Sage treatment
At home, it is easy to prepare infusions of sage leaves for indoor and outdoor use, use them for rinses, applications, lotions, local and general baths, inhalations.
Infusion of leaves
Take 2 tablespoons of chopped dry leaf of sage, pour a glass of boiling water, heat in a water bath for 15 minutes, insist at room temperature for 45 minutes, filter, squeeze and add warm boiled water to the original volume. Applied for rinsing several times a day with inflammatory processes in the throat and mouth. Inside take 1/2 cup 3-4 times daily before meals for colds, diseases of the upper respiratory tract, lack of appetite, stomach pain, nausea, gastrointestinal diseases, urinary incontinence, neurosis of the heart and neurasthenia, the pathological course of menopause,abundant perspiration, menstrual irregularities.
Another method of preparing the infusion: take 1 tablespoon of dry shredded leaves, brew with 2 cups of boiling water, insist in a closed enameled dish for half an hour, filter, take 1 / 3-1 / 2 cups 3 times a day for diseases of the upper respiratory tract, bronchitis,bronchial asthma, gastritis with low acidity, inflammation of the biliary and bladder, liver, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, atherosclerosis. Often this infusion is used for rinses, inhalations and moist lotions: with angina, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth and gums, with colds, diseases and skin damages.
Decoction of a leaf of a sage
2 tablespoons of the dry crushed sheet fill in 0,5 l of boiled water, boil on low heat of 10 minutes, insist half an hour, filter. Take 1/4 cup 3 times a day for the same indications as infusions.
Decoction with sage with mumps
Take 2 tablespoons of sage leaf, elderberry and lime flowers, 2 teaspoons of peppermint and dill seeds. Vegetable raw materials are ground, mixed and brewed with 2 cups of boiling water in a wide enameled container. You need to tilt your head above the vessel, cover your head with a blanket and inhale the steam for a further 15-30 minutes with interruptions. After the procedure, wrap your throat and ears with a warm woolen shawl.
Inhalations of essential oil
Take a large vessel with boiling water, pour in it 30-50 drops of essential oil of sage, the patient needs to breathe in deeply the healing vapor with his mouth open, covering himself with a towel. Remember: with a strong cough, procedures with sage are contraindicated. Such inhalations work well with inflammatory diseases of the bronchi, throat, tonsils.
"Greek tea" from sage leaves 1 teaspoon pour a glass of boiling water, insist 15-20 minutes, drink half an hour before eating.
It is recommended to take it for a month 3 times a day as a restorative and tonic, stimulating the nervous system, for the prevention of early aging and for anti-stress prevention.
Gastric tea with sage
Take 1 teaspoon of sage leaf, blueberries, rhizome of erect foot, flowers of immortelle( cumin sand), cumin seeds.2 tablespoons of the collection to brew in 2 cups of boiling water. Let it brew for 20 minutes, strain through gauze, take 1/2 cup 3 times a day for 15-20 minutes before meals.
Sage baths
Recommended for arthritis, radiculitis, neuritis, obliterating endarteritis, thrombophlebitis. To prepare 1 bath, take 400 g of dry leaves, pour 4 liters of boiling water, boil on low heat for an hour, insist a day and pour into the bath. The water temperature should be 36-37 ° C, the procedures are repeated after 1-2 days, the course of treatment is 12-16 baths.
For sleeplessness
Take 2 tablespoons of sage leaf, 3 tablespoons mustard seed, pour 0.5 liters of cold water, insist 20 minutes, strain and apply for compresses and foot baths for sleep disorders.
With bronchitis
Take an enamel saucepan, pour a glass of milk into it and pour a tablespoon of chopped dry leaf of sage. Bring to a boil over a small fire, remove from heat, cover with a lid, allow the composition to cool and drain. Bring to a boil again. Drink the product hot shortly before sleeping.
