Grass of Sage: instructions for use, properties, what is useful?

The inhabitants of our country are very lucky, because it is easy to find a lot of useful herbs on its spaces, which can support the health of their body. Thus it is possible to use medicinal, that is chemically created, medications only in the most extreme case. Grass of Sage: instructions for use, benefits and many other interesting things about the plant - in this article.

What is this plant

You need to start with the most basic. So, what is the herb of sage? This is a perennial plant, essential oil culture. Leaflets simple, feathery. Flowers are campanulate, slightly tubular. It should be noted that this plant since ancient times was valued as a curative. Probably, that's why, from Latin, sage is translated as "one that promotes health".

It is important to understand that the sage that grows in meadows and along roads is not suitable as a medicine. It will need a completely different look. The same representative of this plant does not have such pronounced medicinal abilities.

On the types of plants

Proceeding from the above, it is also necessary to tell that the sage grass is of different kinds. And depending on this, it has a different purpose.

1. Healing sage. This is the most common and usual plant for every inhabitant of our country. Used in medicine, by the way, also traditional. It can also be useful in industry and cooking.
2. Ethiopian sage. It is a honey plant, as well as material for cooking spices. In folk medicine, only its leaves are used.
3. A salty sage. Also a melliferous plant. Flowers are used as spices. It is especially good for cooking fish.
4. Salvia predictors. This kind of plant has a hallucinogenic effect, therefore it is highly valued by various magicians and shamans. If you use it in a normal dosage, it has a medicinal effect.
5. Sage nutmeg. Used as a flavor for cigarettes, as well as in the confectionery and alcoholic beverage industry. Some people say that this is an excellent aphrodisiac.

Composition of grass

Considering the properties of sage grass, it is also necessary to tell about what this plant consists of. After all, it is in the composition that its entire usefulness lies.

1. First of all, these are tannins, due to which the plant has a bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effect.
2. Alkaloids help the blood circulate better. They are able to expand the blood vessels, improving blood flow.
3. Bitter substances in the first place have a positive effect on the digestive tract. They also improve kidney and liver function, normalize blood sugar, cholesterol.
4. Flavonoids have a laxative and laxative effect. It is also an excellent diuretic.
5. Phytoncides are useful for the work of the heart muscle, and also have a depressing effect on the pathogenic microflora.
6. Acids: oleic, nicotinic, ursolic, ascorbic. This complex has many useful properties, including regulation of cholesterol, toxins, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect.
7. Essential and fatty oils. Positively affect the work of the brain, central nervous system, heart. And also normalize the processes of metabolism and remove bad cholesterol.
8. Sage grass also has in its composition the most important for the human body vitamins of group B. They are responsible for the restoration of tissues and cells and also positively affect the work of the brain and nervous system.
9. Other useful substances: vitamins of group A (promote growth of cells), phosphorus (strengthens nerves, it is important for the development of enzymes), sodium (dilates blood vessels and promotes muscle growth), magnesium (useful for heart, vessels and central nervous system), iron (the most important participant Oxygen exchange), zinc (important for protein metabolism, is also capable of stimulating libido), copper (antiseptic, which has astringent effect), selenium (increases the body's defenses).

Than useful sage

So, the subject of our close examination is the herb of sage. How is it useful, and when should it be applied? Its beneficial effect is as follows.

• Sage is useful for the health of the respiratory system. This plant also helps with coughing, as it exerts an expectorant effect.
• It is anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, antimicrobial, and also an antifungal agent.
• It is important for the normalization of the processes of the central nervous system.
• Sage grass is used to adjust the metabolic processes.
• This plant is useful for enhancing immunity.
• Sage - an excellent diuretic, which significantly improves the work of the kidneys.
• It positively affects memory and thinking.
• Also, we must not forget that the plant contains a set of phytohormones in its composition. And it is extremely useful for the female body.
• We must also remember that earlier this plant in combination with other medicinal natural preparations helped women conceive children.

A few words about the benefits of this plant

Grass of sage is useful yet? So, experts say that this medicinal plant should be taken in the following cases.

1. In diseases of the upper respiratory tract. These are such problems as pharyngitis, laryngitis, tonsillitis, tonsillitis.
2. Excellent this plant helps with various dental diseases. It can fight gingivitis and stomatitis.
3. Helps sage and with a variety of skin diseases. So, he struggles with eczema, neurodermatitis, psoriasis, as well as burns and frostbite.
4. Medicinal herb sage will be useful to those who have such problems with joints, as osteochondrosis, articular rheumatism, as well as dystrophic lesions.
5. The given medicinal plant and at an ulcer, and also a gastritis with the lowered acidity helps or assists.
6. Sage is also useful for a variety of disorders in the work of the digestive tract: spasms, flatulence.
7. Also positively, this plant affects the body in a state of fever. First of all, it reduces sweating.

