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Himalayan Blue Sage

Salvia hians

Himalayan Blue Sage
Photo: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
N. Pakistan to Himalaya
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Salvia hians is a mound-forming perennial, native to the Himalayas from Pakistan to Bhutan. It is common in Kashmir, growing at elevations from 2,400 to 4,000 m (7,900 to 13,100 ft) on open slopes and forests.

The plant was described in 1830 by John Forbes Royle, a British botanist living in India who studied the medicinal properties of Himalayan plants.

Uses

In India, the roots of S. hians are used as a stimulant; in Nepal they are reportedly used as a remedy for dysentery.

Other Salvia plants

Turkish Black Sage · Wuyi Mountain Sage · Salvia adoxoides · Egyptian Sage · Orange Sage · Mediterranean sage · African Blue Sage · Salvia alatipetiolata · Cederberg Sage · Handsome Sage · Algerian Sage · Salvia amethystina

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salvia hians by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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