Many people, when coughing, are accustomed to hearing from friends: “Brew and drink sage, everything will go away quickly!” Most people have no idea how many species of this plant exist in nature. The editors of the portal Agronom.guru invite you to broaden your horizons by reading this article, you will learn a lot of interesting and unexpected things about the varieties of sage, as well as about its medicinal properties and contraindications for use.
Immerse yourself in a field of sage aroma in the summer: you will simply be dizzy from this tart smell!
Description and photo of medicinal sage
Before talking about the medicinal properties, it is necessary to at least get acquainted with the variety of types of medicinal plants. Just listen to what beautiful names many of them have - oak grove, meadow, medicinal, nutmeg - and this is all sage. Even walking through the park on a summer day, you pay attention to a bright red flower, this is salvia, also a type of sage.
This medicinal plant belongs to the perennials from the Lamiaceae family.
The Latin name of the plant is salvia
And in this photo there is meadow sage
The medicinal variety is a subshrub that grows up to 70 cm. Its stems are erect, branched and slightly drooping. The leaves are arranged oppositely, have a petiole and taper towards the base.
Color varies depending on the species. Medicinal sage is colored in blue-violet shades
The spike-shaped inflorescence blooms at the end of May, and the flower extravaganza continues almost throughout June. The fruits ripen by August and resemble small nuts in shape.
general characteristics
The Latin name for sage translates to “stay healthy.” And this is no coincidence. Since ancient times, this plant has been used by herbalists and traditional healers to treat a wide variety of ailments.
Content:
- general characteristics
- History of origin and use
- Chemical composition and nutritional characteristics
- Beneficial features
- Use in folk medicine
- Application in cosmetology
- Use in cooking
- How to select and store
This is a spicy herb from the mint family. Its closest relatives are oregano, lavender, rosemary, thyme, and basil. Sage is recognized by its gray-green leaves and, during its flowering period in August, by its purple-white or white-pink flowers. But unlike many herbs, this plant has a pronounced smell not only of flowers, but also of leaves. This plant has a specific aroma, vaguely reminiscent of mint, but with bitter notes.
The amazing beneficial properties of sage have made it one of the main medicinal herbs in European and Chinese herbal medicine. This plant is common in many regions, but the most famous traditional “location” is the countries around the Mediterranean Sea. By the way, there are more than 900 species of sage in the world, but not all of them are eaten.
Medicinal properties and contraindications to the use of medicinal sage
The leaves and inflorescences of sage have medicinal properties. Their use is amazingly effective as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory and disinfectant. The herb is used for medicinal purposes, as it has a diuretic, astringent and expectorant effect. During fever, the decoction reduces the temperature; during bleeding, the hemostatic property of the herb is especially valuable.
Sage is used as an effective antiseptic. Sage drinks are prescribed to patients with streptococcal and staphylococcal infections. However, it should be used with caution by people suffering from epilepsy, diabetes, pyelonephritis, and hypertensive patients.
Long-term use of the drug can cause weakness and depression: everything needs moderation!
History of origin and use
Sage is native to Mediterranean countries and has been used in these regions for thousands of years. In addition, this herb has one of the longest history of use in medicine. The ancient Greeks and Romans highly valued the healing properties of sage. The Romans treated it as a sacred plant and even created a special ceremony around the collection of the herb. These cultures also used sage as a meat preservative. Ancient cooks believed that this herb slowed down the spoilage of food. And now this fact has received scientific confirmation. Researchers have found a large number of terpenes in sage, which, in fact, work as preservatives.
In addition, throughout history, sage has enjoyed the fame of a magical plant. Arab doctors in the 10th century considered it a plant of immortality; Europeans in the 14th century used the herb to protect against witchcraft. The Chinese also valued this plant. But in the east, sage was used primarily as a delicious tea.
