Objective:
Medicinal sage is an native plant species of Dalmatia spread throughout the Mediterranean. In the Republic of Croatia along the entire coast, as well as in the entire Dalmatia. Sage is first and foremost a medicinal plant, but it is also used as a spice. In Dalmatia, sage was used long before the classical period, in the nature its leaves were collected from which essential oil was obtained, and the beginnings of cultivation date to the early 20th century on the island of Hvar. Today in Dalmatia there is no production of dried leaves and essential sage oil, except to a lesser extent on Hvar and for personal needs.
Context:
Medicinal sage is probably the most important wild plant of Dalmatia. It covers vast areas of the hottest karst, where it is often the pioneer and the only plant, which gives a basic characteristic to the landscape of bare karst. Sage leaves are collected just before flowering because they have the most active substances then. It is an extraordinary aromatic, spicy and medicinal herb, and sage honey should be especially highlighted, since it is the most important for Dalmatia for bee grazing, which provides top quality honey that achieves an excellent price and is demanded by consumers.
Contacts:
Dino Buršić, dinob@sumins.hr, http://www.sumins.hr/