Ricerc@Sapienza

In many Countries Salvia plant is used as common spice and added to
food for a traditional longstanding culinary utilization. Many species of the
genus Salvia are also widely used in folk medicine. Salvia plants are
considered useful for numerous biological activities such as antioxidant,
antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, anticancer and for prevention of
atherosclerotic plaque formation and blood circulation-improvement
activity. In recent time attention was also focused on the possible use of