Medicinal properties and contraindications for taking sage by women
A woman who is concerned about her female health and libido, as well as hormonal balance, should include sage tea in her diet. In moderate doses, sage tincture is an excellent aphrodisiac. This drink will increase libido, relieve painful symptoms, and help with infertility. In addition, the effect of sage on the health of the female body has been proven by researchers.
If you want to give your partner a long night of passion, try using clary sage!
Sage in gynecology
A common problem for modern women is primary infertility. Unfortunately, this diagnosis is heard more and more often in many families today. In combination with other medical procedures, salvia is prescribed. It helps build up the endometrium and eliminates many other problems. To do this, just prepare a decoction. The course of treatment is 11 days, after which a break is taken until the next end of menstruation. Sage stimulates egg maturation.
Painful and irregular menstruation can exhaust any girl. Sage herb will help here too: drink the decoction 2 times a day for the first 10 days of the cycle
Salvia treats such an unpleasant disease as thrush. To combat this unpleasant fungal disease, lotions are made from a decoction of the plant and vinegar. If desired, you can do douching with a simple infusion of sage.
Sage for menopause
Sage is used as maintenance therapy for menopause. It helps balance hormonal levels and relieve some unpleasant symptoms. To alleviate the condition, it is recommended to drink a decoction of salvia leaves in courses: drink for 2 weeks, take a 2-week break and then take another course of treatment. The decoction is made simply: a teaspoon of dry raw materials and a glass of boiling water are kept for 20 minutes. Take twice a day, 0.5 tsp. The volume is just enough for a daily dose; it is recommended to prepare a new portion in the morning.
Sage during pregnancy
The use of sage during pregnancy provokes an increase in uterine tone. Therefore, taking it from the first days of conception until childbirth is strictly prohibited.
Pregnancy is a period when a woman should take special care of herself; you should not experiment with medicinal herbs! But if the due date has come, and labor is weak, then you can brew a decoction and drink it three times a day - the cervix will open faster and easier.
TESTS
Humidity. Whole raw materials, crushed raw materials, powder - no more than 14%.
Common ash. Whole raw materials, crushed raw materials, powder – no more than 12%.
Ash, insoluble in hydrochloric acid. Whole raw materials, crushed raw materials, powder – no more than 3%.
Grinding of raw materials. Whole raw materials: particles passing through a sieve with holes 0.5 mm in size - no more than 5%. Crushed raw materials: particles that do not pass through a sieve with holes measuring 7 mm - no more than 5%; particles passing through a sieve with holes measuring 0.18 mm - no more than 5%. Powder: particles that do not pass through a sieve with holes measuring 2 mm - no more than 5%; particles passing through a sieve with holes measuring 0.18 mm - no more than 5%.
Foreign matter
Discolored (darkened and blackened) pieces of leaves. Whole raw materials, crushed raw materials – no more than 5%.
Other parts of the plant (flowers and pieces of stems). Whole raw materials, crushed raw materials – no more than 13%.
Organic impurity. Whole raw materials, crushed raw materials – no more than 3%.
Mineral impurity. Whole raw materials, crushed raw materials, powder - no more than 0.5%.
Heavy metals . In accordance with the requirements of the General Pharmacopoeia Monograph “Determination of the content of heavy metals and arsenic in medicinal plant materials and medicinal herbal preparations.”
Radionuclides. In accordance with the requirements of the General Pharmacopoeia Monograph “Determination of radionuclide content in medicinal plant materials and medicinal herbal preparations.”
Pesticide residues . In accordance with the requirements of the General Pharmacopoeia Monograph “Determination of the content of residual pesticides in medicinal plant materials and medicinal herbal preparations.”
Microbiological purity. In accordance with the requirements of the General Pharmacopoeia Monograph “Microbiological purity”.
Quantitation. Whole raw materials, crushed raw materials: essential oil - not less than 0.8%, powder: essential oil - not less than 0.6%, tannins in terms of tannin - not less than 4.5%, extractive substances extracted with alcohol 50%, - at least 30%.
