2009

RED SAGE - SALVIA OFFICINALIS

There are literally hundreds of different species of Sage. The one most often found in your back yard, Salvia officinalis or Common Sage, better known as a culinary herb, has impressive therapeutic properties - espeically for female hormones and menopause.

The Common Sage can have white, greenish-grey or purplish-red leaves. Often, Sage products and preparations refer to, or contain 'Red Sage'. This is not a different species, it is still Common Sage, but the plants with purplish-red leaves have been used. According to medical herbalists, the red leaf sage is the preferred medicinal variety.

The genus name 'Salvia' is derived from the Latin 'Salvare', to be saved, an ancient reference to Sage's curative abilities. The following saying from the Middle Ages also suggests the importance of Sage's healing properties:

"Why should a man die while sage grows in his garden?"!

From at least as far back as the Middle Ages, Sage has been documented as a 'cure-all' with references to longevity in folk medicine.

Commercially, Sage has always been very popular for culinary use, with its very strong, distinctive taste and aroma. In more recent years Sage has become increasingly popular for its therapeutic use, especially with symptoms associated with the menopause.

USES OF RED SAGE
Research has suggested that the presence of volatile oil in Sage is largely responsible for most of its therapeutic properties, especially its antiseptic, astringent and relaxing actions. This also gives Sage an oestrogenic action which is partly responsible for hormonal effects, such as reducing breast-milk production.

In Chinese medicine, Sage is a 'Yin' (female) tonic with a reputation for supporting the Nervous System.

Like all aromatic/culinary herbs, Sage can soothe the Digestive Tract.

HORMONES - Red Sage can;
   * Improve irregular and scanty periods
   * Promote stronger menstrual flow
   * Reduce sweating, especially during the menopause
   * Reduce hot flushes and generally help the body to adjust to
     hormonal changes

GENERALLY - Red Sage;
   * Relieves sore throats, taken internally and used as a very
     effective gargle
   * Encourages the healing process, especially for mouth ulcers,
     sore gums and external wounds in general
   * Aids digestion. Sage acts as a digestive tonic helping to
     stimulate or soothe the Digestive Tract
   * As a Nerve tonic, helps to both calm and stimulate the
     Nervous System
   * Is useful for stings and bites, especially if the fresh
     leaves are rubbed onto the affected area
   * Was traditionally used to help asthma; the dried leaves are
     often used in herbal smoking mixtures
   * Can alleviate mild diarrhoea, because of its astringent
     (drying) properties

[Next: Dosage of Red Sage...]

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