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Sage Benefits (According to Ayurveda)


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How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Culinary sage, although a diaphoretic, has an anhidrotic action - it prevents excessive sweating. This is useful in night sweats of all kinds - from chronic febrile conditions to menopausal syndrome.

Culinary sage stimulates the pituitary, adrenal, and gonadal axes, ultimately having an adrenal tonic and estrogenic action.

It has moderate toxicity due to thujone content and should not be consumed regularly in very large quantities.

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  • SERVING SIZE: 1/2 tsp
  • FAMILY: Lamiaceae
  • SPECIES: Salvia officinalis
  • EAT IN: SPRING

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Is Sage Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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Metabolic Nature of Sage

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METABOLIC NATURE

Metabolic Nature

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes and is laxative, and drying.

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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

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PUNGENT

ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.

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DOSHAS

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Kapha pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Pitta aggravating Vata aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Wet & cold. When out of balance becomes congested, stagnant, and overweight. Loving, trusting, and patient.

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AGGRAVATES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot and oily with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body. Vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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Other

Aromatic

AROMATIC

Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.

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Upward

UPWARD

Upward-moving substances (Urdvha Gati Marga) include anything stimulating or activating, or that move upward in the body.

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Energy Vitality

ENERGY-VITALITY

Includes vitality improving foods, herbs, and exercises by dosha.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Sage
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Appetizer

APPETIZER

Herbs that cleanse the palate & stimulate hunger or desire to eat.

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Spleen Tonic

SPLEEN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues.

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Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them.

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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

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Neuroprotective

STRONG NEUROPROTECTIVE

Repairs / restores damaged nerves. Protects nerve health.

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Analgesic

ANALGESIC

Pain reliever, reduces pain without eliminating sensation. Also known as anodyne.

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Antidepressant

ANTIDEPRESSANT

Herbs that lift feelings of depression, benefit the mind and improve mental function.

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Cholinergic

CHOLINERGIC

Increases acetylcholine production or uptake, improving nerve health, memory, mood, coordination, and protecting neurons.

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Nerve Growth Tonic

NERVE-GROWTH-TONIC

Stimulate neurite / axon growth, promotes regeneration.

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Nervine

NERVINE

Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

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Adrenal Tonic

ADRENAL-TONIC

Strengthens, supports, or increases output of adrenals.

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Diaphoretic

DIAPHORETIC

An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.

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Reduces Sweating

REDUCES-SWEATING

Suppresses sweating, often by cooling the metabolism, reducing blood flow to the skin, or closing pores.

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Vulnerary

VULNERARY

An herb used for the treatment of wounds (antiulcer, connective tissue tonic).

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Bronchodilator

BRONCHODILATOR

An herb that encourages the widening or opening of the lung airways. They are helpful in wheezing and asthma.

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Decongestant

DECONGESTANT

An herb that reduces mucus production often by restricting blood flow to mucus membranes.

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Expectorant

EXPECTORANT

Expectorants help you eliminate mucus from the lungs. These herbs often work by increasing the quantity of mucus, or thinning the mucus. Expectorants are indicated when phlegm congests the lower respiratory tract.

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Mucolytic

MUCOLYTIC

An herb that breaks apart mucus, liquefying the mucus.

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Antipyretic

ANTIPYRETIC

Reduces a fever / febrifuge.

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Antiseptic

ANTISEPTIC

Capable of preventing infection by inhibiting the growth of microorganisms. Helpful in infections and for those with weak immune systems.

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Immune Calming

IMMUNE-CALMING

Herbs that interrupt an allergic reaction or calm the immune system, useful in allergies and autoimmune conditions.

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Immune Stimulant

IMMUNE-STIMULANT

Stimulates and strengthens the immune system. Helpful when fighting off a cold or flu.

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Hypertensive

HYPERTENSIVE

An herb that increases blood pressure.

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Reduces Secretions

REDUCES-SECRETIONS

Stops discharges & secretions (examples include sweat, vaginal discharge, diarrhea, urinary, nasal, etc). Commonly astringent or cooling remedies.

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Anti Prolactin

ANTI-PROLACTIN

Reduces prolactin, a female hormone that suppresses the uterus, fertility, menstruation.

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Emmenagogue

EMMENAGOGUE

Herbs which stimulate menstruation. Emmenagogues are used for scanty menstruation, to relieve menstrual pain, and improve blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus.

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Estrogenic

ESTROGENIC

Increases estrogen, helpful in menopause. Estrogen is anabolic and increases muscle growth, bone density, and moisture.

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Relaxant Parturient

RELAXANT-PARTURIENT

Used when labor is stalled due to irregular, colicky or spasmodic contractions (hypertonic). Ensures full dilation of cervix.

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Stimulant Parturient

STIMULANT-PARTURIENT

Used to induce labor when labor is stalled due to weak or ineffective contractions. Includes both stimulants and oxytocic parturients.

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Uterine Stimulant

UTERINE-STIMULANT

Causes contractions in the uterus often by stimulating production of oxytocin. These herbs are contraindicated during pregnancy.

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Constituents:
Rosmarinic Acid

ROSMARINIC-ACID

Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid.

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Toxicity: Moderate - Not for long term use.