The determination of essential oil is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the General Pharmacopoeia Monograph “Determination of essential oil content in medicinal plant raw materials and medicinal herbal preparations” (method 1 or 2). Weight of raw material - 30.0 g, raw material, crushed to the size of particles passing through a sieve with holes measuring 2 mm, distillation time - 2 hours.
The determination of tannins in terms of tannin is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the General Pharmacopoeia Monograph “Determination of the content of tannins in medicinal plant raw materials and medicinal herbal preparations” (method 1).
The determination of extractive substances is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the General Pharmacopoeia Monograph “Determination of the content of extractive substances in medicinal plant raw materials and medicinal herbal preparations” (method 1; extractant – 50% alcohol).
Note : Determination of essential oil and tannins is carried out for raw materials intended for the production of medicinal herbal preparations (packs, filter bags); determination of essential oil is carried out in raw materials intended for the production of essential oil; determination of extractive substances extractable with 50% alcohol is carried out for raw materials intended for the production of extracts.
Packaging, labeling and transportation . In accordance with the requirements of the General Pharmacopoeia Monograph “Packaging, labeling and transportation of medicinal herbal raw materials and medicinal herbal preparations.”
Storage. In accordance with the requirements of the General Pharmacopoeia Monograph “Storage of medicinal plant raw materials and medicinal herbal preparations”.
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Medicinal properties and contraindications for taking sage as a medicine by men
If conception does not occur, and it turns out that the problem is in men’s health, then sage is an excellent helper here too. Taking the herb stimulates testosterone production and improves sperm quality. Sage will also help with inflammatory diseases of the prostate, relieves swelling, and also improves blood microcirculation in the genitals. For medicinal purposes, a man is given an infusion at the rate of one tablespoon of dry herb per glass of boiling water. It is enough to drink ¼ glass 3 times a day.
Sage herb is an aphrodisiac not only for women, but also for men. You can add dry sage as a seasoning to any dish or take teaspoons of the decoction.
Chemical composition and nutritional characteristics
Since this herb is generally not consumed in large quantities, it is difficult to consider it as a source of calories, carbohydrates, fat, protein or fiber. But sage can serve as a good source of other equally beneficial substances for the body.
This herb contains many essential oils, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds.
In total, these are more than 20 useful components, most of which have antioxidant properties. Sage is known for its amazing combination of essential oils containing ketane, alpha and beta thujone. Compounds such as cineole, borneol, chlorogenic, fumaric, caffeic and nicotinic acids were also found in the greenery of the plant. Nutritional value per 100 g of dry herb
| Calorie content | 315 kcal |
| Carbohydrates | 60.73 g |
| Squirrels | 10.63 g |
| Fats | 12.75 g |
| Cellulose | 40.3 g |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.754 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.336 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.72 mg |
| Vitamin B5 | 2.69 mg |
| Vitamin B9 | 274 mcg |
| Vitamin A | 3.5 mg |
| Vitamin C | 32.4 mg |
| Vitamin E | 7.48 mg |
| Vitamin K | 1.71 mg |
| Sodium | 11 mg |
| Potassium | 1070 mg |
| Calcium | 1652 mg |
| Copper | 0.757 mg |
| Iron | 28.12 mg |
| Magnesium | 428 mg |
| Manganese | 3.133 mg |
| Zinc | 4.7 mg |
Medicinal properties and contraindications for taking sage by children
To treat a sore throat and life-threatening hysterical cough, drink a decoction or infusion. This stimulates the removal of mucus. A sore throat can simply be gargled with the infusion; coughs can also be treated with inhalations.
To prepare the infusion, take a glass of boiling water and add 1 tbsp. l. dry raw materials. Under the lid, the infusion will be ready in 20 minutes. If you want to enhance the effect, then add 0.5 tsp. boric alcohol.
