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  • Salvia Officinalis (Sage)
  • Salvia Officinalis (Sage, Purple)
  • Chia (Salvia hispanica) seeds
  • Chia (Salvia hispanica) seedlings
  • Salvia Sclarea (Clary Sage)
  • Two flowering plants: sage (Salvia officinalis) and meadow sage (Salvia pratensis). Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.
  • Three flowers: a garden verbena (Verbena teucrioides), a mallow (Malva coccineum) and a salvia (Salvia patens). Coloured aquatint by A. Adlard, c. 1838.
  • Seven different types of sage (Salvia species): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph.
  • A plant (Salvia patens): flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1842, after Miss Drake.
  • Seven different types of sage (Salvia species): flowering stems and leaves. Coloured lithograph.
  • A plant (Salvia glutinosa): flowering stem with separate floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.
  • Salvia coahuilensis Fernald Lamiaceae Coahuila Sage. Perennial shrub. Distribution: Mexico. Most of the historical medicinal literature is on common sage, Salvia officinalis. The name Salvia meaning 'healthy'. Elizabeth Blackwell (1737) wrote that it had "... all the noble Properties of the other hot Plants more especially for the Head, Memory, Eyes, and all Paralytical Affections. In short, 'tis a Plant endu'd with so many and wonderful Properties, as that the assiduous use of it is said to render Men Immortal" with which Hans Sloane agreed. Its health giving properties were recorded in the aphorisms of the School of Salerno (fl 9-13th century) - quoted in the Decameron [c.1350, translated: Why should man die when Salvia grows in the Garden']. Some salvias, such as Salvia divinorum contain hallucinogenic compounds. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Salvia nemorosa L. Lamiaceae Woodland sage. Balkan clary Distribution: Central Europe, Western Asia. Most of the historical medicinal literature is on common sage, Salvia officinalis. The name Salvia meaning 'healthy'. Elizabeth Blackwell (1737) wrote that it had "... all the noble Properties of the other hot Plants more especially for the Head, Memory, Eyes, and all Paralytical Affections. In short, 'tis a Plant endu'd with so many and wonderful Properties, as that the assiduous use of it is said to render Men Immortal" with which Hans Sloane agreed. Linnaeus (1782) also: 'Timor, Languor, Leucorrhoea, Senectus [fear, tiredness, white vaginal discharge, old age]'. Its health giving and immortality conferring properties were recorded in the aphorisms of the School of Salerno (fl 9-13th century) - quoted in the Decameron [c.1350, translated: Why should man die when Salvia grows in the Garden']. Some salvias, such as Salvia divinorum contain hallucinogenic compounds. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • A plant (Salvia indica L.) related to sage: two sections of a flowering stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • Chia (Salvia hispanica L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate segments of flower, fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.
  • A plant (Salvia virgata Ait.) related to sage: flowering and fruiting stem with separate flowering shoot. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
  • A plant (Salvia verbenaca): flowering and fruiting stems with part of rootstock and separate floral sections and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.
  • Two examples of flowering plant stems: a clary (Salvia sclarea) and lime (Tilia species). Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.
  • Bluebeard (Salvia viridis L.): two entire flowering stems numbered 1 and 2, with separate segments of flower, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.
  • Lamium orvala L. Lamiaceae Balm-leaved red deadnettle. Orvala is the Latinised name for the French name, orvale, for Salvia sclarea Distribution: Southern Europe. I can find no information about it. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Brillantaisia ulugurica Lindau, Acanthaceae. Giant salvia. Tropical herbaceous plant. Distribution: Tropical Africa. Brillantaisia patula is used by the Yoruba in south Nigeria for small-pox medication, the roots being mixed with Bahia nitida and Marantolchloa leucantha, Piper guineense and snails. This is made into a soup and the snail piece eaten to protect against smallpox for a year (Neuwinger, 1994) which doubtless was effective after the global eradication of smallpox in 1979. Brillantaisia nitens is used in the Cameroons to treat cardiovascular disorders. Phytochemical screening of Brillantaisia species have shown antibacterial action, vascular smooth muscle relaxant properties. Kew reports their use as soap
  • T. Salvi, Il ministro del medico trattato
  • The Virgin Mary. Lithograph by S. Wiedenbauer after G. Salvi, il Sassoferrato.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin). Line engraving by P. Gleditsch after G.B. Salvi, il Sassoferrato.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin). Line engraving by P.F. Bertonnier, 1850, after G.B. Salvi, il Sassoferrato.
  • The Virgin with the Christ Child; representing the golden age. Stipple engraving by R. Menageot after G.B. Salvi, il Sassoferrato.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Lithograph by H. Anschütz after J. Selb after G.B. Salvi, il Sassoferrato.
  • Materia medica, liber I. De plantis. Secundum genera, loca, nomina, qualitates, vires, differentias, durationes, simplicia, modos, usus, synonyma, culturas, praeparata, potentias, composita, digestus / [Carl von Linné].
  • Materia medica, liber I. De plantis. Secundum genera, loca, nomina, qualitates, vires, differentias, durationes, simplicia, modos, usus, synonyma, culturas, praeparata, potentias, composita, digestus / [Carl von Linné].
  • Materia medica, liber I. De plantis. Secundum genera, loca, nomina, qualitates, vires, differentias, durationes, simplicia, modos, usus, synonyma, culturas, praeparata, potentias, composita, digestus / [Carl von Linné].