Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface to the Series; Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgements; The Folklore and Cosmetic Use of Various Salvia Species; The Sage Plants in Greece: Distribution and Infraspecific Variation; Salvia in Southern Africa; Terpenoids in the Genus Salvia; Essential Oils of Salvia spp: Examples of Intraspecific and Seasonal Variation; Salvianolic Acids and Related Compounds; The Cultivation of Sage; Genetic Improvement of Cultivated Species of the Genus Salvia Jen Bernth and va Nemeth; The Ecophysiology of Salvia: Disorders and Adaptation
Introduction -- Botany -- Chemical constituents -- Cultivation and breeding -- Pharmacology -- Biotechnology -- Commercial aspects -- General issues