Clary Sage
| Botanical Name | Salvia sclarea |
| Botanical family | Lamiaceae |
| Origin | France (Provence) |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Leaves and flowering tops |
| Note | Middle |
| Appearance | limpid mobile liquid |
| Color | colorless to yellow-brown |
| Odor | pleasant and herbaceous, little camphoric note, perfume fixative |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Diterpenols (5–10%): sclareol Esters (60–70%): linalyl acetate Monoterpene alcohols (15%): linalool |
| Therapeutic properties | Oestrogenic ++ Phlebotonic, lymph tonic +++ Antispasmodic ++ Narrow spectrum anti-infective + Calming, soothing ++ Antiperspirant ++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, dysmenorrhea +++ Premenopausal syndrome +++ Circulatory stases, haemorrhoids, varicose veins +++ Fungal skin infections ++ Nervous exhaustion ++ Excess perspiration +++ |