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Salvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl.
Synonym
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Horminum coccineum
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Family
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Lamiaceae
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Flowering and fruiting
period
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April-October
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Distribution
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Native of tropical America, introduced
elsewhere
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Habitat
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Grown as garden plant
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Endemic/Exotic
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Exotic
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Uses
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Used to treat hepatitis, while its
flowers are employed to treat toothache. Sometimes Salvia plants have been used as the sole ingredient in
a herbal medicine but often they are used in combination with more than one medicinal plant.
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Key botanical characters: Red salvia (Salvia coccinea) is
moderately-sized plant (growing up to 1.5 m tall) with very hairy stems and
leaf undersides. Its flowers are usually red, but may occasionally be white
or salmon pink. Its flowers are usually scarlet red, but may be a wide range
of colours in cultivated plants.
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