Children like a decoction of sage herb with milk. The decoction is prepared from water and milk in equal parts and with the addition of a tablespoon of dry herbs. After cooling and straining, add a teaspoon of honey to the drink. We would like to warn you about contraindications: it is forbidden to be treated with sage herb during pregnancy and lactation, or in case of individual intolerance.
You shouldn’t treat a long-term, incessant cough - it’s time to visit a medical facility and clarify the diagnosis
We do not recommend treating children under 5 years of age with sage herb, or those with thyroid dysfunction. If you do not take breaks between courses of treatment, you can get poisoned. Your health is too valuable to risk recklessly, so consult your doctor before using any herb as a medicine.
Salvia addiction treatment
Salvia, like other psychoactive substances, is addictive . Chronic use of sage causes harm to the addict's body.
In order to remove toxic substances from the body as soon as possible and prevent the risk of diseases due to long-term use of sage, experts recommend undergoing a course of treatment in a hospital in order to get rid of psychological dependence and remove toxic substances from the body.
Author:
Vitaly Ivanovich Vasilenko
The benefits and harms of using medicinal sage
It is no coincidence that the medicinal variety of sage received this name. The ability to inhibit bacteria, fungi and protozoa, treat respiratory diseases, relieve toothache and treat gums, reduce sugar and cholesterol levels. Haven't you wanted to try Salvia officinalis treatment yet? Then let’s continue the list of what else sage heals! The decoction is used in the form of compresses and lotions; with such a powerful remedy, burns are soothed, boils and ulcers disappear, and eczema and psoriasis are alleviated. Salvia soothes itchy skin, so you can take a bath with a decoction of medicinal sage.
A decoction of the herb acts on the gastrointestinal tract, reducing flatulence and diarrhea
However, excessive zeal in treatment can cause harm to yourself: sage can increase blood pressure, cause disturbances in the functioning of unhealthy kidneys, and provoke the growth of a tumor, if present. Women should avoid this herb if they have endometriosis or endometrial hyperplasia. If the cough is prolonged and very severe, then the decoction will only increase sputum production, which will not improve the patient’s condition.
Medicinal properties and contraindications of sage in tablet form
The medicinal properties of sage tablets include the effect on cough, stomatitis, tracheitis, bronchitis and sore throat. But before taking the pill, it is better to carefully study the list of contraindications. The taste of tablets or lozenges is very pleasant, as they contain sucrose, glucose and citric or malic acid.
Such tablets will work more effectively if they are dissolved rather than chewed.
The benefits and harms of sage seeds
Sage seeds contain excess polyunsaturated fatty acids and have their own benefits. Therefore, taking salvia seeds is useful for vegetarians or those people whose menu does not include meat or fish. Only excessive consumption of seeds can cause harm. If your diet is complete, then you should not get carried away with adding sage seeds to your food.
Beneficial properties of sage leaves and contraindications
Sage leaves exhibit their beneficial properties during the treatment of an inflamed gallbladder or stomach ulcers, gastritis, and diarrhea. You have already become acquainted with contraindications for use above in the article. But there's no harm in adding some fresh leaves to a glass of lemonade or as a salad dressing. We warn you that the taste of sage may overpower the taste of the other ingredients.
Using sage leaves relieves pain during menstruation
Other properties of the leaves: increased efficiency due to improved blood circulation in the brain. If your low blood pressure causes dizziness, then salvia will normalize your blood pressure and your condition will improve.
The benefits and harms of sage essential oil
The oil is very concentrated and is as beneficial as the rest of the plant. Let's add that it tones, relaxes and relieves spasms. Inhaling sage herb oil activates the brain and helps get rid of drug addiction. The use of oil helps with sweating, relieves swelling, and improves immunity. To relieve muscle pain, the product is used externally.
Clary sage oil lowers blood pressure, while medicinal sage oil increases it.
