Sage is a plant in the Lamiaceae family which contains lots of edible herbs such as mint, basil and thyme.

Sage is rarely linked to food allergy, to date there are no recorded allergens for sage by the World Health Organization (WHO), because there have not been enough study into allergic effects from this food. If you are interested in what is needed by the WHO before they add an allergen to their allergen database you can check that out HERE.

Edible sage is in a different family of plants from Sagebush (in the Asteraceae family). Sagebush is in a large group of plants found in deserts and mountains, contact with this plant can cause contact allergic dermatitis.

Most herbs are low FODMAP foods. FODMAP stands for Fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols. Foods high in FODMAPs can cause symptoms of food intolerance, affecting the gastro intestinal system and this can be mistaken for a true IgE food allergy.

Sage is a food high in salicylates. Salicylates have the potential to cause gastrointestinal food intolerance symptoms in people who are sensitive to salicylates.

You can read more about Food Intolerances on the dedicated Food Intolerance Page.

Sage contains lots of essential oils and can be linked to allergic contact dermatitis, especially those who work with essential oils on a daily basis.

Sagebush contains different essential oils including camphor, it also contains sesquiterpene lactones which are the likely cause of contact dermatitis with this plant.

Sage is a plant in the Lamiaceae family. Other plants in this family are oregano, basil, thyme, chia seeds, lavender, rosemary, marjoram and mint.

Note that this food list is not exhaustive, the most up to date information is on the Cross Reactivity Tool.

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