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Summer 2001

Welcome to our Summer 2001 newsletter featuring Clary Sage.

Clary Sage Oil is distilled from the herb, salvia sderea, a native of southern Europe. It is produced mainly in France and eastern Europe. The aroma varies considerably depending on the country of origin. The eastern European oil has a leathery tang.The French oil is more sweet and flowery. The herb is a difficult one from the farmer’s point of view If there is rain early in the sum-mer, the yield of oil can be virtually nil. Also, the herb tends to spread into field where it is not wanted and is hard to weed out. Our main Lavender supplier gave up growing Clary Sage many years ago and is still weeding it out from under the Lavender bushes.

We offer two different Clary Sage from Provence. A gloriously smooth organic oil and also a fine conven-tional oil. Clary Sage is known in Germany as muscatel sage, as it used to be added to cheap wine to make it taste like muscatel. However, Clary Sage does not mix well with alcohol. It can give rise to extreme drunkenness and nightmares. Clary Sage (without alcohol) is an extremely relaxing oil, particularly useful for muscular tension from stress and for menstrual cramps. For comprehensive information on the uses of Clary Sage see book “An A to Z Aromarherapy” by Patricia Davis.

A Cure for Barking Dogs

We have heard of many uses for Lavender, but never this one. A friend who got two cocker spaniel puppies about 6 months ago had not had a decent night’s sleep since, because of the dogs barking. He tried everything, went to the vet, gave them hot water bottles, the lot - but nothing worked. It was driving him and his wife to distraction. Then his son suggested that he try Lavender. He did. A few drops on a burner in the utility room before their bedtime and hey presto! the family and the dogs have had a good night’s sleep every night since. Ahhh the soothing powers of the Pure Oil - appreciated by man and beast....

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