Sage Weed
Another flower pic from a hike in the Sahyadris in 2007.
| Botanical name | Salvia plebeia or Salvia misella |
| English names | Sage weed or River Sage |
| Nederlandse naam | Salvia |
| Indian names | Hindi: Deepkali |
Characteristics
| Native habitat | wide range in East Asia – China, Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia | |||
| Plant Type | annual, biennial herb | |||
| Bloom time | Fall color | |||
| Fruit | ||||
| Uses | Medicinal |
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Special notes
A paste of the plant is applied to wounds between the toes caused by prolonged walking barefoot in muddy water. The seeds are used in the treatment of diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, menorrhagia and haemorrhoids.
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