Sage plant

[princessellie]

I am not sure if this is the right place for this thread, but I was wondering if anyone knew of the healing properties of sage. I have looked online and I found it is good for purifying and is good used as a mouthwash but not much else. Does anyone know of anything else? I would like to plant it during my Ostara ritual but first I want to check it is appropriate. Thanks, Ellie x

[princeether]

Well I make my own Sage (Salvia Officinalis) tincture, and I think it is the most wonderful elixir. Yes is is great for Purifying (hence the infamous Sage smudge stick), and it is also great for oral health, preventing conditions such as bleeding gums and Gingivitis. It can also be used to sooth Indigestion, enhance brain function, relieve pain, purify the body/blood and counteract excessive perspiration.
In Chinese herbal medicine, Red Sage or Dan-Shen, is used to relieve pain after childbirth and regulate menstruation, and is combined with dan-gui to treat and regulate a suppressed menstrual flow.
Sage is a natural antibiotic, antifungal, astringent, antispasmodic, estrogenic and tonic, with most of it's antimicrobial properties being attributed to Thujone, a volatile oil present in Sage and many other varieties of plant such as Wormwood, Tansy and Mugwort.
I use sage at night before I sleep to help with meditation and visualisations, also I use it to ground myself, I find very few physical things work better.

I LOVE THIS HERB! :lol:

[BearDancing]

Hi

Around where I live, there is female and male sage. I was wondering if it was the female what was helping with all the woman stuff u listed.

I use sage for clearing, purifying

I love the smell of it burning. In my back yard there is tons of it, so I am never without. I live in the country. Ya hoo\

Where do u get yours Prince.

I find the tea very hard to swallow, not my favorite night time drink

[Brightshores]

It's also very useful in the kitchen... it tastes wonderful with chicken, pork, and pasta. It's easy to grow and it is a perennial, so will come back every year.

[Chamomile]

How well would sage grow in a large container? I'd like to plant some sage seeds, but am hoping to move within the year and would like to be able to take it with me.

[BearDancing]

Are we talking the sage we grow in our garden.....goes good with turkey...chicken...stuffin and stuff

Or the wild stuff............I have never tried to plant the wild stuff from seed, I guess because it grows wild everywhere around here. I am wondering.............the sage that is planted for stuffin and stuff is not a perennial here. Where do u live.............obviously warmer than here.

Or do u use the wild sage for stuffin and stuff. Curious

[banondraig]

My sage (Salvia officinalis, garden sage) has been doing fine in its container on my west-facing patio all winter. It's starting to get new leaves. I live in USDA zone 6, your results may vary depending on where you live.

Sagebrush, which is what some Native American tribes use for smudging, is in fact a completely different plant.

[Nitefalle]

There is also white sage, which has stronger antibacterial properties than common sage (what people use in cooking) and many Native American tribes used this to smudge themselves for hygienic purposes.

[Ladybug1258]

Here's something I have in my recipe book:

Bliss Blend Sugar Scrub

4 parts lavendar
3 parts cedarwood
2 parts sage
1 part chamomile
1 cup sugar
6 drops of essential oils of you choice
6 tablespoons almond, jojoba, grapeseed, or olive oil
1 teaspoon vegetable glycerin (optional)

Herbs should be fresh and crushed with the balance of them equaling to 1 tablespoon after crushing. Try drying them ahead of time, then crushing them and saving in individual bags, then measuring out what you need. Drop in the essential oils you'd like to use in the carrier oils, then add the carrier oil to the mixture. Add the glycerin if using it. Store in clean, dry jars to store and label.

*It doesn't say how long this will keep , so try to use as soon as possible.

[BearDancing]

That scrub sounds great......I am going to try....thanks for sharing

[Windsmith]

OK, this may be an incredibly dumb question, but does the sage used in cooking come from a different plant than the one that's used in incense and smudging? Are they different parts of the same plant? Or is it one thing that can be used interchangably?

[daphnerose]

Sage is one of my most commonly used herbs of course. I use white sage once a month to cleanse my home. I use garden sage often to aid infections/ colds/ viruses in herbal teas. Its a very multipurpose herb, and all brands of sage are wonderful, I think.
daphnerose

[Nitefalle]

OK, this may be an incredibly dumb question, but does the sage used in cooking come from a different plant than the one that's used in incense and smudging? Are they different parts of the same plant? Or is it one thing that can be used interchangably?

You can most certainly use the sage in your garden to smudge and make incense! There are many different varieties, some better for different purposes. White sage is sometimes seen as "better" for smudging because it has more concentrated hygienic properties, so it might be seen as stronger in a spiritual sense. However, when you get down to it, sage is sage and it will all get the job done.

[BearDancing]

There are two kinds of garden sage that I know of...winter sage which is hardier....winter sage has foliage more needle shaped and darker green....and summer sage...is lighter green with longer slender leaves...these are more often used for cooking.......white sage or sagebrush is silvery white with slender leaves....

I would not use the wild sage for cooking as the taste is very different and a bit bitter....taste the different herbs and see the difference for yourself..the part u use for cooking is the leaves...for smudge u use the whole stock of the plant/with leaves and buds

*Don't forget to thank the spirit of the plant/the fairies/and mother nature before u pick any plant.*

[Windsmith]

You can most certainly use the sage in your garden to smudge and make incense! There are many different varieties, some better for different purposes. White sage is sometimes seen as "better" for smudging because it has more concentrated hygienic properties, so it might be seen as stronger in a spiritual sense. However, when you get down to it, sage is sage and it will all get the job done.


There are two kinds of garden sage that I know of...winter sage which is hardier....winter sage has foliage more needle shaped and darker green....and summer sage...is lighter green with longer slender leaves...these are more often used for cooking.......white sage or sagebrush is silvery white with slender leaves....

I would not use the wild sage for cooking as the taste is very different and a bit bitter....taste the different herbs and see the difference for yourself..the part u use for cooking is the leaves...for smudge u use the whole stock of the plant/with leaves and buds

*Don't forget to thank the spirit of the plant/the fairies/and mother nature before u pick any plant.*Thank you both for the info. We made smudge sticks with some sage that's growing in our friend Danny's garden. I'm not all that much into the sage smudging (and we made so many!; it'd take us years to use them all), so I said, "Do you think we could cook with this stuff?" And no one had any idea! Some cottage witches we are....

[Devashra]

Hallo

I use Sage for the Throught when i have a cold, when i want to purify myself , when i want to draw away evil Spirits, and when i want to do Astral Journeys

Ah yeah and Sage is connected to the Raven for me and if i want to have Clear Dreams i lay Sage under my Pillow.

Bye Lhiya