Salvia officinalis - use

The use of medicinal sage for the treatment of various diseases began a long time ago. Today the plant recognizes even traditional medicine. Medicines prepared on its basis, are more effective than many pharmaceutical preparations and at the same time are absolutely natural.

Application of sage in folk medicine

In the composition of salvia - so called the medicinal sage - a lot of medicinal substances. As a raw material for the preparation of medicines, leaves and tops with flowers are used.

Apply sage for the following purposes:

1. The plant has proven itself as a remedy against lung and throat diseases. Of the broths, effective rinses are obtained, saving in angina, SARS, acute respiratory infections, laryngitis and even tuberculosis. To quickly cope with the disease, it is necessary to conduct the procedure at least five to six times a day.
2. Infusion of medicinal sage is useful for people suffering from frequent mood swings, depressions, apathy. It treats neuralgia. And if you take it before bed, you can safely forget about insomnia and increased nervous excitability.
3. Sage leaves are used for ailments of the genitourinary system - pyelonephritis, cystitis, nephritis - due to their mild, but at the same time, powerful enough diuretic and disinfecting action.
4. Very often salvia is included in the composition of the puerperium, which is prescribed for expectoration and relief of coughing with pneumonia, bronchitis.
5. Regularly use the plant sage should patients with digestive system disorders and disorders in the work of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract. Cooking grass is simple: a spoonful of a mixture enough to pour 0.5 liters of boiling water and leave to infuse. Drink a medicine four times a day before meals. The duration of the treatment course is ten days. After this time, digestion normalizes, glands of internal secretion begin to work, problems such as constipation, diarrhea, flatulence, intestinal colic disappear.
6. Tincture of sage can be used for multiple sclerosis . To prepare a remedy, two teaspoons of dried salvia must be filled with a couple of glasses of boiling water. The resulting mixture is infused, filtered and drunk within a day in small portions.
7. The plant has a hemostatic effect, so it is often advised to women suffering from excessively abundant periods.
8. As practice shows, the use of flowers of sage is justified with female infertility. Due to the content of phytohormones, they contribute to the production of natural estrogens. With a sufficient number of the latter, ovulation of the cell occurs. To begin to receive salvia is necessary only when it will be possible to find out on which day of the cycle the egg increases to its maximum size.
9. Medicines based on sage can be used for external use - for psoriasis, dermatitis, burns, frostbite, fungi.
10. The plant also found application in cosmetology. Compresses with broth eliminate dark circles under the eyes, smooth wrinkles, refresh. Rinses with salvia treat dandruff, purify the pores, tone the skin and promote hair growth.

In what cases is the use of decoction and other means of sage prohibited?

Among the contraindications can be noted the following:

1. Take the plant can not be pregnant.
2. If the mother does not intend to stop breastfeeding the baby, treatment with salvia should also be discarded.
3. When you use sage, your blood pressure may rise. Therefore, hypertensive patients should be taken with caution.
4. It can damage natural medicine with endometriosis, endometrial hyperplasia, and the presence of neoplasms in the chest.