The Healing Powers Of Sage

We grow three different types of sage. I find that the traditional garden sage tastes the best and has the strongest smell.

Sage is not just used as a spice it also has a history as being a medicine. One thing that I know it is very good to stop bleeding. I had read about how they would use sage many years ago. In the book It talked about how if you get a really bad cut take a sage leaf and put it on the cut.

I know that it can stop bleeding unless you are taking warfare. The way I found this out was by my Mom and my husband.

My Husband had cut his hand really bad while we were in the garden. I grabbed a leaf and gave it to him. He placed the sage on the cut and the bleeding stopped right away. The cut on his hand was very deep and long. When I gave my Mom a leaf to put on a small cut it did not work. Her cut was not half as deep as my husband’s and yet it would not stop bleeding.

At first I could not figure out why it did not work. I thought about it and remembered my Mom was on warfare. Warfare is used to prevent the blood from clotting. Sage works with the blood to help clot faster. If your blood can not clot then no matter how much sage you use it will not help.

By J Fraser