The Benefits of Sage

Sage

Originally published in the Plant Prana Newsletter August 22, 2022

Sage (Sage, Dalmatian Sage, Sage Triloba, Heritage Sage, Australian Sage, Spanish Sage, Blue Mountain Sage, Sacred Sage)

• Apply to wrist to help reduce brain fatigue
• As a salt scrub it helps to from other people and release negativity 
• As a spray it calms and soothes in times of stress
• Can be detoxifying to the respiratory tract when doing sustained inhalation or in a diffuser 
• Can be invaluable in a fibromyalgia crisis as a body tonic, liniment, or in a salt bath 
• Improve cognitive functions through the regulating effect Sage has on the “fight or flight” system
• Help improve your ability to express yourself
• Can be balancing between the emotions and mind
• Fortify and regulate the adrenals
• Calm the sensory nerves throughout the body by applying in a body tonic, ointment, massage oil, or in a salt bath
• Help prevent the generation of stress in the body
• Can be regenerating to the nervous system
• Helpful with pain syndromes
• Help release negative psychological energies
• Help reduce the effect of aggressive people or situations on your physiology

Properties

SAGE (Sage, Dalmatian Sage, Sage Triloba, Heritage Sage, Australian Sage, Spanish Sage, Blue Mountain Sage, Sacred Sage)

SKIN: Acne, dermatitis, dandruff, eczema, gum infections, sores, excessive sweating, hair loss.

CIRCULATION: Poor circulation, fluid retention.

MUSCULAR/JOINTS: Anti-inflammatory, aches and pains, arthritis, rheumatism, fibromyalgia, debility, may be helpful with spinal misalignments.

IMMUNE: Infectious conditions, flu, colds, fever, lowered immune response, prevention.

RESPIRATORY: Laryngitis, coughs.

DIGESTIVE: Liver congestion, jaundice.

ENDOCRINE: Helps to strengthen and regulate the adrenals.

NERVOUS: Psychosomatic response, stress related conditions, the effects of stress, headaches, nervous tension, nervous exhaustion.

PSYCHOLOGICAL: Stress, trauma thought forms, negative thinking about others, negative thinking about oneself, soothing, sense of well-being.

ENERGETIC:

Cleansing, prepares the body for spiritual energy, impacts the protective webs of the chakras.