Sage

Sage is beneficial both as a food spice and as an herbal tea. Sage is an evergreen subshrub in the mint family. The culinary sage is beautiful with grayish-green fuzzy leaves and small blue-violet flowers. Sage is an ancient cultivated plant and medicinal herb that originates from the Mediterranean region and has been spread across large parts of Europe by monks. The name sage comes from the Latin salvus, which means to heal or to save.