The appearance of wrinkles on the face is the first sign of aging. You should think about the fact that not only the skin is aging, losing freshness and beauty, but changes are taking place throughout the body. A symbol of a woman's aging is menopause or menopause, with all its consequences. The mere word "menopause" causes a woman to tremble, all women are afraid of him. But not one of them managed to get away from him. However, unwanted symptoms can be circumvented. Folk remedies, including sage, can help. Reviews about this medicinal plant are positive.
In many cases, hot flushes cannot be completely avoided with menopause. There are many factors that contribute to their manifestation. These include: alcohol, caffeine, stressful situations, smoking, and heat. They should not be present in the lives of women during menopause.
Folk remedies for menopause from the tides
To improve well-being during menopausal syndromes , traditional medicine is used. They help reduce sweating during hot flashes and alleviate discomfort. With their help, the work of the heart is normalized, sleep returns to normal, skin itching and dizziness are eliminated.
Most often with menopause and hot flashes, the following medicinal herbs are used: hawthorn (flowers and fruits), motherwort grass, red clover, lemon balm (grass) and mixtures with them. These plants contribute to the normalization of the excretory and nervous system.
During menopause, the woman’s intestines, which are responsible for absorbing calcium from food intake, should work perfectly. Normal intestinal microflora protects the body from toxins. To keep the stomach and intestines in good condition, you need to adopt diuretic and choleretic medicinal plants. These include: corn stigmas, lingonberry leaves, birch buds, rose hips (fruits), milk thistle, tansy (flowers) and yarrow.
The following folk remedies have proven themselves in menopause from hot flashes:
• With nervous excitement - tincture of valerian.
• With apathy and loss of strength - tincture of Eleutherococcus.
• To maintain the body in good condition - mint, linden blossom, marsh cinnamon.
An effective remedy for hot flashes with menopause is Chinese acupressure. It should be done by a specialist.
Very popular in the treatment of hot flashes caused by menopause is sage herb. Reviews about it from women are only good.
Useful properties of sage
Useful properties of sage are used in cooking, in cosmetics, most importantly, the effect of sage is widely used in the treatment of hot flashes during menopause.
In cooking, it is used during the preparation of meat dishes as a fragrant seasoning. Such spices with sage are widely used.
Every girl dreams of having beautiful thick hair. On the shelves of shops is a lot of expensive bottles and jars with hair care products. They do not always act the way they want. It is better to take an affordable folk remedy that has been tested by more than one generation of the weaker sex. It is a sage herb.
Sage harvesting
If necessary, you can buy sage at the pharmacy. Instructions on how to prepare a remedy are always on the packaging. But it will be better if you prepare the grass yourself.
From the whole plant, leaves and flowering tops are taken as raw materials. Harvesting is carried out twice a year. The first time - at the beginning of flowering, the second - at the beginning of autumn. During the first harvest, the lower leaves are suitable, in the fall all the foliage breaks.
The prepared medicinal potion must be dried for several days. For this, dry shaded places, for example, an attic or a special dryer for herbs, are suitable. After that, pack.
Sage: properties for women
Even the women of ancient Egypt knew about the beneficial properties of sage and how it affects the female body. In that era, ancient healers suggested that the Egyptians add flowers and leaves of a well-known healing plant to food, and drink infusion to increase fertility. The use of sage for the woman’s body remained relevant, as it was many years ago. Only they began to use it much more often. More and more women appreciate him as an assistant for various health problems.
The properties of sage for a woman are well expressed in the treatment of infertility. For this ability, he can be raised to the podium. Sage contributes to the birth of an heir, which makes the family happy.
The useful qualities of sage for women are very numerous. This medicinal herb tends to keep the activity of the gonads normal and has a rejuvenating effect on the whole organism. Sage is the most popular as a remedy for hot flashes with menopause.
Sage relieves nervous tension. It is effective in relieving stress and in a bad mood. Since each woman is distinguished by her emotionality, subtle soul, she is very sensitive to everything that happens around her; for her, sage as a healer will be definitely needed.
Sage with menopause and hot flashes: how to take?
During menopause, women often experience such unpleasant phenomena as hot flashes with a sensation of intense heat. Usually they appear in the head, neck and chest. Women, in order to avoid such syndromes, should use the sage medicinal plant with menopause and hot flashes. How to accept and in what form, read on.
Sage is rich in essential oils, which also have great healing properties. They are used to treat the unwanted effects of menopause, one of which is hot flashes.
Decoctions of sage grass externally and inward are also used.