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    Rosemary has these Actions in Common

    Analgesic, Burns-toxins, Diaphoretic, Hypertensive, Nervine, Stimulates-energy, Antidepressant, Cholinergic, Digestive, Immune-calming, Neuroprotective, Bronchodilator, Decongestant, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic

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  • Thyme (fresh)

    Thyme (fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic, Appetizer, Decongestant, Expectorant, Mucolytic, Stimulates-energy, Bronchodilator, Diaphoretic, Immune-calming, Nervine, Vulnerary, Anti-prolactin, Burns-toxins

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  • Fennel Seeds

    Fennel Seeds has these Actions in Common

    Analgesic, Decongestant, Expectorant, Nervine, Vulnerary, Appetizer, Digestive, Immune-calming, Spleen-tonic, Burns-toxins, Estrogenic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Basil

    Basil has these Actions in Common

    Antidepressant, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Immune-stimulant, Spleen-tonic, Appetizer, Decongestant, Hypertensive, Internal-detoxicant, Bronchodilator, Diaphoretic, Immune-calming, Nervine

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  • Fenugreek

    Fenugreek has these Actions in Common

    Antipyretic, Digestive, Expectorant, Spleen-tonic, Vulnerary, Burns-toxins, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Estrogenic, Nervine, Uterine-stimulant

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  • Cardamom

    Cardamom has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Analgesic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Nervine, Appetizer, Decongestant, Expectorant, Spleen-tonic, Bronchodilator

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  • Mint

    Mint has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Nervine, Anti-prolactin, Burns-toxins, Immune-calming, Spleen-tonic, Antidepressant, Diaphoretic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Analgesic, Appetizer

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  • Cinnamon

    Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

    Analgesic, Decongestant, Emmenagogue, Mucolytic, Appetizer, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Spleen-tonic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Bronchodilator, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy, Analgesic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Antiseptic, Decongestant, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Analgesic, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Antiseptic, Decongestant, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Bronchodilator, Diaphoretic, Expectorant, Stimulates-energy

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    Thyme White Essential Oil - 1/3 oz has these Actions in Common

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  • Dong Quai

    Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

    Anti-prolactin, Nervine, Bronchodilator, Stimulant-parturient, Digestive, Stimulates-energy, Emmenagogue, Uterine-stimulant, Estrogenic, Expectorant, Immune-calming, Analgesic, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Decongestant, Diaphoretic, Emmenagogue, Adrenal-tonic, Expectorant, Antidepressant, Immune-calming, Appetizer, Internal-detoxicant, Bronchodilator, Nervine, Burns-toxins, Stimulates-energy

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  • Goldenseal

    Goldenseal has these Actions in Common

    Digestive, Hypertensive, Immune-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Antipyretic, Mucolytic, Antiseptic, Reduces-secretions, Burns-toxins, Uterine-stimulant, Decongestant, Vulnerary

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  • Angelica

    Angelica has these Actions in Common

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

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  • Hyssop Powder

    Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

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  • Echinacea

    Echinacea has these Actions in Common

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  • Lemon Balm

    Lemon Balm has these Actions in Common

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how to use Sage medicinally

The appropriate amount of sage leaf depends on how it is consumed—whether as a tea, powder, tincture, or supplement. Below are general guidelines:

Fresh or Dried Sage Leaves (Culinary Use)

Sage Tea

Sage Powder or Capsules

Sage Tincture (Liquid Extract)

Sage Essential Oil (NOT for Internal Use)

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Sage may be beneficial for these symptoms. The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Sage may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

Pregnancy: Sage, especially in medicinal amounts or as sage oil, should be avoided during pregnancy. It contains thujone, which can stimulate uterine contractions and may increase the risk of miscarriage or preterm labor.

Breastfeeding: Sage may reduce milk production, particularly in larger amounts. It is generally advised to avoid excessive use of sage when breastfeeding, especially concentrated forms.

Estrogen-sensitive conditions: Sage contains compounds that may have mild estrogenic effects. People with hormone-sensitive conditions like breast cancer, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, or ovarian cysts should use sage with caution, as it could potentially alter hormone levels.

Allergic Reactions: Individuals allergic to plants in the Lamiaceae family (which includes basil, lavender, mint, rosemary, and thyme) may also be allergic to sage. This can cause symptoms such as skin rashes, itching, or respiratory issues.

Gastrointestinal Issues: Excessive use of sage may irritate the digestive system, leading to symptoms like nausea, vomiting, or upset stomach. People with gastrointestinal issues such as gastritis or ulcers should avoid large quantities of sage.

Kidney and Liver Conditions: Sage contains thujone, a compound that can be toxic in large quantities. High amounts of sage, particularly in concentrated forms like extracts or oils, can place additional stress on the kidneys or liver. Individuals with pre-existing kidney or liver disease should use sage cautiously and consult a healthcare provider before using it medicinally.

Lowers Blood Sugar Levels: People with diabetes or those on blood sugar-lowering medications should monitor their blood sugar levels closely when using sage, particularly in larger amounts.

Seizure Disorders: Sage contains thujone, which can lower the seizure threshold. Individuals with seizure disorders, including epilepsy, should avoid using sage, especially in large amounts or in concentrated forms, as it may trigger seizures.

Surgical Considerations: Since sage may have mild blood-thinning effects, it is advised to stop using sage at least two weeks prior to surgery to reduce the risk of excessive bleeding during and after the procedure.

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Sage. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda. His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda, offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy, & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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