“…One group of beneficial medicinal plants is the genus Salvia , which belongs to the Lamiaceae family and includes approximately 900 species [ 4 ]. It is cultivated throughout the world for use in food industries as spices (to flavor meats such as pork, sausage, and poultry) as well as in cosmetics [ 5 , 6 ], newly formulated biomaterials [ 7 , 8 , 9 ], and active food packaging [ 10 ]. Studies have indicated that several species of sage (including Salvia officinalis L. and Salvia sclarea L.) show biological activities such as antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, antimutagenic, anti-inflammatory, and antidepressant activities [ 5 , 6 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ].…”