Salvia officinalis

Edible sage used culinarily.  Promotes longevity.  Remedy for restlessness, night sweats, angina, and inflammation.  Contains thujone, camphor, eucalyptol, tannins, rosmarinic acid, flavonoids, and substances with an anti-perspirant and estrogen-like effect.   Remedy for respiratory infection, nasal congestion, coughs, tonsillitis, and sore throats.  Stimulates appetite, relieves indigestion, and helps the liver.  Used for fever, night sweats, nervous sweating, and kidney and urinary tract problems.  Alleviates menopausal symptoms.  Brush your teeth with crushed leaves, and it works as an antiseptic and disinfectant that removes plaque.  It also strengthens bleeding gums, and when used as an astringent, can cure oral ulcers.

Prescribed for colds, fevers, epilepsy, cholera, and constipation.  Stimulant for circulation.

Tea: 1 tsp sage with 1 cup of boiling water, steeped for 10 minutes.

Sage Vinegar: Add sage leaves to wine vinegar.

In magic: Helps with conception.  Indicates prosperity for household.  For immortality, longevity, wisdom, protection, and wishes.  Ensures a long life.  Used in healing and money spells.  Guards against contracting the evil eye.   It is bad luck to plant sage in your own garden.  Must be planted with other plants.  To make wishes come true, write your wish on a sage leaf and hide it under your pillow.  Sleep on it for three nights.  If during this time, you dream of what you desire, your wish will come true.  If you do not, bury the sage in the ground so it won’t do you harm.

This is not medical advice.