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The most amazing plant in the world – Sage. Its Latin name Salvia officinalis – salvare means salvation or healing. Most of us already know this plant, but it is a great pity that we do not use it. It has an amazing beneficial effect.
Sage
This herb was a main ingredient for embalming. The Greek physician Dioscorides used it to treat many illnesses and conditions, such as bleeding, fever, kidney stones and irregular menstruation. During the reign of Charlemagne, sage was planted in every garden because of its healing abilities. They used it to treat many illnesses and diseases, and thus this herb gained the status of a “sacred herb”.
Sage contains
Essential oil, sageol, cineole, borneol, camphor, tannin, bitter substances, starches, gum, a sticky uninvestigated substance, calcium oxalate, phosphoric acid salts, potassium and calcium salts.
Therapeutic effects
Sage can purify the blood in the body, it stimulates the secretion of mucus from the respiratory organs and the stomach – due to this patients again lose their appetite. In the case of diabetes a mixture of yarrow and sage in equal amounts is recommended. Sage not only fights inflammation, but also cures all inflammations of the intestines, stomach, kidneys, gallbladder and urinary tract. Sage tea is great for foulness – it actively treats the throat and tonsillitis. This is very important for nursing mothers. If you drink it often, it will strengthen the whole body and prevent stroke, paralysis. It is the only herb, along with lavender, that prevents night sweats.
Health problems
If you have problems with cramps, spinal diseases, gland disorders or trembling of the limbs, regularly drink sage tea – twice a day. It also reduces flatulence, improves appetite, helps suppress diarrhea or, for insect bites, use crushed sage leaves.