With increased sweating in patients with tuberculosis
Folk remedy: take in equal weight parts a leaf of a sage, a grass of a yarrow and fruit of an anise. Prepare the broth at the rate of 1 tablespoon per cup of boiling water( stand for half an hour in a water bath, insist 10 minutes, drain).Take a decoction of 1-3 glasses a day for 2-3 months.
When colitis( inflammation of the large intestine) Take 2 teaspoons of dried sage leaves, pour 2 cups of boiling water, insist 20 minutes, filter. Take 1 tablespoon every 2-3 hours.
For acute and chronic cholecystitis Two teaspoons of dry leaves to brew 2 cups of boiling water, insist for half an hour, strain. Take 1 tablespoon every 2 hours.
To reduce lactation( separation of milk) Insist 1 tablespoon of
sage leaves in 2 cups of boiling water for 20-30 minutes. Take 1/4 cup 3-4 times a day with meals.
For the prevention of pressure sores
Traditional healers are advised to prepare sage vinegar for this purpose, it prevents the formation of pressure sores. The glass bottle is filled to the top with sage flowers, poured with natural wine or apple cider vinegar, so that it covers the vegetable raw materials, and insist 2 weeks in a warm place or in the sun.
When biting insects
You need to grind a fresh leaf of medicinal sage and apply a slurry to a sore spot. It removes pain and inflammation.
For skin diseases, psoriasis, eczema, neurodermatitis
In these disorders, common and local baths with sage leaf infusion are helpful. Prepare the broth at the rate of 50-100 grams of leaves per bucket of boiling water, poured into a bath of water, so that the temperature was about 37 ° C.The duration of the procedure is 10-15 minutes, the course of treatment is 12-16 baths. Inside with psoriasis also take 1 tablespoon of leaf infusion, cooked in the usual way, 3 times a day.
For the treatment of psoriasis, ointment based on the sage medicinal is prepared: dry leaves are ground into powder, mixed with melted butter - on
1 part of the powder - 9 parts of oil, the affected skin is smeared 2 times a day.
With urine incontinence
Sage, thanks to its anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties, has proven itself in the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the bladder and urinary tract. When urinating incontinence, it is recommended to brew tea from a dried leaf and drink during the day without a special rule. You can cook and infusion: 5 tablespoons of medicinal raw materials soak 1 liter of boiling water, insist, use during the day instead of other drinks.
In case of female diseases
In case of infertility, painful course of climacteric period, this method of preparation is recommended: take 10 g.( 2 tablespoons) of dry crushed sheet, pour a glass of boiling water, insist 45 minutes, strain. Take 1/4 cup 3-4 times a day.
Also with female infertility: 1 teaspoon of dry sage leaf brew 1 cup of boiling water, divide this volume into 3 daily portions. Or squeeze the juice of fresh leaves, take on a dessert spoon 2 times a day on an empty stomach and in the evening, for 12 days immediately after the termination of menstruation.
In the complex treatment of gynecological diseases, warm sessile baths with sage infusion are also used. They are also useful for the prevention of inflammatory diseases of female genital organs.
Treatment of prostatitis and adenoma
prostate
With these diseases, a collection is effective, which includes sage as well. Take in equal parts a leaf of a sage medicinal, nettle dioecious, bearberry, a plantain of a large, peppermint, a herb of the motherwort of five-lopatose, a hernium of the naked, a yarrow of the common, a horsetail of the field, calendula flowers of medicinal, chamomile pharmacy, rhizome of ayr marsh.2 tablespoons of the collection pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, insist an hour and a half. Take 0.5 cup 3 times a day for 30 minutes before eating.
Treatment of hemorrhoids
In this disease, sage is used as an anti-inflammatory and hemostatic agent, which helps to reduce hemorrhoids. Usually his sheet is included in complex herbal preparations. Take 4 tablespoons of a leaf of a sage and flowers of a camomile, 6 table spoons of a bark of an oak. Oak bark pour 1 liter of hot water, insist for an hour, boil for 15 minutes, add a leaf of sage and chamomile flowers to a boiling broth, remove from heat, cool. With cold decoction, wipes from 3-4-layer gauze are moistened, slightly squeezed and applied to the hemorrhoids, changing the tissues as they warm up. The procedure is carried out 2-3 times a day. Duration of the procedure is 15 minutes. The broth can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.
