Sage (Salvia officinalis)

The high shrub up to 60 centimeters in this country is mainly cultivated in gardens. It blooms from May to July violet. For tea, you collect the leaves and young shoots. On nice days, the oil content of plants is very high.

Effects and properties

Essential oils (thujone, cineole), estrogen-like substances, bitters and tannins, flavonoids and triterpenes inhibit sweating, promote menstruation, dissolve cramps, stimulate the secretion and disinfect.

application

Sage is one, usually as tea infusions. This must be one to two teaspoons of leaves doused with a cup of boiling water. The broth should take ten minutes. As has been proven sage gargle against inflammation and irritation of the mouth and pharynx. The tea regulates indigestion, flatulence, diarrhea and mild inflammation of the gastro-intestinal tract.

Caution

Sage stimulates the contraction of the uterus and inhibits the flow of milk in the breasts. Pregnant and nursing women should not take him so.