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Digestion, lack of energy, women's disorders, the skin and the mouth, are succinctly the areas in which this prodigious plant that is sage reveals itself as a natural solution to explore.

The main indications of sage are as follows:

• It has an important tonic and invigorating effect. It is intended for this purpose to combat states of weakness, atony, asthenia and lack of energy.
• Completing the previous assumption, it provides its ability to stimulate appetite and overcome reluctance. It is indicated in case of continued loss of appetite, mild anorexia, convalescence from an illness due to viral or bacterial infection.
• It is a good ally of women's health. Due to its antispasmodic and astringent effect, it helps relieve menstruation pain and normalize the period.
• It shows an estrogenic and anti-sweat effect, which has made it one of the best herbal resources to treat the different unpleasant symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes and night sweats, but also irritability, lower back pain and migraine.
• As a digestive tonic, it relieves gastrointestinal spasms and is indicated in cases of gastroenteritis and dyspepsia or slow and difficult digestion, as well as in nervous indigestion, which causes nausea and vomiting.
• As a carminative and disinfectant plant, sage is used to combat bad breath or halitosis and to eliminate a bad taste in the mouth. In such cases it was enough to chew the fresh leaves.
• It shows a moderate astringent and antidiarrheal action, it serves to relieve occasional diarrhea, and in this case it is better if you combine it with other antidiarrheal plants such as agrimony and wild rose.
• Due to its antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and antiviral effect, it has been used to treat respiratory system conditions, mild bronchitis, colds, flu, tonsillitis and pharyngitis.
• A certain hypoglycemic effect is attributed to it, for the supportive treatment of diabetes mellitus , as it helps to reduce the level of sugar in the blood and urine.
• It relieves joint pain due to its anti-inflammatory effect and is included in some antirheumatic formulas.
• It is also included in herbal formulations to treat high blood pressure, due to its powerful diuretic effect.
• It promotes the emission of urine and helps combat sources of infection in the urinary tract. Again, in this case, it should be associated with other plants that reinforce its action, such as heather, corn, or bearberry.
• Externally, sage is revealed as a great ally for oral health. It is indicated in case of dental pain, inflammation of the oral mucosa, inflammation of the tongue or glossitis, and to stop bleeding gums and relieve other symptoms of gingivitis.
• Due to its astringent effect, it is also used on ulcers, canker sores and mouth sores, which are often very annoying.
• In the form of an infusion, but also as a gargle, sage is very effective in relieving throat irritation, pharyngitis and laryngitis, and treating inflammation of the tonsils or tonsillitis.
• Combined with rosemary and thyme, it helps to strengthen hair, and is applied in the form of a lotion to eliminate dandruff in seborrheic dermatitis, and to stop hair loss and prevent alopecia.
• Sage lotion had traditionally been used to hide gray hair, with very relative success.
• Sage is also an excellent remedy for the skin, due to its regenerative power at the cellular level and its astringent, healing and disinfecting effects. It is indicated in case of insect bites, wounds with or without bleeding, sores, hives with hives and inflammation of the skin, ulcerations, etc.
• In traditional uses, sage has been used to whiten teeth

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