May
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Sage, an herb with a family of over 800 species around the world, has a long and respected history as a healing plant, and is known to have a multitude of uses, including everything from deodorant, to lip balm to salads.
Praised throughout history for its reputed powers of longevity and immortality, sage was so highly valued by the Chinese in the 17th century that Dutch merchants would trade one pound of sage leaves for four pounds of Chinese tea. There is a saying that sage grows according to the wealth of the family who own the land and another that it only prospers where the wife rules. Read more…
