Table 4.
Results of sage medicines (besides tea)
| Sample | Analyzed number of packages a | α-thujone [mg/kg or mg/L]b |
β-thujone [mg/kg or mg/L]b |
Camphor [mg/kg or mg/L]b |
FC-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juice pressed from fresh sage leaves* | 3 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 114.3 |
| Sage juice* | 2 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 135.8 |
| Sage leaves extract* | 3 | 76.7 | n.d. | 164.7 | 138.1 |
| Tincture of sage leaves* | 3 | 142.0 | 34.6 | 202.7 | 124.7 |
| Sage tincture (drops)* | 3 | 135 | n.d. | 335.3 | 82.5 |
| Sage tincture (drops)* | 3 | 361 | 68.3 | 883 | 107.4 |
| Sage tincture* | 4 | 449 | 42.5 | 496 | 1.8 |
| Herbal tincture (drops)* | 3 | 317 | 58 | 594 | 129.9 |
| Herbal tincture (drops)* | 3 | n.d. | n.d. | 147 | 93.1 |
| Herbal tincture (expectorant)* | 3 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 10.1 |
| Mouth rinse* | 2 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 84.6 |
| Teething gel | 3 | 260 | 75.2 | 455 | 1.8 |
| Mouth gel | 3 | 22.9 | 12.4 | n.d. | 2.6 |
| Sage containing mouth spray* | 2 | 25.0 | n.d. | n.d. | 1.3 |
| Mouth rinse* | 3 | 465 | 97.5 | 385 | 2.6 |
| Gum gel | 3 | 46.9 | 20.3 | 10.7 | 0.8 |
| Mouth ointment | 3 | 76.4 | 121 | 271 | 1.5 |
| Herbal anti-dyspepsia drops* | 3 | 8.5 | n.d. | n.d. | 0.6 |
| Herbal sedative tincture* | 3 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 754.0 |
| Herbal sedative tincture* | 3 | 16.0 | 2.3 | n.d. | 1.2 |
| Cough drops (containing sage)* | 3 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 27.5 |
| Cough drops* | 3 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 162.5 |
| Breath drops* | 3 | n.d. | 0.2 | 0.2 | 52.4 |
| Antiperspirant tablets (brand 1) | 3 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 78.2 |
| Antiperspirant tablets (brand 2) | 3 | n.d. | 0.8 | n.d. | 97.9 |
| Antiperspirant tablets (brand 3) | 2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 629 | 62.9 |
a The indicated result is the average of all analyses of the same brand
b Samples in liquid form calculated as mg/L are marked with *