Since ancient times, traditional ingredients have been used in folk medicine, including plants. For centuries, healers have studied the characteristics of herbs to use in the treatment of people. Many medicinal qualities have sage, various types of which are common in Europe and Russia. This plant is suitable for men, for women and for children, depending on the nature of the disease. Below you will learn about the sage healing properties of which contribute to the complex improvement of the body. Further on in more detail about the species of this plant and its application in medicine.
Sage varieties
The fact that the sage has a positive effect on the body, even the ancient Egyptians knew. Basically, a medicine made from a plant was used by women to speed up the conception of a child. Since then, much time has passed, and more than nine hundred kinds of herbs with medicinal properties were discovered. The sage itself is a tall half-shrub with leaves of simple or pinnate form. The plant has inflorescences, usually of a purple or lilac shade. For medical purposes, mainly three types of sage are used, which will be discussed further.
- Meadow. This kind of sage almost does not occur in Russia, it grows in wild conditions on the territory of Europe. The concentration of nutrients in the meadow plant is much lower than that of close relatives - muscat and medicinal sage, so during the intake it is necessary to increase the dosage accordingly. It grows on rocks, stony slopes.
- Muscat. A kind of sage occurs on the territory of Europe, Asia, the Caucasus, but because of its many healing properties it is cultivated in other places on its own. Muscat grass loves clay, sandy or stony soil, often in the form of a weed growing in the home gardens. Sage is used in cooking, in the production of alcoholic beverages, for flavoring tobacco. It is widely used in medicine as a remedy for the treatment of trophic ulcers, osteomyelitis, polyarthritis, arthrosis. Helps cope with the problems of the respiratory, digestive, cardiovascular system.
- Medicinal. This plant was first discovered in south-eastern Europe, after which it began to be cultivated throughout the Eurasian territory. Medicinal sage is used in different cuisines of the world, applying as seasoning to vegetable, fish, meat dishes or natural flavor. Of particular importance is the herb for medicine: infusions, decoctions, tablets, powders with this plant help to cope with many diseases. Useful for respiratory, cardiovascular, reproductive, digestive system, effective against external injuries and edema.
Composition and useful properties of sage
The plant is widely used in folk recipes due to beneficial effects on the body. Sage treatment properties are due to substances that are contained in the aboveground part of the shrub. The composition of natural medicinal product gives people the opportunity to use it for the treatment of various diseases. What is the effect on the human body of medicinal substances in the sage:
- Camphor. It helps in the pathology of the respiratory tract, it has the property to facilitate breathing, promotes the treatment of bronchitis, tonsillitis.
- Vitamin C. Strengthens the immune system, helping a person cope with cold and viral diseases.
- Vitamin B1.It improves metabolism, normalizes the work of the nervous system.
- Vitamin R. Promotes strengthening of vascular walls.
- Nicotinic acid. It normalizes the metabolism, helps to generate energy.
- Terpenic connections. They have bactericidal action, remove inflammations, work as an antiseptic.
- Tannins. Remove the inflammation, repair the damaged epithelium.
- Bitterness. Have an antispasmodic effect on the gastrointestinal tract, contribute to secretion.
- Salvin. A natural antibiotic that helps the body cope with viral diseases.
Application in medicine
The anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, bactericidal effect of sage on the body has made it an excellent remedy against many diseases. Modern doctors recommend taking a medicinal plant with medicinal properties in order to improve well-being in a number of diseases. As a rule, preparations with sage extract or the herb itself becomes part of complex treatment. With what diseases helps to cure a natural healing plant:
- Pathology of the respiratory system: angina, bronchitis, tuberculosis. Sage acts as an expectorant, antitussive.
- Diseases of the urinary tract. Helps with cystitis, pyelonephritis, urolithiasis.
- Pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract. Gastritis, gastric colic, peptic ulcer, inflammatory processes, violation of secretory functions, flatulence, diarrhea.
- Diseases of the nervous system. Sage normalizes her work, helps with panic conditions, improves memory and brain activity in general, relieves tension.
- Diseases of the reproductive system: female infertility, menopause, menopause.
- External injuries: purulent wounds, swelling, bruises.
- Dental pathologies: toothache, stomatitis, inflammation of the gums.
- Other diseases.
How to use sage: recipes
To make nutrients in the medicinal plant become the most concentrated, people's recipes are created. They differ depending on the disease with which the sage will fight. If you are being treated by a doctor in a polyclinic, the plant should always be taken with a professional. The specialist will determine the necessary dosage of therapeutic sage, so that the recovery is faster, if necessary, will provide advice. Folk recipes, where there is sage, for the treatment of various diseases, read on.
Application for women
- In gynecology with infertility. Spoon a tablespoon of leaves or seeds of sage with boiling water. Warm it in a water bath for ten minutes, remembering to stir it. Let the plant brew for at least an hour. Take it like this: four times before eating, take 50 milliliters of broth, starting with the fifth day of the monthly cycle. Duration of admission - ten days, until ovulation begins. Continue to take the sage broth so until the pregnancy comes. The maximum duration of the procedure is ninety days. After that, you need a break for two months.
