Salvia, Sage
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New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 |
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 |
Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887
Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSIONBotanical name:
Salvia officinalis
Parts used:
Leaf; Flowering tops
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral (Traditionally regarded as Warm; Cool by some), dry. Bitter, Pungent
Classifications:
2F. PURIFYING. 2O. ASTRINGENT. 2S. STRENGTHENING.
3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS. 3G. EMMENAGOGUE. 3M. ARTHRITICS. 3P. MASTICATORIES & STERNUTATORIES
4a. CEPHALIC. 4c. CARDIAC. 4e. STOMACHIC. 4f. SPLENETIC. 4i. UTERINE. 4j. NERVINE. 4k. ARTHRITIC
Uses:
1. Benefits the Liver and Blood, Settles Wind, Benefits the Brain and Nerves:
-‘Good for the Liver, and to breed Blood’ (Culpeper)
-nourishes and strengthens the Liver and Blood, Uterus, Senses, Memory, Sinews, Nerves and Joints.
-Paralysis, Shaking or Trembling Limbs, Apoplexy, Convulsions, Epilepsy, Lethargy etc.
2. Move the Blood, Regulates Menstruation:
-menstrual irregularities associated with Deficiency, Heat, Qi stagnation or poor circulation (since Hippocrates)
-Amenorrhea, Scanty Menstruation with cramps, and PMS.
-Trauma, Bruising
3. Clears Wind and Heat, Clears Phlegm, Resists Poison:
-Wind-Heat attacking the Head with excessive nasal discharge, Sinusitis
-beginning of Wind-Heat Colds and Flus and Fevers; Paracelsus used for Fever and acute diseases
-sore, inflamed or ulcerated Mouth and Throat.
4. Astringes, Benefits the Kidneys, Clears Deficient Heat:
-excessive Sexual desire (from Yin deficient Heat)
-Diabetes and Diabetes-like disorders (a glass of Sage Wine after each meal).
-Menopausal symptoms, Flushing, Sweating, Restlessness
5. Astringes to Stop Sweating:
-Excessive Sweating, Night Sweats (including Menopause and Tuberculosis); the infusion is taken cold. (Commission E approved)
–profuse sweat, which occur in convalescence after acute diseases (Sydenham)
6. Stops Milk:
-Stops the flow of Milk in nursing mothers.
7. Clears Damp, Moves the Qi, Promotes Digestion:
-dampness of the digestion with poor digestion and appetite, intestinal gurgling etc.
8. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-promotes Urine when cloudy or turbid as a result of Heat and Damp
-Damp-Heat type Edema.
9. Externally:
-as a wash and gargle for mouth problems such as inflamed Sore Throat, Ulcers of the Mouth and Throat, bleeding gums
–Thrush and Aptha of the Mouth (as a gargle)
-preserves the Teeth (Matthiolus)
-applied to skin conditions such as Eczema and Scrofula.
-said traditionally to cause the Hair to turn black
-the Oil is applied with alcohol to Alopecia.
-Ulcers and Wounds can also be treated externally with Sage.
-applied topically in ointments to Tumors
-washes, poultices and compresses are used for Cancerous Ulcers
-Sage Oil is used externally for Palsy, Apoplexy etc
Dose:
Infusion: 1–2 teaspoonful (3–6 grams)
Powder: 1–3 grams
Comment:
… available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
Betony & Sage
1. Wind, Cold and Damp of the Head or Joints, Sage with … available in PRO version
2. Cold in the Head, Sage … available in PRO version
3. Against Epidemic and Infectious Diseases, Sage with … available in PRO version
4. Wind of the Head; Headache, Migraine, Vertigo, Paralysis, Convulsions, Sage with … available in PRO version
5. Paralysis:
i. Sage with … available in PRO version
ii. Sage with … available in PRO version
6. Apoplexy:
i. Sage with … available in PRO version
ii. Sage with … available in PRO version
7. Vertigo, Dizziness:
i. Sage with … available in PRO version
ii. for Paralysis and Vertigo, Sage with … available in PRO version
8. To strengthen the Stomach and promote digestion, Sage with … available in PRO version
9. Hydrocephalus, Sage with … available in PRO version
10. Strengthen the Brain and Memory:
i. Sage with … available in PRO version
11. Insanity, Sage with … available in PRO version
12. Diabetes, combine Sage with … available in PRO version
13. Arthritis, Sage with … available in PRO version
14. Excess Sweating:
i. Sage with … available in PRO version
ii. Sage with … available in PRO version
15. Night Sweats:
i. Sage with … available in PRO version
ii. Sage with … available in PRO version
16. To stop Milk, Sage with … available in PRO version
17. Shingles, Sage with … available in PRO version
18. Urticaria, Sage with … available in PRO version
19. Mouth and Throat pain and inflammation, Sage as a gargle with … available in PRO version
20. Tinnitus, Sage with … available in PRO version
21. Ointment for Bruising or Blood Stagnation, Sage with … available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Decoction for Cough (Gabelhover)
Decoction to Strengthen the Head (Wirtzung)
Decoction to Warm the Head
Decoction for Paralysis (Praxis Medicinae)
Wine of Sage Compound
Tincture Against Convulsions
Four Thieves Vinegar
Compound for Paralysis (Salerno)
Powder for Paralysis and Vertigo (Nicholas)
Green Oil
Cautions:
Avoid large doses during Pregnancy.
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the whole Herb, Distilled Oil, Salt of the Ashes, Conserve of the Flowers, Tincture of Sage