Chemotype and indications
Identity card
Name: Clary Sage
Botanical name: Salvia sclarea
Distilled part: Flowering top
Botanical family: Salvia Sclarea
Origin: France
Chemical composition:
- -Aldehydes
- Ketones
- - Coumarines
- - Diterpénols Sclaréol
- Esters (+/- 75%): Geranyl Acetate, Linalyl Acetate (62 to 75%, can rise to 82%)
- Ethers
- - Monoterpenes: Beta Myrcene
- - Monoterpenols (15%): Linalool (6 to 16%)
- Oxides
- - Sesquiterpenes: Beta Caryophyllene, Germacrene
- -Sulfurized sesquiterpenes
- - Sesquiterpenols: Sclareol (1.5 to 7%)
- - Trans-Lactones
Physical properties and therapeutic indications
- Amenorrhea**
- Aneurysm (risk)
- Muscle analgesic
- Anti-infectious
- Anti-inflammatory
- Antiseptic
- Antispasmodic
- Aphrodisiac
- Bactericidal
- Hot flashes**
- Cardiotonic
- Headache
- Greasy hair
- Cholesterol
- Healing
- Diuretic
- Muscle aches
- Dysmenorrhea
- Emmenagogue
- Epilepsy
- Fungicide
- frigidity
- Hemorrhoids*
- Hypermenorrhea
- Hypotension
- Incapacity
- Genital infection (following hormonal insufficiency)
- Insomnia
- Leucorrhée
- Menopause*
- Skin mycosis
- Neurotonic
- Estrogen-like*
- Oligomenorrhea
- Phlebotonics
- Préménopause*
- Cycle regulator*
- Rheumatism
- Circulatory stimulant*
- Digestive stimulant
- Varicose veins*
Emotional, psychological properties and therapeutic indications
- Anxiolytic
- Anger (Calm angry children)
- Euphoric*
- Hypersensitivity
- Whining
- Relaxant*
- Stress
- Nervous overwork
- Suitable for convalescing patients
- Psychic properties and therapeutic indications
- Reduction
- Anguish
- Concentration (favors)
- Puberty crisis
- Depression*
- Nervous fatigue
- Persecution madness
- Hyperactivity in children
- Hysteria
- Instability
- Nervousness
- Paranoia
- Fear
- Mental disorders linked to menopause
Suggestion for: premenopause, menopause :
Apply 1 gte of Clary Sage to the inside of each wrist and massage them together, morning and evening.
Additional information
Danger / Directions for use:
HE for young women
Do not use at the same time as iron-containing medications or drugs, or while consuming alcohol. Nor even in olfaction, Not recommended for women who have had breast cancer, May be carcinogenic in the long term, Use with caution given its powerful estrogenic power
Prohibited for pregnant women, in case of mastosis, in case of cancerosis
Legend: * powerful,** very powerful;*** extremely powerful (power value for the associated pathology)
Reference and bibliographic source: Lily BAYER and Dr Hervé STAUB, (2013) “In-depth treatise on Phyto and Aromatherapy”, Ed. Grancher. p. 651.
INDICATIONS IN AROMATHERAPY AND THE USE OF ESSENTIAL OILS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND DO NOT REPLACE THE ADVICE OF A DOCTOR OR MEDICAL TREATMENT!