If you need an antidepressant oil, then take nutmeg, and if you want a relaxing effect, then you need salvia oil
How to select and store
Whenever possible, it is better to choose fresh sage greens over dried herbs, as they have better flavor. Fresh leaves have a rich green-gray color. For tea or preparation, it is better to take leaves without dark or yellow spots.
Fresh greens can be stored in the refrigerator, wrapped in a damp paper towel and placed in a plastic container or glass of water. Dried sage is stored away from moisture and direct sunlight.
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The use of sage in folk medicine
Traditional medicine is famous for its approach and methods. Sage herb has long been adopted as an effective remedy in the form of infusions, decoctions, teas, lotions and compresses.
The infusion is made from a tablespoon of dry raw materials and a glass of boiling water. The product is infused for half an hour under the lid. The dosage should not exceed 300 ml of infusion per day.
It is useful to rinse your mouth with a decoction for various wounds, problems with gums and teeth, and periodontal disease. You need to rinse at least 6 times a day
Sage is used to treat skin diseases using the lotion method. Gauze is soaked in the broth, squeezed out and the sore spot is blotted.
What it is
Sage is an aromatic herb that is often used in the production of soaps and cosmetics, and the leaves - fresh, dried or in powder form - are used as a medicinal herb in medicine and as a seasoning in cooking.
It is one of the common ingredients in Greek, Italian and Balkan cuisine.
The amazing health benefits of this legendary herb have made it a staple in traditional European and Chinese medicines.
What does sage look like - photo
The use of sage in cosmetology
Cosmetologists confirm the excellent rejuvenating effect of cosmetics with sage - the skin looks younger, wrinkles are smoothed out, freshness is felt, pimples disappear, age spots fade, and the complexion becomes healthier and more even. A sage bath will help effectively relieve morning puffiness. The herb is taken both internally and externally. Inside, sage acts on the gastrointestinal tract, cleansing the intestines, so after treatment with herbs, pimples and blackheads disappear.
In cosmetology, masks, lotions, steam baths with salvia are used, hair is rinsed with a decoction, and compresses are made for the eyes.
Decoction
A decoction is made from a tablespoon of plant leaves, but you can take 3-4 stems. The raw materials are placed in a glass of water and heated for 25 minutes in a water bath. The broth should not boil! You can use the product after half an hour, immediately after filtering. Since the decoction is concentrated, add boiled water to the glass to the brim. Decoctions are used to treat sore throat, laryngitis, thrush, and cervical erosion. Treat skin diseases, burns, psoriasis and frostbite.
Essential oil
Essential oil perfectly nourishes mature or oily skin, smoothes wrinkles, and deodorizes the skin. This is an ideal product for hair that gets dirty quickly and is prone to oiliness.
For medicinal purposes, the oil is used to heal wounds, relieve itching and eliminate skin rashes.
Desserts and baked goods
Sage can be added to dough for baking table bread and used for sprinkling. On the other hand, it is added to salty and sweet fillings - meat, fruit, cheese. Sage perfectly complements the taste of pumpkin, peas, and liver.
If you add notes of salvia to chocolate or fudge, the candy will taste more piquant; you can decorate the alcoholic filling, such as rum, with the aroma of the spice.
Sage reveals itself well in homemade marmalade made from fruit purees. Sometimes such spices are added to sweets like churchkhela, which use fruit juices and natural nuts. The taste is original and unlike any other sweets.
Use of sage herb in cooking
Salvia is a spice, and in small quantities it improves the taste of fish or meat dishes, vegetables and salads. If you like a little bitterness in your food, then adding sage greens will provide it for you.
If you overdo it, the dish may be ruined! Seasoning is added in any form, even by frying it. You can add dried herb powder to lard and beer.
Now you know how sage is useful. We will be grateful for your comments on the article, especially if you decorate them with recipes for using this medicinal herb.
Narcotic effect of sage
In many ways, the effect of consuming sage depends on the type of use and amount of the drug.
The state of drug intoxication occurs instantly and lasts for an hour, the most intense hallucinations last about 30 minutes, after which the effect of salvia ceases.
