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Other name: Sawge
Flower colour: Purple
Flowering: May - August
Height: 0.30 - 2 m
Active ingredients: Essential oils, diterpene bitter substances, triterpenes, fenolic acids, flavonoids, phytoestrogens, tannins
Used parts: the fresh leaves.
Sage was already used by the ancient Egyptians. They used it to improve fertility for women. The ancient Greeks and Romans regarded this plant as a very special one. It would help against quite a lot of stuff. They used it against forgetfulness, snake bites and much more. Dioscorides said that it improve wound healing, that it would help against fever and that it could bring back colour to gray hairs. Galenus said that sage would also help against a sore throat. According to the medieval School of Salerno, having Sage in your garden would make you live for ever. Probably nobody has Sage in their garden, or they were wrong. Still, people kept believing that Sage would give you quite a long life. Actually, that was not the only special thing about Sage. People believed that the plant was magical, becuase of the wide range of effects. It helped against a cold, but also against insect bites and infertility. But it would also improve the digestion and even more. Matthiolus further advised to brush your teeth with fresh sage leaves, in order to keep them strong and clean. And there have been several medieval people who said that sage would improve the senses and the mind. North American Indians burnt the plant to keep evil spirits away. Even now, sage is commonly used in the kitchen and it is also often used for its nice odour.
It would be quite strange if there would not be any medical uses anymore for sage nowadays, since our ancestors wrote pretty much about this plant. So yes, sage is still used and it can be used against a lot of things. It inhibites sweating, it is anti-inflammatory, it is antiseptic and astringent. Furthermore, it can be used against anorexia, indigestion, hepatic insufficiency, flatulention, belching, meteorism, cramps and colics of the stomach and intestines and intestinal fermentations. You thought that I have mentioned everything now? Well, there is a lot more! Sage stimulates the menstruation and it is an oxytocicum. It also regulates the hormonal balance for women and it improves sex drive in women.
Do not use too much sage, for that can have intoxicating effects.
Never use the essential oils internally, unless a qualified doctor tells you otherwise.
Do NOT use this plant if you have diabetes or something similar.
Do NOT use Salvia Officinalis if you have a history of stomach disorders.
Do NOT use sage if you are pregnant.
Sage should NOT be used by breast feeding women.
If you have epilepsy, do NOT use this plant.
Salvia Officinalis should NEVER be used by people with a bad temper.
Do NOT use sage if you have, or have had, disorders that are related to hormones.
Do NOT use this plant if you have a high blood pressure.
If yo use medicines against convulsions or epilepsy, do NOT use sage.
Do NOT use Salvia Officinalis if you use medicines that contain hormones.
Do NOT use this plant if you use medicines that regulate the blood pressure.
Do NOT use sage if you use medicines that regulate the blood sugar levels.
If you use sedative medicines, do NOT use sage.
Sage can influence the absorption of bivalent minerals. Hence, do not use nutritional supplements at the same time as sage.
Salvia Officinalis should NEVER be combined with iron salts. Avoid contact with iron!