Healing Power of Sage

The common garden and cooking herb Sage has many medicinal uses and properties.It's a handy herb to have in your garden or tea cabinet. 

Properties

• Astringent
• Stimulant
• Antiseptic
• Carminative
• Nervine
• Strengthening
• Anti-bacterial
• Anti-viral
• Female tonic

Sage has a wide variety of uses and anyone can benefit from its healing properties.

Medicinal Uses

• Depression and anxiety
• Recovering from illness
• Great for digestion, loss of appetite and stomach congestion
• Night sweats and hot flashes
• Persistent coughs; allergies
• Has been shown to improve those with Lyme Disease when combined with Oregano
• Female uses of menopause, menstrual cramps or painful breasts due to the monthly cycle
• Dries up breast milk if drank as a cold tea
• Use as a mouthwash for sore throats, laryngitis, or gingivitis
• Use as a wash for wounds that are slow to heal