Sage-Wood

Wild Flowers Of Strathclyde Park
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	Wood Sage *Teucrium scorodonia* of the Mint family a perennial 30 -50 cm high blooms June - September likes dry places, hedgerows, woods can be seen in the hedgerows on the hilly walk between the Pnd and the South Beach

	Wood Sage has been used as a substitute for hops in beer flavouring. In ancient times, the Greeks, and in particular, Teucer, a king of Troy, used it as a medicine. In more recent times, Wood Sage tea was considered to be an effective protection against rheumatism. It has several other folk-names such as "wood garlic", "ambroise" and " hind heal" as it was thought that wounded deer could be cured by eating it.