Salvia, Sage

New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563

Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578

Koehler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887

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Botanical 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, Benefits the Brain and Nerves:
-nourishes and strengthens the Liver and Blood, Uterus, Senses, Memory, Sinews, Nerves and Joints.

2. Move the Blood, Regulates Menstruation:
-menstrual irregularities associated with Deficiency, Heat, Qi stagnation or poor circulation (since Hippocrates)

3. Clears Wind and Heat, Clears Phlegm, Resists Poison:
-Wind-Heat attacking the Head with excessive nasal discharge, Sinusitis

4. Astringes, Benefits the Kidneys, Clears Deficient Heat:
-excessive Sexual desire

5. Astringes to Stop Sweating:
-Excessive Sweating, Night Sweats; the infusion is taken cold. (Commission E approved)

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

9. Externally:
-as a wash and gargle for mouth problems such as inflamed Sore Throat, Ulcers of the Mouth and Throat, bleeding gums
-applied to skin conditions such as Eczema and Scrofula.
-Sage Oil is used externally for Palsy, Apoplexy etc.

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
Compound for Paralysis (Salerno)
Powder for Paralysis and Vertigo (Nicholas)

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