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July 5th 2006 at 10:00 am in I am an alternative medicine nut. Well, actually I just distrust commercial pharmaceutical industry — but nowadays it seems one must either with or against something and I think I can only make myself worthy of happiness if I place myself in this position.
My girlfriend is basically with me on this and she has got this book about herbs and their medicinal uses. That book contains the most interesting facts about many plants.
As I am having a slight health-issue at the moment; I’m drinking some sage-tea:
I boil some water, pick a few leafs, and pour the hot water over the leafs and let it stay there for about 10 minutes. Then it’s good to drink, or, if you got a sore throat or infections in the mouth, just rinse your mouth with it and spit it out. The active compounds, essential oils among others, kill bacteria that cause illness and help the body fight against all kinds of infections.
The plant in question, the Salvia Officinalis was long praised for its medical uses by the ancients. Martin Luther is credited with once saying that, Why should a man die whilst sage grows in his garden?.
And indeed… Why should a man go to the doctor whilst sage is growing in his garden? Isn’t it also true that, what does not kill a man, only makes him stronger? 
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