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What a delicious herb this is!   

Salvia officinalis, it is a very well-known herb, especially in cooking, which has been used for a long time.  

Like rosemary, thyme and oregano, it is an herb with a wonderful aroma, warm, Mediterranean, spicy, sunny!

Every salvia is edible, but not every kind is really tasty. It is a herb that also blooms and is often visited by bumblebees and bees and certainly this makes it a very nice herb for me because I love the scents with an aroma that The wind takes with it and all the hommles and bees that like it as much as I do.   

Sage is derived from the Latin word ‘salvere’, which means ‘to save’ or ‘to cure’. Let me explain why.  

The Greeks and Romans called salvia its a miracle plant.  

In every medieval monastery garden, salvia had a prominent place to use and apply, medicinally but most of all it was used to make fresh tea !  

Having salvia in the garden was also a sign of prosperity, but over the centuries it also became a plant of wisdom as it has a high number of medicinal uses.   

People in the high mountains of the whole world still use this herb a lot because it is true, salvia has been used for all kinds of women’s ailments.

I would like to tell you more about what kind is used in natural medicine.   

The ‘Salvia officinales’ because this means

” from the pharmacist’s workshop !

Salvia is full of good oils, vitamins and minerals. The herb is especially rich in vitamins A, B, and potassium. Fresh sage also contains a lot of vitamin C.   

 Use it in your stews, meat dishes and you will maintain your mental and physical condition because it fights gastrointestinal cramps when eating heavily, meanwhile also increases your resistance, counteracts inflammation and promotes digestion.  

Salvia officinalis, especially as a mouthwash and gargle, is known for its healing power for mouth and throat infections. It disinfects infections and inflammations of the mucous membranes . And that is why this herb is also used in toothpaste, mouthwashes and lozenges.  It has an astringent and disinfectant effect and can help, for example, with bad breath . 

I myself have experienced that salvia helps very well against hot flashes in the menopause, not equally important for everyone to know but I am very happy with it … That’s why I regularly make  tea of salvia (3 large leaves of salvia in a  boiling hot water and it’s healthy too!  

Drinking tea also helps with gum inflammation , bleeding gums or loose teeth,  

 and if you have a sore throat, or if your voice doesn’t want to because of a cold, it has really a soothing and purifying effect. 

You can also use salvia for external use using a compress for small wounds and infections of the skin.

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