Sage, Salvia officinalis, has long been used as a culinary herb and as a medicinal herb. It is a member of the mint family and the entire plant can be used.

Sage as a tea gargle will help to reduce or stop a cough and cold that is coming on.

As a compress, sage will help skin heal more quickly from a scrape, cut, etc.

Sage has many medicinal qualities. This herb can help with the following:

• stomach cramping
• menstrual cramping
• heavy menses
• colds and flus
• dry up mother's milk after nursing
• night sweats
• hot flashes
• mouth sores
• cold sores
• gum disease
• sore throat
• fevers
• measles
• joint pain
• heartburn
• asthma
• brain function
• memory

I grow this plant in central MN.

I use the folk method for making all my tinctures, which uses no measurements except sizing things up with your eyes. So I put the plant material in a jar and then fill with alcohol.

Dosages -

Dosages for children are not provided in most herbals. To determine the correct dose you need to consider the size of the child, the ailment, the power of the herb you intend to use, and the adult dosage.

Young's Rule for determining dosage uses the child's age divided by twelve plus the age. The dosage for a 4 year old: 4/12+4 = 4/16 = 1/4 of the adult dose.