EN---Sage 

Salvia officinalis - Salwa or pharmaceutical - Elelifaskos - Rev.
Labiatae (Labiatae) Commonly: Sage, Alisfakia, Sage.Common or use of sage in Greece.Thus, foreigners named Greece's tea, though, is another in Greece as Greek tea - mountain tea Sideritis and especially of Olympus -.Interestingly drink for exceptional healing properties.It is a plant against colds, rheumatism and against fevers.The Arabs say: "How can a man die, when echi garden sage."But not so innocent in this, when abused or used only by persons who should avoid for the reasons explained, disobey.Sage is particularly pyrotiko, stimulant, so it should be avoided by individuals "exuberant" sanguine alloying, hypertension.It is very invigorating.Plant tonic TO essential oil it contains.Tonic WITH THE tannins.Good medicine at the sluggishness of the stomach and intestines and during nocturnal sweat tuberculosis.Regulating drug menstrual function in amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, leucorrhoea ITS.It is still anti-neurasthenia.It disinfectant, expectorant, digestive, stomach and, with gargles against sore throat and uvula.Beneficial to the skin - in the face with steam - is believed to be a tonic of memory and against sloth.Sage contains: tannin, tanasetoni, and essential oil Depending on the essential oil of wormwood extract 1 pound sage contains 6000 international units (UJ) «estrone."Used: 10 g as an infusion.At 1000 water internally.Pharmaceuticals are: aqueous extract, 0.50 to 2 g.Fluid extract 5-15 g.- 1-3 teaspoons of coffee in the evening as antiperspirants.- And fresh plant juice 30 drops (active).Prepare 'steep liquor "with wine Samos as below.Sage leaves 80 gr.Wine Samos 1000.Afinome soak the leaves in wine for 8 days.Dosage 1-3 tablespoons of food.Sage tea is the pligiasmenou neck.Sage is still beneficial to the hair - flushed - and astringent refreshing with "mask" and steam the face.And even gargle with sage and vinegar are against hoarseness.Finally, wash the edges with decoction is against cramps.Sage is an excellent tonic, combats fatigue, helps people who are in recovery and facilitates digestion. Recommended for people who suffer from high sweating. Gently balances the body of women suffering from rare menses early or menopause. (Should be avoided in common use by women secrete many estrogens). Gastronomy many use it as an accompaniment to vegetables and white meat
 SAGEFor the flu, viral infections and hypotension, pharyngitis, and the respiratory system.Tonsillitis, gingivitis, oral and laryngeal other infections - Boil 1 liter of water in 1-2 tablespoons of dried leaves, just leave and do gargle.Wounds - With the same decoction do compresses to the affected area.Diarrhoea - drink the same beverage.
Spice which comes from the plant Salvia Officinalis. Small shrub that can reach up to one meter, with a woody base, elongated lanceolate leaves with gray-green color and purple-blue flowers that bloom from May to July. It is found in wet, wild uncultivated areas in many places in Greece, Southern Europe and especially in Mediterranean countries. Known as Chamosfaka, or Elelifaskos Kaflochorto.
Known in ancient times throughout the world, the ancient Greeks used to snake bites as well as general tonic for the mind and body. Women in ancient Greece men greeted the war with a brew of sage to "stimulate" fertility. Dioscorides recommended it for bleeding and irregular period.The Romans considered it sacred plant and doctors of the School of Salerno believed that "anyone who has sage in his house not scared to death."Charlemagne helped to spread, while the son of the sage included a decree to which the plants should be grown on the royal estates.Reported that the great plague broke out in Toulouse in 1630, some thieves loot the corpses without sticking themselves. In the trial that followed, they exchanged the lives with them secret of immunization, which was built by an ointment of sage, thyme, lavender and rosemary. After about a century the imitated others thieves adding to this infusion and garlic which was known as "oil of 4 thieves" preventive and used in other outbreaks of infectious diseases.Today used the leaves and flowers of the plant chemicals, pharmaceuticals, perfumery, in spices and foods.The essential oil produced by the plant should be drunk because considered too toxic even more than absinthe.For domestic use is cut in June and once dried in a shady place, stored in sealed glass jars. It has many healing properties and is used in various forms.Believed that stops sweating helps the pains of childbirth and older was used to disinfect living spaces seriously ill, burning in the coals.As stimulants of the libido Leclerc is a wine made if we put 80 grams of sage leaves in a liter of good red wine for a week and drink a little every day.It is advised to avoid breast-feeding women because bitter milk.Cooking is one of the most favorite herbs for heavy meats like pork and hunting (animals or birds). It's much better fresh than dried.beef liver, beef roast, beef liver, pork, roast lamb, lamb shoulder, lamb shanks, roast game, steamed fish, grilled chicken, steamed duck, goose, fowl fricassee, poultry ragkouFaskomiliaThe whole plant emits a very distinctive smell nice because of the essential oil it contains. It is antiseptic and antibacterial, soothing tonic for the stomach, diuretic, suppresses coughs and helps fight acne, wounds, headache and migraine.In Greece sage occurs in over twenty three species. Also called elelifaskos and alisfakia. The sage was known in the state and rchaiotita ancient writers who extolled the special. As a decoction is higher than the European and tea. From the leaves of sage exported many essential oils and resins after aging gives decoction, sage is soothing tonic for the stomach, throat emollient and diuretic. Even helps to combat acne, cold, burns and wounds, headache and migraine. Used externally helps to treat the spurs of insects. However, sage, like most herbs, not only harmless properties. So it should be avoided by epileptics people since it contains thyioni, which can trigger epileptic seizures, as well as women who are on pregnancy. The small, but the quantities used in cooking are completely harmless.