Many addicts use sage simultaneously with alcohol or other drugs to enhance the effects of sage.
Description of the plant
Salvia officinalis (Salvia from the Latin Salvere - to treat) is a perennial subshrub from the family Lamiaceae, 30-70 cm high. The stems, including several, are branched, tetrahedral, heavily leafy, woody at the base. The leaves are opposite, petiolate, oblong, with a finely reticulated surface, gray-green. The flowers are on short stalks, collected in 6-10 false whorls, blue-violet, forming an apical spike-shaped inflorescence. The flowers secrete a sweet-smelling nectar. The whole plant is aromatic. Blooms in June - July. Nectar plant. Sage is native to Mediterranean countries, where it grows on dry mountain slopes. Leaves collected during the flowering period are used. The smell of the dried plant is aromatic, especially when crushed, the taste is bitter-spicy, slightly astringent. Essential oil (up to 2.5%) containing cineole, thujone, salvain, and alkaloids was found in the leaves; tannins and bitter substances, ursolic, oleanolic acids and resinous substances, phytolunds, which are actively active against mycobacterium tuberculosis. Sage leaves have a disinfectant, anti-inflammatory, astringent, hemostatic, emollient and sweat-limiting effect. It is used in the form of infusion and tincture of leaves for rinsing the mouth, for stomatitis, catarrh of the upper respiratory tract, for sore throat and gynecological diseases in the form of medicinal douching.
What are the benefits of seasoning?
Sage became known primarily as a medicinal strengthening plant. Its main healing properties are:
- anti-inflammatory effect, healing of damaged tissues and organs;
- hemostatic, astringent effect;
- women use sage tea to stop lactation;
- spice strengthens the body's defenses and helps fight diseases of the respiratory and reproductive systems;
- the seasoning also strengthens blood vessels and the muscular system, helps maintain healthy joints;
- the spice cleanses the skin of rashes, normalizes fat secretion of the face and head, stimulates the growth of healthy hair and
Sage is used to gargle for colds, heal gums, add to lotion for antiseptic irrigation, and make lotions against fungus. Sage also supports the nervous system and helps keep you warm, which is why it has long been added to camping and military provisions.
There is no need to consume sage regularly, but periodically decorating dishes and drinks with exquisite spicy aromas is not only tasty, but also healthy for the body.
How to make sage tea
To brew tea, you can buy sage packaged in bags or unpackaged at the pharmacy. In addition, you can prepare the raw materials yourself: collect the top leaves and flowers, dry and store in a tightly closed container.
To prepare, just pour water over sage and drink a cup a day, adding honey, lemon or orange. The latter is especially important, since such tea in its pure form has a bitter aftertaste.
If for some reason you don’t like this tea in its pure form, you can add it to regular tea. This will not reduce its effectiveness.
