Health Benefits of Sage Tea

According to Herbal Health Solutions, sage is a good remedy for inflammation and infection of the mouth and throat, profuse sweating, hot flashes associated with menopause, indigestion, fevers, and nervous exhaustion. It can also be used to reduce or stop lactation.

Read on to learn how to make sage tea and for additional ways to use sage tea for health benefits.

Making Sage Tea

Making sage tea is simple. Add one teaspoon of sage to one cup of boiling water and steep in a covered cup for 15 - 30 minutes. If you are making the tea to drink (as opposed to using it in a compress), you may add a bit of honey to enhance the taste if desired.

Sage Tea for Treating Migraine Headaches

Dip a cloth in hot sage tea to make a compress. Put the sage tea compress over your forehead to treat migraine headaches.

Sage Tea for Treating Stomach Cramps and Digestion Troubles

Simple put a compress made with hot sage tea over your abdominal area and relax to find relief from stomach cramps and other digestive troubles such as flatulence.

Sage Tea for Treating Colds, Flu, and Bronchitis

Drinking hot sage tea can help relieve bronchitis and cold and flu symptoms. Not only does hot sage tea work as an expectorant, it can also cause you to sweat which can help relieve the body of toxins. Add a touch of honey to the tea if desired.

Sage Tea for Treating Diarrhea

Drink cold sage tea to treat diarrhea. Recommended dosage is between two and four cups of cold sage tea per day.

Sage Tea for Treating Congestion

Sage tea can be used to clear the sinuses and lungs. Make an infusion of sage tea, put it in a bowl, and inhale the vapor from the tea. To hold the vapor in, place a towel over your head and the bowl, while breathing in the vapors. You may also put strained sage tea into a vaporizer, or sprinkle sage into a hot bath.

Sage Tea for Treating Cuts and Sores

Make a cold compress using cold sage tea and place it over cuts and sores for relief and faster healing.

Sage Tea for Oral Health

Rinse your mouth three times per day with cold sage tea to treat inflamed gums and any type of sores in your mouth.

Sage Tea for Enhanced Brain Function

According to World's Healthiest Foods (www.whfoods.com), sage is beneficial for better brain function and is an excellent memory enhancer. Sipping sage tea while studying may not just make keep you healthy, it may also help you to retain what you are learning.

How to Store Sage

Fresh sage should be wrapped in damp paper towels and then placed into a plastic bag and put into the refrigerator. It should keep for several days if stored this way.

Dry sage should be kept in an airtight bottle in a cool dark place, away from moisture. When stored properly, dried sage keeps for about six months.

Warning: According to botanical.com, sage tea should not be consumed during pregnancy as it can cause contractions.

Sources:

Botanical.com: http://www.botanical.com/site/by_you/acandee_sage.html

Herbal Health Solutions: http://www.herbal-health-solutions.com/Sage_Tea.html

World's Healthiest Foods: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=76