2023-12-22 15:04:04
By Simon Flückiger/December 22, 2023/ 10 Views
Dear friend, dear friend,
It’s Christmas time.
For many families, it is a time of reunion, a time of peace, shared moments and exchange of gifts.
Most French people take the opportunity to take a few days of vacation even if they are not always relaxing.
It is also the time for joyful feasts which, if one does not pay attention to it, can become painful when the stomach does not follow.
One of the simple ways to avoid this pitfall is to have a good supply of sage at home(1).
This Mediterranean plant is a small shrub with a woody, brown and fibrous root (1).
There are many varieties, but your herbalist will surely recommend that you take sage or salvia officinalis, the leaves of which are consumed dried or powdered (1,2).
Like most medicinal plants, sage, rich in various active ingredients, is useful against various ailments (1,2,3).
A herbal tea after dinner for maximum digestive comfort
It is primarily indicated to support difficult digestions(1,2). It is antispasmodic and choleretic, which means that it helps your liver to secrete bile(1).
It helps combat flatulence, bloating and abdominal pain. It relieves colitis, that is to say inflammation of the colon and diarrhea (1,2,3).
To help your intestine survive a heavy meal, you can make sage tea.
Use a tablespoon of dried leaves per cup of boiling water and let it infuse for 10 minutes so that the active ingredients of the plant permeate the water(1).
Rosmarinic acid in particular, very present in sage, acts against inflammation and glycation(4).
This phenomenon is linked to cell aging(5).
It is natural but can be accelerated more or less depending on your lifestyle.
If taking herbal tea is not very practical for you, you can also opt for capsules that you can find at your herbalist(1).
The other option is to consume dried leaf powder. You can take a level teaspoon of powder in a glass of water, it is also very effective(1).
Can you use an essential oil?
If you wish to use it as an essential oil, prefer skin use or via a diffuser(5). Sage essential oil, like most essential oils, must be diluted in a vegetable oil before being used on the skin. skin.
You can put one or two drops of sage essential oil in a medium spoonful of olive oil.
This mixture allows you to do a belly massage for example or the solar plexus according to your needs.
You can also proceed by olfaction, that is to say, breathe deeply above your bottle of essential oil(6).
Remember, however, that essential oil is still less ecological than herbal tea: you need a colossal quantity of plants to make an essential oil.
Furthermore, the herbal tea and capsules should be effective enough that you do not need to use an essential oil.
Finally, you will find a little sage essential oil in certain cosmetics(7).
This is because sage can help you take care of the scalp and it helps regulate sweating(7).
A plant for winter
Sage also contains ursolic acid which is a terpene, a natural hydrocarbon (1.8). This substance gives it anti-inflammatory and bactericidal power (1.8.9).
Together with rosmarinic acid, they calm inflammations of the mouth and pharynx, also called stomatitis (1,2).
In addition, sage helps you fight viruses, bacteria and yeasts in the digestive system(3).
Sage acts as a regulator.
It can even, in certain people, reduce pain related to arthritis or respiratory conditions (1,2,3).
This is also why gargling with sage is sometimes recommended, which calms coughs and sore throats(3).
Sage is also very antioxidant. These properties come from the flavonoids, phenols or tannins and terpenes it contains (8,9).
These substances neutralize free radicals and reduce their damage to the body.
Thus, sage protects you, at least a little, against cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative diseases (8,9).
Finally, it is a toning plant. It restores a little strength to your nervous system, which, in December and January, is sometimes welcome(3)!
Sage and women
Sage has an emmenagogue effect: it regulates the menstrual cycle. It acts in particular on estrogen levels which it harmonizes.
It is useful in cases of painful or irregular periods.
Sage also sometimes relieves hot flashes during menopause, as well as night sweats or mood swings.
It is also anti-galactogenic: it slows down lactation and is therefore not recommended for breastfeeding women.
Likewise, its action on hormones means that it should not be given to pregnant women or people suffering from hormone-dependent cancer.
You now know almost everything about the benefits of sage!
I hope it will help you enjoy this precious moment.
Christmas time is also a time of family and friends, a time that reminds us how important the ties that unite us to our loved ones are.
Equipped with your sage and your gifts, you are equipped for a memorable Christmas.
Naturally yours,
Augstin de Livois
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