian women drank sage juice to increase their fertility. "He who has sage in his garden has no need of a doctor" (Provençal saying).
