Hey everyone, I would like to welcome you all to my new contribution and hope you have a weekend that has brought some interesting experience into your life! Today I would like to go into the properties of a plant and I am happy if you can learn new things.
You can see here some pictures of pineapple sage which is also known under the scientific name Salvia elegans and has its origin in Central America where it grows in the wild form in Mexico and some areas of Guatemala. In its home countries, it already has a long history behind it and is particularly widespread in the southern part of Mexico where it's often found in mountainous regions and was already appreciated by the natives and used because of its healing properties. In the 19th century it spread more and more on other continents where it became more known as an ornamental plant and the healing properties have rather moved into the background and is especially popular because of the magnificent scent or the red flowers. The fragrance really comes into its own when the leaves are rubbed between the hands and it depends entirely on the care how much the active ingredients develop during growth and the flowers show themselves very late in the year and are also extremely valuable from an ecological point of view and attract one or the other insect which find their food source here and it can also be described as very robust or resistant to unwanted vermin.
It's easy to care for and proliferates more and more over time, but people should always take into account that it is not classified as hardy in areas where it has been integrated and must be protected from the cool temperatures there because it usually only tolerates temperatures up to 10 degrees and does not survive longer-lasting low temperatures. From a medical point of view, it's versatile and can be used to season food or drinks and already the natives of Mexico knew that it can have a strong effect on the mind and it was traditionally used especially often to treat mental illness or to improve mental health. It has calming properties and can be of great importance in moments when people need to rest and it was found by researchers that some of the active ingredients can have a positive effect on memory performance and help to improve overall performance. The fruity tasting type of sage can also be used well against inflammation or help stabilize the immune system and as always I would like to mention in the end that people should always ask their doctor or pharmacist in case of illness about the right medicine and dosage to avoid possible complications!
Many thanks for stopping by and I hope you could learn something new about this useful plant! I captured these pictures with my Camera Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens.
