Rosette Sage

Rosette Sage is a strange looking plant, with a rosette of rounded leathery woolly leaves, lying flat on the ground, with dense cluster of purple-mauve flowers at the center. Flowers are about 1.5 cm, 2-lipped. Upper lip is densely hairy and hooded, and the lower one is longer and entire. Calyx is about 8 mm, hairy, with tiny bristle-tipped teeth, bracts with spiny tips. Whorls of flowers are usually compact and almost stemless but sometimes in vertically separated clusters, borne on stout stem up to 15 cm long. Leaves are kidney-shaped 4-13 cm across, wrinkled with deeply embossed veins above, toothed, abruptly narrowed into a very broad, woolly leaf stalk. Rosette Sage is found in the Eastern Himalayas, from W. Nepal to SW China, at altitudes of 4500-5200 m.

Rosette Sage belongs to the Lamiaceae family of plants. Plants from the Lamiaceae family generally have minimal toxic side effects and also possess hemostatic, analgesic, and anti-infection properties, which are highly valued among all natural medicines. Regarding the mechanisms of hemostasis and analgesia of Rosette Sage, current research suggests that it is related to the effects of active components within the herb, such as flavonoid glycosides, saponins, and cyclopentenyl glycosides, which can invigorate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, promote the proliferation of megakaryocytes, increase the peripheral blood platelet count, and raise the human pain threshold.

Medicinal values:

• Analgesic Effect: Traditionally, Rosette Sage has been used to alleviate pain, especially pain caused by rheumatism and rheumatoid diseases.
• Anti-inflammatory Effect: Rosette Sage is considered to have significant anti-inflammatory properties, making it useful in treating rheumatoid arthritis, muscle inflammation, and similar conditions.
• Anti-rheumatic Effect: Widely used in Tibetan medicine for the prevention and treatment of rheumatic diseases, Rosette Sage can improve joint inflammation and pain.
• Immune System Regulation: Rosette Sage may have the ability to regulate the immune system, helping to enhance the body's resistance to diseases.