The Romans called it sclera, from claurus, or “clear,” because they used it as eyewash. The practice of German merchants of adding clary and elder flowers to Rhine wine to make it imitate a good Muscatel was so common that Germans still call the herb Musk teller Salbei and the English know it as Muscatel Sage. Clary sometimes replaced hops in beer to produce an enhanced state of intoxication and exhilaration, although this reportedly was often followed by a severe headache. It was considered a 12th century aphrodisiac.
The large leaves grow off a central stalk that bends with the weight of the flowers. It grows to a height of 3 feet with a width of 1 foot. The flowers are lilac or pale blue, pink or white, in whorls on top of the stems, with the upper lip curled up. The leaves are broad oval or heart-shaped, in pairs, 6-9 inches long, covered with fine silver-white hairs, almost stalk less. It blooms from June to July.
Floral waters can be used as part of the manufacturing process anywhere that water is required. They can be added to skin care, baths, as a sprinter to refresh or relax and they make excellent linen and air fresheners.
Clary sage hydrosol is one amazing hydrosol that is used all over the world by a lot of people. The hydrosol is quite a favorite among its users, the main reason being that it is used for quite a lot many purposes.
The health benefits of Clary Sage Floral Water can be attributed to its properties like anti depressant, anti convulsive, anti spasmodic, anti septic, aphrodisiac, astringent, bactericidal, carminative, deodorant, digestive, emenagogue, euphoric, hypertensive, nerviness, sedative, stomachic and uterine.
Clary Sage Floral Water is extracted by steam distillation of the buds and leaves of Clary Sage plant whose scientific name is Saliva Sclera. It is an herb, believed to be native of Europe, which won very high appreciations as a medicinal plant in old days, particularly owing to its benefits for the eyes.
Benefit & Uses: Clary Sage Floral Water boosts self esteem, confidence, hope and mental strength and efficiently fights depression. This can be very helpful to drive away depression for those who are suffering from depression due to failure in career or love, insecurity, loneliness, stagnation, someone’s death or any other reason. This also relieves anxiety. Being an anti depressant, it can be systematically administered to patients of acute depression who are undergoing rehabilitation.
This is kills bacteria, checks growth and spread of bacterial infections and also protects against new infections. Studies show that Clary Sage floral water is particularly beneficial in curing bacterial infections of colon, intestines, urinary tract and the excretory system. It is equally effective in eliminating action of bacteria entering our body through water or food stuffs.
This is one of the well known properties of Clary Sage Floral Water. It is an aphrodisiac, which means an agent that boosts up libido and sexual desires. It is very effective in treating frigidity, psychological problems resulting in loss of libido or even impotency. This is equally effective in males and females.
Clary Sage floral water is an excellent linen spray. It easily blends with sandal wood oil and is widely used for aromatic purposes. Organic flower water of Clary Sage is also used as deodorants, room sprays and facial sprinters.
Aromatic Clary Sage flower water offers numerous therapeutic benefits. It is generally used in place of those essential oils and floral water which are too hard and harsh. As well as it is also used in cosmetic industries in place of normal water.
Organic Clary Sage floral water is too mild and soft. Thus it is directly used and applied on skin without being too conscious. It acts as a cooling agent and is also used in saunas, hair applications, fragrance and for massages.