The history of sage

History

Sage-spice is native to countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea and has been consumed in these regions for thousands of years.

In medicinal lore, sage-spice has one of the longest histories of use of any medicinal herb.

The Greeks and Romans were said to have highly prized the many healing properties of sage.

The Romans treated it as sacred and created a special ceremony for gathering sage.

Both civilizations used it as a preservative for meat, a tradition that continued until the beginning of refrigeration.

What these cultures knew from experience, that sage could help to reduce spoilage, is now being confirmed by science, which has isolated the herb's numerous terpene antioxidants.