Sage for the Menopause: Can Sage Menopause Tablets Help? Menopause Tea Recipes & Benefits
**Caution: sage is not suitable during pregnancy – this post is for menopause symptoms only**
If you’re like me and your menopause is giving you heated, sweaty moments (a little too many, too often!) then a bit of holistic, magical herbal support can be a bliss.
When it comes to a herb that truly helps in times of menopause, sage is the word – in fact, sage not only helps with menopause hot flashes, but this miracle herb can also help with a plethora of body ills (check out my menopause sage post on step by step instructions if you’d like to make your own sage tea).
Sage has really sparked an interest in me even though when I was a little girl herbs like chamomile and lemon balm where all the rage in our cupboard at home. In fact, I don’t really remember sage being mentioned at home; so when I found out how much this herb is praised by herbalists on Youtube and herbal books I have at home, I was definitely ready for more.
Sage for Menopause: Herbal Tea Option and Tablets Option
I started my menopause at the age of 47. I get severe hot flushes and don’t really take any medication (I like and need to see how my body changes, I want to be present to see and feel the changes). I do like to learn about the herbal remedies that can support my system to go through different processes with ease and in a natural way. The idea of having sage be part of my menopausal fluctuations journey is appealing to me. So I decided to learn more about what this herb can do with me (rather than for me).
Hot flushes are a common menopause symptom (I won’t go through explaining about menopause on this post, if you’d like to know more information here’s a link you can check out). I checked all my herbal books (I have quite a few) to find out what they said about sage and menopause, and I was very surprised to see that sage was considered to be a great help when going through the menopause in terms of sweats and hot flushes.
In short, sage can be prepared as a herbal remedy (infusion/tea) and drunk cold to reduce sweating and hot flushes.
It can also be taken in tablet form. See below my recommendations on sage menopause tablets from Amazon.
Sage Menopause Tablets
Here’s a quick look at sage menopause tablets that can help. Below this option I’ll discuss how this herb helps when it comes to the menopause as well as a quick look at what all my herbal gurus say about this ‘saviour’ herb. I’ll also show you how I make sage tea with photos in case you prefer to prepare tea (it is always good to be in direct contact with the medicinal herb) and I’ll embed the video of the inspiring Christopher Hedley (sadly no longer with us) talking about sage. To listen to him is absolutely delightful, I feel a connection with this wonderful herb just from listening to him.
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Sage Tablets for Sweating and Hot Flushes
Taking sage tablets for hot flushes is probably a good idea if you don’t have the time to make sage herbal tea on a daily basis. Here are a few brands that caught my attention:
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Sage Herb Plant: An Overview
“Sage strengths the sinewes, fevers heat doth swage,
The palsy helps, and rids of muckle woe.
In Latin takes the name of safety
In English is rather wise than crafty
Sith then the name betokens wise and saving
We count it nature’s friend and worth the having.”
*Sir John Harington, The Englishman’s Doctor (1607)*
Although I’ll concentrate on the power of sage when it comes to menopause, I can’t really talk about this incredible herb without going through a list of all the other things it is capable of. As I go through my books I learn more and more, an astonishing array of ‘goodness’ that comes from this particular plant.
When it comes to menopause tea, sage is all the rage, that’s for sure – but I’m excited to discuss this herb a little more in depth. Here’s a link to our post on Sage: Health Benefits and Uses if you want to read information that’s presented in a more ‘compacted’ form.
At a glance, here’s about sage’s actions/properties:
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Anti-catarrhal
- Nerve tonic
- Oestrogenic
- Carminative
- Antispasodic
- Antimicrobial
- Antihydrotic – Reduces sweating
- Emmenagogue
In terms of medicinal use, and besides being a potent herbal remedy for women’s health (to reduce sweat and hot flushes during the menopause), sage is also a great herb to be used for digestive problems, sore throats, mouth ulcers and gum problems, laryngitis, tonsillitis, colds and stress.
Sage and Menopause: An Interesting Research
According to my wonderful book: Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine by Andrew Chevallier, FNIMH (aff link here), “in the most recent study undertaken in Switzerland (2011), women with at least 12 months of hot flushing reported an average 64% decrease in symptoms after 8 weeks of taking sage.”
Now, this gives us very interesting information: 1) length of time ‘hot-flushing’ 2) decrease percentage 3) how long to take sage for. This is very important because we can very quickly get a sense of how much will sage help in terms of our hot flushes (yes, I get them a lot!) and how long can we expect to take it before we can start to feel the difference.
According to UK’s herbalist Christopher Hedley (mentioned above), “Sage balances female hormones” “taken cold (tea), is the best treatment for excessive sweating. Two or three cups a day, taken for three weeks, will usually do the trick” and “sage is especially useful at the change of life, helping to diminish hot flushes and lift depression.” You can find this information on his charming and delightful herbal book: Herbal Remedies: A Practical Beginner’s Guide to Making Effective Remedies in the Kitchen [aff link here].