Basic properties
The aroma is cold, tart, smoky. The pronounced bactericidal and antiseptic properties of sage make it possible to successfully use it for inhalation in the treatment of the most common respiratory diseases. Inhalations with sage essential oil help quickly cure acute respiratory disease, laryngitis, tracheitis, sore throat, chronic bronchitis, and bronchial asthma. For pneumonia, inhalations with sage will help to quickly overcome a cough and have an expectorant and anti-inflammatory effect. If you suffer from hoarseness, sage will help restore your voice. Even with pulmonary tuberculosis, inhalations with sage will help to achieve a complete cure, without complications. Clary sage essential oil has a positive effect on the state of the cardiovascular system - it tones cardiac activity, normalizes blood pressure if there is a tendency to hypotension. It has a vasodilating effect on small vessels, helps relieve vascular spasms, and has a positive effect in the complex treatment of coronary heart disease. Helps normalize blood circulation in the vessels of the brain. Therefore, inhalations with sage oil are useful for vegetative-vascular dystonia, atherosclerosis, dizziness, and during rehabilitation after strokes. Very interesting and useful are the unusual properties of sage, such as the ability to improve urination and removal of toxins from the body, improve the restoration of strength and vital functions of the body after a long illness. It has a particular effect on the hormonal function of women. It is known that the plant reduces the pain of menstruation and promotes conception in case of infertility; and when breastfeeding it helps stop lactation. “Sage strengthens the nerves...” was written in the Middle Ages in the Salerno Code of Health. As modern scientific research has shown, it was written absolutely correctly. Perfectly helps to cope with nervous tension, helps cope with stress, depression, get rid of feelings of fear, improves memory. Even in older people, it gently stimulates the nervous system, improves memory, eliminates asthenic-depressive conditions, and balances emotions. And for young people, the tonic effect of the healing esters of sage oil may be more interesting. This is due to the fact that it has a positive effect on functional disorders of the nervous system, increases mental and physical performance, increases the body’s adaptive capabilities, restores the body’s energy, and relieves stress and tension. As bioenergetics experts note, sage helps restore and “heal” the aura after deception and infidelity, and helps open up new opportunities for personal self-expression. Belongs to the category of “male” essential oils, more suitable for people of calm temperament and curvaceous physique. Use in inhalations and aromatherapy - in the treatment of tonsillitis, laryngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, tuberculosis, pneumonia, in complex treatment of hypotension, coronary artery disease, cerebral atherosclerosis, after strokes, useful in the treatment of depression, asthenia, etc. P.
This is interesting…
Sage extract is very actively used in the cosmetic industry. Lip balm with sage extract is very easy to apply. It creates the thinnest film on the surface of the lips. It serves as an ideal protection against drying out and cracking of the skin due to exposure to cold, wind and sun. At the same time, the balm tones, nourishes and refreshes lips, restoring their natural color and giving them softness and natural shine. The balm can also be used as a base for your regular lipstick. There is an old Arabic saying: “Why should a man die if there is sage growing in his garden.” Probably, prolonging life with the help of sage is still a controversial issue, but everyone can undoubtedly protect themselves and their loved ones from a number of diseases, especially during colds, with the help of sage preparations. Sage is a favorite flower not only of gardeners, but also of pharmacists, who called it a “lifesaver.” For many centuries, since the time of Hippocrates, it has been one of the most important components of various medicinal preparations. And this is no coincidence - even the very name of this beautiful fragrant plant comes from the Latin word “savior”. There is an ancient belief that this plant can resurrect life, that it “supports and revives everything that has been conceived.” And by the way, scientific research has confirmed that sage actually promotes conception! It turned out that it has a beneficial effect on sex hormones. The general health-improving effect of sage on the body is also quite pronounced, so its use in food is known. Even Greek poets in their poems noted the healing properties of sage and loved to brew a special, “Greek” tea from the leaves of this plant. And the Romans, highlighting the special qualities of this unusual plant, collected it only after sacrifices, considering sage a sacred herb. The famous “Salerno Code of Health” also paid special attention to sage, saying “You are our savior, sage, and a helper given by nature.”
Homemade recipes with sage
Berry cocktail with sage
- Ingredients: ½ liter of mineral water, juice of one lemon, any berry syrup, jam, 10 g of chopped sage.
- Preparation: Place the entire set of ingredients, except water, in a blender, mix thoroughly, then add mineral water to the resulting mixture.
Risotto with sage
- Ingredients: 300 g rice, 200 ml chicken broth, 200 g hard cheese, one small pumpkin, onion, 30 g butter and 10 g vegetable oil, ground white pepper, 20 g sage leaves, salt to taste.
- Preparation: Cut the pumpkin into small pieces, add our spice to it, bake it in foil at 200 degrees. Fry finely chopped onion with butter until golden brown, then put rice in a frying pan, pour in the broth and simmer until done. A few minutes before the dish is ready, add baked pumpkin, grated cheese, butter, salt and pepper.
