Herbal Medicine Week: Sage

It’s Herbal Medicine Week

Sage has a long history of use in cooking, for medicinal purposes, and traditional medicine.

Sage has various uses relating to cognitive function, including:

  • improving attention
  • learning
  • memory
  • recall
  • cognition
  • alertness
  • cognitive decline

Other uses include:

  • mood
  • inflammation
  • oxidative stress
  • dyspepsia, heartburn, bloating, ulcers
  • tremors

Sage has enormous potential for the treatment and management of cognitive disorders, learning disorders, and mood.

Always talk to your health professional. Health informational purposes only.

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