Christopher’s 3 weeks to see results is quite promising!
Menopause Tea Recipes with Sage
– Sage and Motherwort
Drink a mixed infusion (tea) of sage and motherwort (a teaspoon of each)
– Sage Saver Mix (with Parsley and Rosemary)
Tea mix for women that will help to ease menopause symptoms.
Ingredients:
- 15g (1/2 oz) parsley
- 15g (1.2 oz) sage
- 8g (1/2 oz) rosemary
How to make:
Allow to brew for 4 minutes
How to take:
1 cup 1 to 4 times a day when needed
– Hot Flushes and Night Sweats
With Sage
Drink 450ml during the day or at night (depending when the problem is worse)
With White Willow and Black Cohosh
Take the above herbs in tablet form or 1tsp of tincture with water at night
With White Peony
Make a dedoction with 20g root to 750ml of water and sip throughout the day
– Herbal Hormone Balancing Mixture Decoction
The following mixture will help balancing hormones.
Use 1 part of the following herbs:
False Unicorn Root
Black Cohosh
Blue Cohosh
Chaste Tree
Blessed Thistle
Wild Yam
Squaw Vine
And 1/2 part Licorice
– Black Cohosh and Sage Tincture
Black cohosh (see below) is a relaxant and uterine tonic and sage will help with the sweats. Chaste berry (see below) helps with regulation of hormonal levels, schisandra (see below) helps with sweats also, like sage. Motherwort lessens heart palpitations (that can come with the hot flushes) and skullcap relaxes.
10g (1/4 oz) Sage
20g (3/4 oz) Black Cohosh Root
15g (1/2 oz)Chaste Berry
20g (3.4 oz) Schisandra Berries
15g (1/2 oz) Motherwort
20g (3.4 oz) Skullcap
400ml (14fl oz) Vodka
Place finely chopped ingredients (not the vodka) in a glass container with a secure fitting lid. Next, pour the vodka in, closing the lid tight and shaking a few times.
Place the glass container in a dark area inside your home (a cupboard for example) and remember to shake it at least once a day for the next 21 days.
After the 3 weeks strain the contents of the glass container through a muslin cloth/bag and place the tincture in a sterilised amber glass bottle and seal.
Remember to label the bottle with all of the ingredients and the original starting date.
How to take: A few drops daily and build up to 1tsp 2 or 3 times every day.
Use within 6 months.
Other Herbs that Can Help with the Menopause
There’s a whole blog post dedicated to this: Best Herbs for Menopause, but below we’ll mention herbs that can help with menopause symptoms.
Chaste Tree: It has a progesteronic effect. Oestrogen and progesterone help maintain bone density which reduces the risk of osteoporosis. (read here more on menopause and oestrogen and progesterone)
St John’s Wort: Helps with depression
Rose: Take as an infusion combined with motherwort to help with stress or headaches associated with the menopause (i.e I still get bad migraines even though I no longer menstruate).
Vervain: Also helps with headaches during the menopause.
Schisandra: A Chinese tonic herb which helps for night sweats and general support during the menopause, helping improve the body from stress and fatigue (best when taken as tincture).
Black Cohosh: Combine with sage to help with menopausal symptoms (see Menopause Tea Recipes above)
Lemon Balm: has a diaphoretic effect and can be used to encourage the body’s natural cooling processes.
Elderflower: Same as above; has a diaphoretic effect and can be used to encourage the body’s natural cooling processes.
Linden Blossom: Good to offset nervousness and sleep disorders.
Other herbs: Make overnight infusions of Raspberry Leaf, Horsetail, Nettle, Plantain, Selfheal, Red Clover, Shepherd’s Purse, Yarrow, Lady’s Mantle, Borage, Rosemary.
Sage for the Menopause is an Absolute Yes
As you can see, sage was made for menopause and sage tablets can most definitely help. I personally prefer to make my own teas, but I do understand that we don’t always have the time and also herbal teas as home remedy have to be taken within the day of making them to avoid bacterial growth. A lot of work when we have to take the medicinal herbs on a daily basis.
I recommend you try sage capsules then and see how you get on. If you can also make the sage tea for menopause at home, do so; as mentioned above, there’s nothing like being in direct contact with the bearer of the medicine!
Sage Capsules
Here are the sage capsules that I recommend:
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Where to Buy Sage Leaves
If you prefer to make your own tea, you can buy sage leaves instead [aff link]. Ideally, you would take herbal tea if possible because of the wonderfulness of being in direct contact with your chosen herb.
Final Thoughts
Sage is a beautiful herb and it is even more beautiful when you see how much ‘goodness’ it can bring to the human body. I like the idea of ‘bodies and plants’ understanding each other, supporting each other and, ultimately healing each other.
Sage can have a special place in your home if you want – herbs can be like beloved family members and we should be grateful they can bring us health and the opportunity to feel at one with nature!
Patri xx
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