Important information

The medicinal herb sage, if used improperly, can also have a negative effect on the body. Therefore, before you start taking this plant for medicinal purposes, it is best to get acquainted with all its features.

• It must be remembered that it is strictly forbidden to take this herb during pregnancy. After all, sage is a biologically active plant. Also, drugs based on it and during breastfeeding are not used.
• Very useful tea from sage to diabetics, because its components enhance the action of insulin, which leads to a decrease in the level of blood sugar.
• Also, you should carefully use sage for children. So, the baths from this plant have no contraindications and can be administered to babies from year to year. But as a treatment for diseases of the upper respiratory tract, sage can be given no earlier than from the age of five. In any case, before using this plant, you need to consult a pediatrician.
• It is believed that sage is also able to fight infertility. In this case, its unique complex of phytohormones works.

Contraindications to the use of plants

What else should I mention if the herb is considered sage? Instructions for use asserts that it is not necessary to use medicines based on this plant in the following cases:

• If there is an increased sensitivity to the components of this plant, simply if you are allergic to it;
• Women are forbidden to take sage if they have increased levels of progesterone and estrogens, as well as diseases such as uterine fibroids, polycystosis and endometriosis;
• Nephritis and inflammation of the kidneys;
• Hypothyroidism (insufficient content of thyroid hormones in the body).

Also it is worth remembering that it is very important to observe the correct dosage of this plant with its independent use and taking in the form of a medicine, because otherwise the negative effect on the work of many organs on the part of this medicine is possible. Understand that a lot of the drug is taken is not difficult. In this case, there will be an allergy, or there will be nausea, dizziness, and vomiting is also possible.

Sage tea

At this stage it is already clear what the sage grass is. Instructions for the use of this plant reads: it can be used to prepare both infusions and decoctions. The very process of preparation will depend on what kind of disease you need to get rid of.

How to prepare a universal infusion of sage? So, for its preparation you need boiling water and dried leaves of grass.

1. Ate the dry sage, 1:10 proportion with water.
2. If the sage is fresh, the proportion is 1: 5 with water.

Everything is put in a thermos for about an hour. After that, it is filtered. You can not put the medicine in the thermos bottle. But in this case, it will have to be simmered on a water bath for the same amount of time.

Decoction of sage

To prepare a decoction of medicinal herbs, sage flowers (dried or fresh) were taken, as well as boiling water. The proportion is the same as described above. The only difference in the preparation of a medicine: it must be boiled over low heat. Time is approximately 15 minutes. Further, the broth is filtered and taken as a medicine. Drink this remedy on an empty stomach, half an hour before a meal.

Sage with diseases

When is sage (grass) still used? The healing properties of this plant are so wide that they can have a positive effect in a variety of diseases. It is used in folk medicine.

1. Dental problems. In this case, you should rinse your mouth with a decoction or infusion. You can do this every 2-3 hours until the condition improves.
2. To facilitate expectoration of sputum, it is necessary to prepare the sage broth on milk. The proportions are the same. It is best to use this medication together with honey.
3. Skin problems: neurodermatitis, psoriasis. In this case, wounds or painful places need to be washed with sage infusion. Do this at least three times a day. And to get rid of the fungus on the skin, you have to slap the affected places, holding the cotton swab for a couple of minutes.
4. If there is such a problem as hemorrhoids, you can cope with it using an enema. For this, an infusion is prepared, which is introduced once a week. During treatment, you should not take alcohol.
5. Women's problems. Cope with thrush or inflammation can be with douching or sedentary baths. In this case, a decoction of sage is used.

Other ways of applying sage medicinal

When can sage (grass) still be used? The instruction says: this plant is widely used in cosmetology. Especially if there are problems with the hair. To cope with dandruff and hair loss, you need to rinse your hair in the decoction of this herb. Then wrap it with a towel (preferably older, as the decoction can stain it) and dry without a hairdryer.

Sage tea

An excellent supporting agent is tea from this plant. Prepare it simply: you need 1 tsp. Dry grass pour a glass of boiling water, insist about 15 minutes. The maximum dose of such a drink per day is one glass. This is an excellent prevention of colds, memory problems, support for the central nervous system. In addition, it is a good invigorating and cheerful drink.