TCM Basics 101: Supermarket Herbs - Sage
TCM Nature: Slightly cool
TCM Taste: Astringent, bitter
TCM Meridian Affinity: Heart, Pericardium, Liver
Benefits:
· Improves memory
· Eases painful menstruations
· Aids digestion
· Stimulates appetite
· Lowers blood sugar
· Aids skin repair
· Cleansing
Spirituality:
In the Middle Ages, Sage was known as Salvia salvatrix, which means “sage the savior” and it was used in a blend of herbs used to ward off plague.
In ancient Egypt, sage was used as a woman’s fertility drug.
Since ancient times, sage has been used to ward off evil and snakebites. Sage is also a symbol for wisdom, virtue and immortality.
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