Sage aromatic plant for cooking in pot

For your garden, balcony, or kitchen, we offer this aromatic plant that can supply you with sage whenever you need it to flavor your culinary creations or dishes. Common sage - also known as salvia officinalis - is a small perennial herbaceous aromatic plant with delicate labiate flowers belonging to the Lamiaceae family. The name derives from the Latin "salvus" (healthy) due to its undisputed therapeutic virtues. Considered by Greeks and Romans as the herb of health, sage had to be harvested without any iron objects on, wearing a white tunic with bare and well-washed feet. In the Middle Ages, this plant was considered the most effective of all medicines. Its range of action was vast, and the verb "salviare" generally referred to its prescription. Also called "sacred herb," sage was believed to be a powerful male aphrodisiac, capable of protecting pregnancies and increasing female fertility. The virtue of sexual invigoration found its excellence in leaves cooked in wine. In medieval times, this plant, typically administered with food as were all medicines of the time, began to be recognized also as a condiment capable of making food "better." Sage is one of the most used aromatic herbs in cooking and among the most cultivated on balconies and in gardens.