- With menopause. Tip a teaspoon of leaves of the plant with steep boiling water, insist for a quarter of an hour. Take a glass of infusion for a day, dividing three times. Drink the plant for thirty days, then take a break for two weeks. The healing sage will help to get rid of the increased sweating that accompanies the menopause, calm the nervous system, improve the mood and give cheerfulness.
- With mastopathy. Take one part of the leaves of sage, nettle, plantain, two parts of wormwood. A tablespoon of herbal mixture pour two hundred milliliters of boiling water, insist sixty minutes. Divide the infusion into three meals, drink before eating. Duration of treatment - two months, then a two-week break.
- During pregnancy and lactation. Pregnant women should not take the plant, but during feeding, only when it is necessary to stop it. From lactation you can drink grass in the form of tea for about a week. Another woman can cook the infusion: pour two tablespoons of the plant with a glass of boiling water, insist, and then drink during the day. The duration of the course is a week or two.
With sore throat and cough
- From sore throat. Two teaspoons of dry leaves of the plant pour a glass of boiled water, insist for at least an hour. Strain. Add a teaspoon of honey and a little lemon juice. Drink like tea or rinse with such an infusion of the throat.
- From a cough. Mix a quarter of a glass of water, 2 tablespoons of honey, art.l.fresh sage leaves, a teaspoon of lemon juice. All mix, put on a slow fire, bring to a boil. Immediately remove from the plate, leave it for ten minutes. Take as a syrup on a teaspoon several times a day.
Application in cosmetology
- Lotion with sage plant for skin cleansing. A tablespoon of leaves, filled with boiling water, in the thermos insist night. Add a little vodka when the infusion cools. Wipe your face with decoction with sage in the morning and in the evening.
- Sage for rejuvenation and narrowing of pores. Two tablespoons of the plant pour a glass of boiling water, half an hour, keep in a water bath. Strain. To the sage, add a spoonful of honey, a little lemon juice. Make a fifteen-minute compress. Decoction with a plant can wipe your face in the evening.
- Sage from dandruff. One hundred gram of leaves of the plant pour a liter of boiling water, insist on a thermos night. Rinse after shampooing, letting hair dry naturally.
In the dentistry of
- With toothache. Mix on a tablespoon of oak bark, sage leaves. Pour the mixture with boiling water, let it brew for 40-60 minutes. During the day, rinse with the resulting infusion of the throat.
- Inflammatory processes in the oral cavity. Mix on a tablespoon of plants: St. John's wort, sage, oak bark. Mix the mixture with 250 milliliters of boiling water. Allow to stand for an hour, then strain. Rinse through the mouth during the day.
Video about the healing properties of saliva herb
The hosts of the next video, including the invited experts, will tell in detail how the use of sage will affect a person's well-being. Specialists will not bypass the side effects that the plant can cause, as well as contraindications for some patients. Sage's medicinal properties can help many people get rid of various diseases, improve the general condition of the body, have a positive effect on mood. See an interesting educational movie about the medicinal properties of the medicinal half-shrub:
Contraindications
- Pregnancy( any term).
- Lactation( if not used to stop feeding).
- Individual allergic reactions to substances in the plant.
- Increased pressure.
- The pathological state of the thyroid gland.
- Nephrite.
- The tendency of the body to form cysts.
- Serious disorders of the nervous system.
- Myoma of the uterus.
Where to buy and how much it costs
You can buy a medicinal product with medicinal properties in dried form on the territory of pharmacies, and after making sage infusion, decoction, tea from the leaves of sage. There are other forms of release of the plant. These are tinctures, lozenges for the throat, tablets, powder for ingestion, ointments with sage extract for external use, essential oil. Before taking these drugs, you should definitely read the instructions. The price for them varies from the place of purchase and the form of release. Where to buy in Moscow:
| Address | Form | Price, rub. |
| Pharmacy, 1st Kvessis Street, 18 | "Salvia Evalar", tablets | 79 |
| "Neofarm", st. Cosmonaut Volkov, 25/2 | "Anti Sept", candies | 205 |
| "Fairy Farm", Ryazan Avenue, 48 | Essential Oil of Muscat Sage | 163 |
| "Aptekagrad", st. Krasnodarskaya, d. 65/18 | Dry leaves | 115 |
| Piluli.ru | Leaves of dry sage, 50 gr. | 55 |
| Evalar.ru | Lollipops, 20 pcs. | 98 |
Reviews
Alena, 25, Krasnodar : "Saw a sage when it was necessary to stop lactation. The doctor advised to brew a teaspoon of the plant with boiling water, and after ten minutes drink like tea. Within a few days, the release of milk significantly decreased. I took infusion with sage for about a week, then every other day for seven more days. The period of weaning was easy and painless. "
Inna, 27, Kazan : "I was advised to wipe the face with sage broth to improve the skin condition. Pores before the reception of the plant looked terrible, the skin was heavily fat. I took a photo before and after - I do not recognize myself! Now, after a month of using the sage, the skin has a uniform tone, the pores are narrowed, there are almost no black dots, the pimples disappeared after a week. "
Oksana, 32, St. Petersburg : "I could not get pregnant for a long time. There was no question of trying medications, I was in favor of natural remedies. A good friend advised the recipe for sage broth, it helps strengthen the walls of the uterus and promotes pregnancy. Started taking the course - from the fifth day to ovulation. Two months later, a miracle happened! I advise everyone this way, just be recommended with your doctor. "