Sage – Traditional uses in folk medicine

Traditional uses in folk medicine:

• In Romanian folk medicine, sage tea is widely used for sore throat, gingivitis, and mouth inflammations (as gargle).
• Traditionally used to reduce excessive sweating.
• Women used sage infusions for menopausal symptoms.
• In rural areas, sage leaves were sometimes burned for their aromatic smoke.

Unusual,  traditional folk uses:

• It was regarded as “the herb of immortality.”
• For sore throats, it was not only drunk as a tea but also smoked, and the smoke was inhaled.
• For toothaches, fresh leaves were chewed.
• Belief: where sage grows, “the people living in the house do not die soon.”