and now
the uses of sage tea
first thing you need to know about this list is that many of the things that are on it have
been around for a long time and there are still huge gaps unfortunately and
much of the research that needs to be done on them but I'm gonna provide you
with real evidence from actual studies whenever possible with a few exceptions
the benefits of drinking sage tea are the same as using sage oil or just plain
eating sage leaves so this video really is all about how consuming sage is
either good or bad for you now sage is chock-full of lots of great
vitamins and minerals and it's most noted for its high concentration of
vitamin K and iron but I'm including a graph to show you the complete breakdown
of its nutrients just in case you want to pause the video and have a good look
in addition to these sage actually contains lots of other beneficial
goodies like salvigenin flavonoids tannic acid and more
now when people started using sage about 4000 years ago for medical purposes
they already knewone of the primary benefits was
how it could improve your brain more recently
there have been some studies that have shown that it can improve memory and is
now believed that it could possibly help with Alzheimer's disease researchers in
Iran have shown that extracts of salvia officinalis and salvia lavandulifolia
improved cognitive function in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's
vitamin K has also been shown to help prevent the oxidization of brain cells
and encourage brain activity
there is one study that specifically shows that sage oil helps in other ways too but that
sage oil we're talking about sage teeth I mean this is why sage was called the thinker's tea
this is mainly the result of the compound thujone which helps with
gaba and serotonin receptors unfortunately there are a few negative
side effects to thujone which we will talk about in a little bit
now there are further studies that show that sage can help with focus
attention span and mental acuity there are also some hypotheses that say
sage helps with depression and grief but unfortunately there is not much research
to say how long or how much it helps with this
researchers at the University of Vienna Austria concluded that sage does in fact have solid
anti-inflammatory properties
specifically it is very good for mouth and throat sores
a study in complementary therapies in medicine in
2016 showed that gargling with a cold sage tea can help inflammations of the
mouth and throat they study in the Journal of biochemical pharmacology in
2009 back this up as well other uses in this area include using it as a
mouthwash to improve oral hygiene and for treatment of sore throats canker
sores gum disease and throat infections now the possible antioxidant benefits of
sage are enormous no sage contains over 160 distinct polyphenols which work as
antioxidants in your body and there are some studies that show that sage can
possibly help with dyspepsia and indigestion there are also claims that
sage helps with facial wrinkles unfortunately there isn't much research
to back this up sorry now one of the coolest things that's been shown about
sage is how it can help menopause symptoms a 1998 trial and a 2011 study
both found that half of the participants saw their hot flashes decrease after
four weeks and by the eight week mark two thirds saw the same results of the
research has shown that by itself or with an alfalfa extract sage can help
with night sweats and excessive sweating one German study indicated that it could
reduce sweating by as much as 50 percent
sage is also believed to be a good
deodorizer and can help eliminate body odor
here's where we start getting into
the areas that have a lot less research behind them and are more based just on
people's personal success
some people say that steeping sage tea for 30 minutes and then
dabbing it on your face after its cooled can help with oily skin
problems its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties are
believed to help with acne eczema psoriasis and other skin infections it
may also be utilized as a lotion for ulcers and to heal raw abrasions of the
skin now when it comes to hair things are again pretty murky and their little
research that does exist says that it's more likely attributed to sage oil than
tea but here we go sage has been used since ancient times
to help combat hair loss and this is now believed to be because of betasitosterol
which has been found to be effective against male pattern baldness
want fabulously lustrous since shiny hair
then add a little sage tea when
rinsing it off to make it extra shiny and possibly even ward off dandruff
the benefits are said to be even stronger when coupled with rosemary and could
possibly even make your hair a little bit thicker dealing with a little bit of
gray hair well no problem sage can help you out there - used in tandem with
either rosemary or black tea it is supposed to help bring back those darker
colors again there's no research but if you want to try it out and report back
to me hey let's find out how it goes sorry my blonde and redheaded friends
but this is only good for people with dark hair and that's because there are
tannins involved in the tea and also it's tea so you know if you're not
careful with it it's gonna stain your towels and your clothes so be careful
some limited research actually shows that taking sage 3 times a day for two months
can increase good cholesterol levels and decrease bad cholesterol
levels it can also help with blood flow by limiting atherosclerotic plaques
try saying that 10 times fast
because of its high iron content and certain flavones
sage tea can supposedly help with anemia fatigue and even muscular weakness
early research also indicates that sage might be able to lower blood
glucose levels by blocking the release of stored glucose in the liver thereby
helping people with type 2 diabetes
impressive but again it's just limited research
now there is a laundry list of other possible things that siege could
be good for but you know there's limited to no research to back it up so hey
right now let's cover a few of the cool highlights Sage Tea's antispasmodic
properties supposedly can be used as a steam inhalation to prevent asthma
attacks it could also be effective in keeping mucus congestion down and
preventing secondary infections because of its high vitamin K content it is
believed sage can help strengthen bones better than milk because it reduces
excretion of calcium and acts as a modifier of bone matrix proteins
want better sleep
sage has got you covered there too
the magnesium content is supposed to
help with insomnia and to help improve the tranquility and quality of your sleep
yawn
painful joints and palsy got you down
sage tea
delirium and nervous anxiety causing you problems
sage it
how about liver problems kidney problems or
hemorrhaging in the liver or stomach
sage tea for that too
warts? sage tea!
come on
seasickness
aye sage tea matey
biliousness typhoid fever measles
sage sage and more sage tea
what about pur---sage tea!!!
it's even supposed to have limited antifungal
anti-allergy and antibacterial properties now finally we come to the
possible negative side effects of sage and sage tea first up is that sage tea
can have an estrogenic effect and is believed to possibly dry up breast milk
so it is suggested that pregnant women stay away from or limit their use of
sage tea or possibly offset it by eating lots of basil you can watch my other
videos to find out why
any other side effects attributed to Sage have to do with thujone
ooh you nasty thujone!
how dare you mess things up for our beloved sage
well actually, it's not as bad as you think
while common sage does in fact contain thujone which can be toxic
luckily it does not contain high amounts of it and that is why the Food and Drug
Administration has included common greek and spanish sage
on the generally recognized as safe list
luckily we also have a study published
in the July 2011 edition of chemistry central journal that says three to six
cups of sage tea could be consumed without reaching the toxicological
limits and we're talking the standard one cup size not the mega tea cup size
now luckily it's also been shown that when you harvest sage in spring it
actually has lower levels of thujone than when you harvest it in the fall
if you do happen to have a sensitivity to thujone you can consider a varietal of
sage and has much less thujone in it
like salvia lavindulafolia
overall it's best just to mix sage tea into the mix with other teas if you're
the kind of person who likes to have three to six cups or more of tea per day
well I mean as there are so many other great herbs out there that you can
benefit from why would you just have sage tea
well besides the fact that its awesome
hmm that's a good argument
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my question for today is
do you already drink sage tea
if not hey you gonna start now
until next time be kind to each other