Medical studies have proven that if you use tincture of sage, the tides and their intensity will decrease. In this case, sage acts on a woman’s body like estrogen.
During menopause, women are advised to eat several fresh sage leaves every day for about two months. After the first month of taking the remedy, the tides are reduced by half, and by the end of the second month - by 70%. It is worth trying to apply this method.
Forms of use of sage for menopause and hot flashes
One of the uses of sage is inhalation, during which vapors are inhaled. For this, sage oil is useful, which can be applied to the surface of the skin. Inside it is strictly forbidden to accept.
There are other forms of application of sage: baths, tea, decoctions, infusion, oil, tincture.
Sage preparations available at pharmacies
The most famous and most effective drug is Menofors tablets, sage extract. This is the easiest way to get rid of excessive hot flashes during menopause.
Salvin is a herbal antibiotic, 1% solution of sage leaves for alcohol. It acts as an astringent, antimicrobial agent.
Dry sage leaves.
Tincture of sage leaves on alcohol in a ratio of 1:10.
Currently, various versions of prescriptions for medicines for making at home, as well as methods for using sage for the treatment of hot flashes, have become known. There are many directories that describe everything you need to know about sage grass during menopause and hot flashes, how to take and how to cook.
Preparation and use of broth and infusion of sage for the treatment of hot flashes
Folk healers in the treatment of febrile conditions and to alleviate menopause in women most often opt for the medicinal plant sage. Sweat separation during hot flashes begins to decrease half an hour after taking sage. It happens that its effect lasts about one day.
One of the most commonly used recipes, one that includes sage (for menopause and hot flashes), how to take it and how to make it, can also be found in herbalist's notes. Such a tool is suitable for external and internal use at the same time.
This infusion can be prepared by applying the ratio of water to dry sage leaves 1:10, but 1: 5 is allowed when taking fresh leaves. You can insist by placing in a thermos, or you can in a water bath, just do not bring to a boil.
The sage broth differs from the infusion only in that the medicinal composition is not infused, but boiled in a water bath for 15 minutes.
Pure sage juice - a remedy for hot flashes
In the summer, prepare sage grass and squeeze the juice from fresh grass. There will be a lot of work, but the result of this work will be tangible. Pure fresh juice will act on the hormonal background. The result is a reduction in hot flashes.
Sage oil for menopause: the cooking process
Sage oil is another medicinal form of the herb. It can be prepared at home, spending about 6 weeks on this process. To prepare it, you need to collect the whole aerial part in the morning after dew, dry it in the shade, then place it in a glass jar and pour it with vegetable oil. Place the dishes in a dark, warm place with a constant temperature (a prerequisite) for two weeks, stirring all the time. Then the oil is still standing for a month, only stirring during this period must be stopped. After 4 weeks, the oil is filtered.
Sage oil is used for light massage. Massage and oil, taken together, help women get rid of hot flashes and unwanted sweating during the menopause.
Tea from sage with menopause. How to brew?
Sage tea helps maintain the normal functioning of the female reproductive system. If you add linden color to it, the effect will double. It is recommended to drink it for women during menopause. It will be useful only if it is brewed correctly.
First you need to make a kettle for brewing, dousing with boiling water. Then pour 3 teaspoons of loose tea, 4 teaspoons of granulated tea, dry sage leaves, one teaspoon into a teapot, and pour two-thirds of boiling water over it. Wrap for 10 minutes, then top up the teapot with boiling water. It should be a volume of 500 ml.
There is another simplest recipe for sage tea: 30 g of dry sage herb brew 0.5 l of boiling water. The result is a wonderful aromatic drink that will help to cope with the tides and purify the blood. Drink little by little, using a portion per day.
Menopause baths with menopause
For disorders caused by menopause, baths with sage are very effective. They significantly reduce the frequency of hot flashes, sweating, tone the heartbeat, and help get rid of headaches and insomnia. Women who have high blood pressure are not allowed to take baths.
Contraindications
How to drink sage to people who have some health problems? First of all, it is high and low pressure. The answer is unequivocal - strictly prohibited. Sage causes an increase in blood pressure, and with reduced pressure a person can hardly tolerate it.
Sage, if taken without control, can cause a drop in blood sugar and cramps. Acceptance of drugs, including sage, should be urgently stopped if there is a dry mouth.
Contraindications to taking sage are inflammation of the kidneys, severe cough.
Be sure to know and remember that sage is not so harmless. If taken for a long time, he becomes the culprit of serious poisoning of the body.
A woman who decides to treat flushing caused by menopause should visit the attending physician and undergo a health examination of her body.