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Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/28/2022 - 03:45
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  • Common Name

    Sage

  • Botanical Name

    Salvia officinalis

  • Part Used

    Leaf

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Alcohol

    45%

  • Dose

    15 to 80mL weekly

Sage has long been used to flavour meals and to aid digestion. It is used to reduce symptoms of menopause such as night sweats. Recent research demonstrates effectiveness of sage spray for sore throat, a reduction in total cholesterol levels for people with elevated blood lipids and that it may improve memory in Alzheimer's disease and in healthy people.

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A guide to Sage and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    Sage has a long history of use in traditional medicine as an antispasmodic and carminative, to relieve excess sweating and as a gargle for inflammations of the mouth.

  • Actions

    Antihydrotic, cognitive enhancing, anxiolytic, antispasmodic, antioxidant, astringent, antimicrobial, antiseptic  

  • Indications

    •    Excessive perspiration and salivation, sweats and hot flushes associated with menopause
    •    Dysmenorrhoea, to cease lactation
    •    Flatulent dyspepsia, lack of appetite, diarrhoea
    •    Memory enhancement, dementia, lowering cholesterol
    •    Tonsillitis, as a gargle or mouthwash to relieve inflammation of the mouth and throat such as gingivitis 

  • Energetics

    Warming, drying, pungent, bitter

  • Use in Pregnancy

    Traditionally sage is reported to have abortifacient properties. Its use in pregnancy is therefore not recommended

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    When used in appropriate doses sage appears to be a safe herbal medicine.

  • Drug Interactions

    Caution with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, anticholinergic, antidiabetic, cholinergic and central nervous system depressant drugs. Due to the tannin content, sage may reduce the absorption of iron, calcium, magnesium. Separate doses by two to three hours.

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free

  • Substitutes

    Rosemary, Lemon Balm, Mugwort, Gotu Kola