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| Salvia Officinalis or Sage |
It is somewhat white and woolly and it also has a strong roots and branches. The stem is square and finely haired.
The floral leave are oblong ovate or ovate-lanceolate in shape. The colors of the flower are red, purple, blue or white and in whorls that forms terminal racemes.
Medicinal Benefits of Sage:
- Effective for stomach problems, vomiting, gastric flatulence and headache resulting from indigestion.
- It also whiten and strengthen the teeth.
- Amazing reliever of inflammation of the gums, mouth ulcers, eczema, sores, varicose veins and ulcers.
- Scurvy.
- It also cure sore throat and tonsillitis.
- Cures mosquito and other insect bites and bees or wasps stings.
- Effective for nervous conditions, trembling, depression and giddiness.
- Aids in the case of whitish discharge from the vagina and uterus and other related problems.
- Treats diarrhea, inflamed stomach and small intestine.
Ways to Use the Sage:
- Making hot tea 10 grams sage for 1 liter water and 4 to 5 cups daily is good medicine for the first set of illnesses stated above.
- Fresh leaves are used as a rub to the teeth to make it white.
- Decoction of the flowers are a good gargle for mouth ulcers, sore throats and tonsillitis.
- The decoction of the whole plant is effective for the 3rd set of illnesses above.
- The pounded leaves are great for the mosquito and other insect bites and it is only applied externally.
- Infusion of the leaves of the sage and flowers in 10 grams for a 1 liter of water and taken 1 cup a day is good the last 2 sets of illnesses stated above.
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