Sage-cosmetologist
The properties of this fragrant plant could not ignore the beauty specialists. Its extracts and oils are included in a wide variety of perfume and cosmetic products: creams, lotions, tonics, shampoos, toothpastes and elixirs, use them and as a perfume in the manufacture of colognes, perfumes. Sage oil of muscatine along with amber and musk is used as a fixative for perfumes.
Sage extract is a part of preparations for the treatment of acne;it normalizes the function of the sebaceous glands, reduces sebum, eliminates irritations, inflammations, disinfects and softens the skin, prevents premature aging, as it exhibits a pronounced regenerative action, restores skin cells, restores elasticity, smooths wrinkles and refreshes the complexion.
The infusion of sage medicinal leaves well strengthens and restores the hair. Essential oil plants are used as a part of therapeutic shampoos against dandruff.
Lotion for sensitive skin
This lotion is easy to prepare at home, it will be useful for easily irritating, especially sensitive, with enlarged capillaries of the skin. Take 1 tablespoon of dried rose petals, sage, chamomile, mint, finely chopped parsley, add a tablespoon of aloe juice, mix, put in a glass bowl with a ground lid. For the procedure, each time take 1 tablespoon of the mixture, pour a glass of boiling water, insist in a warm place for 2 hours, filter, add a tablespoon of any sour berry or fruit juice. Wipe the skin of the face in the morning and in the evening instead of washing.
Anti-acne remedy
One tablespoon of dry shredded leaf of medicinal or muscatine sage is poured with boiling water, insisted, used for rubbing the face skin and other problem areas several times a day.
Therapeutic soap for oily problem skin. This is a soft cosmetic for skin care of a combined type. To make it, you need 150 grams of ready-made soap based on olive oil or regular glycerin soap and 1/4 cup of concentrated sage infusion. The soap is rubbed on a grater, placed in enameled dishes and dissolved in a water bath. Then add sage infusion and mix thoroughly. Remove from heat and allow to cool, after which add 10 drops of essential oil of lavender. The soap mixture is poured into small pre-lubricated molds( cookie or ice molds can be used) and left for several hours. When the mixture has solidified, the pieces of soap are taken out with the tip of the sharp knife from the molds, wrapped in tissue paper. Store the product in a cool place, while keeping it remains soft.
Steam bath for the face
Such procedures are useful to do once a week for any type of skin. For normal and oily skin is useful is a sage bath - open the pores, the skin softens. Pour into a wide enamel saucepan of boiling water, add a dry leaf of sage( 1-2 tablespoons to a glass of water), insist for 5 minutes. You can also use sachets with herbal tea. Tilt your face over the steam and cover your head with a towel. Steam should not burn the skin. After the procedure, blot the face with a clean linen napkin and apply a light moisturizer.
Foot Bath
This procedure relieves fatigue after exercise, sports;especially it will be useful if you have a "standing" job. In addition, the antiseptic properties of sage help cope with fungal diseases of the feet or serve as a preventive measure against these unpleasant phenomena.
Prepare an infusion of sage and rosemary, for which take 25 grams of dry leaf of each plant. In 3.5 liters of hot water pour the infusion, add 1 small onion, 1 clove of garlic, a piece of fresh ginger root measuring 1 square.cm( all this is preliminarily ground) and boiled on low heat for 5 minutes. The composition is removed from the fire and allowed to stand for 10 minutes, filter, cool to a temperature of about 37 ° C and add 20 drops of essential oil of tea tree. Pour the mixture into the pelvis. The duration of the procedure is 20-30 minutes.