The difference between lavender and sage

Lavender, also known as perfume plant, spirit vanilla, vanilla, yellow vanilla, etc., is a small shrub of the genus Lavender of Labiatae, and sage is also known as medicinal sage, Salvia, Japanese purple sage, Salvia miltiorrhiza, stone sage and so on. It is a kind of aromatic plant of Salvia in Labiatae. Let's take a look at the difference between lavender and sage.

Differences in families and genera between lavender and sage

1. Lavender: lavender is a perennial semi-shrub or dwarf shrub of the genus Lavandula, Lavender subfamily, Lavandula subfamily, Lavender subphylum, angiosperm subphylum, dicotyledonous class, Synpetal subclass, Tubular Flower suborder, Labiatae.

2. Sage: sage belongs to the plant kingdom, phylum angiosperm, subphylum angiosperm, dicotyledonous class, synpetal subclass, tubular flower order, tubular flower suborder, Labiatae, wild sesame subfamily, sage family, sage genus, sage subgenus perennial aromatic herbs.

Morphological differences between lavender and sage

1. Lavender: the stem of lavender is erect, stellate tomentose, old branches grayish brown, with striped cortex, leaves striate or lanceolate, gray stellate tomentose or sparse or dense, gray-white or olive green when dry, entire and revolute, verticillum gathered into intermittent or nearly continuous spikes at the top of branches, bracts rhombic-ovate, bracteoles inconspicuous, calyx ovate or subcylindrical, tube extending straight. Covered with glandular hairs in throat, nutlets elliptic, smooth.

2. Sage: the plant of sage is shrubby, about 60 cm high, the leaf blade is widely oval, tomentose, gray-green to white-green, rough or wrinkled, and the flowers are purple, pink, white or red, which vary from variety to breed, fragrant and slightly irritating, nutlets oval, florescence June-September.

Distribution of origin of lavender and sage

1. Lavender: lavender grasslands are produced along the Mediterranean Sea, all over Europe and the islands of Oceania, and then widely planted in the United Kingdom and Yugoslavia.

2. Sage: sage steppe is found in southern Europe and Mediterranean coastal areas. It is mainly distributed in Zhejiang, southern Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hubei, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places in China, as well as in Japan.

Differences in efficacy between lavender and sage

1. Lavender: lavender is pungent and cool, with the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, dispelling wind and relieving itching, mainly for headache, dizziness, sores of mouth and tongue, redness and swelling of throat, water and fire scald, rubella, scabies and so on.

2. Sage: sage tastes bitter, pungent and flat, with the effects of clearing heat and dampness, promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, detoxification and detumescence. It is mainly for the treatment of jaundice, red white dysentery, wet tropical zone, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, ulcers and boils, falling injury and so on.