Simple Herbal Extracts | White Sage
Name |
White Sage |
Botanical Name |
Salvia apiana |
Part Used |
rhizome |
Contraindications |
Do not exceed recommended dose* |
Traditional Information* |
An aromatic sage that is carminative, antiseptic and anodyne. Used locally it reduces pain and irritation caused by strep throat and internally it is used to reduce the pain and swelling of benign prostatic hyperplasia. White Sage can be used to stop the production of breast milk when weaning a child. |
Herbal Therapeutics Research Library, David Winston (RH) AHG
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