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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (409g) Recipe makes 1 servings
Calories 6
Calories from Fat 2		(36%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 0.3g	0%
	Saturated Fat 0.1g	0%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 4mg		0%
Potassium 20mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 1.2g		0%
	Dietary Fiber 0.8g	3%
	Sugars 0.0g
Protein 0.2g		0%
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Sage - All is well!

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Sage Tea

Recipe #132042 | 8 min | 3 min prep | add private note

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By: Sharon123
Aug 2, 2005

It has been said American people would do well if they would use sage instead of tea and coffee. The Chinese make fun of the American people because they buy the expensive tea for their drink and pay a big price for it, while the Chinese buy sage from America for a small price and drink that for their tea, which is a most wonderful remedy. The Chinese know that the sage tea will keep them well, while the tea that we buy from the Chinese makes us sick, is a cause of great nervousness and one of the causes of insanity. Sage tea is very soothing to the nerves, good for stomach troubles, gas, makes an excellent gargle for the throat, will expel worms, stop bleeding of wounds, good for liver and kidney troubles, a good wash for wounds, good hair tonic, fever reducer, and good for circulation. This tea should not be boiled, just steeped. Information came from Back To Eden by Jethro Kloss.

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon fresh sage leaf or 1 teaspoon dried sage
1 cup water
1 wedge lemon (optional)
honey, to sweeten (optional)

Directions

1
Bring water to a boil. Remove from heat and put sage in the water. Let steep for about 3-5 minutes.
2
Strain, pour in cup, add lemon and honey, if desired, and drink. You may drink this hot or cold. Enjoy!

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From: Chef LittleJimmyTwoShoes

On Oct 3, 2009

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From: VenomousKate

On Aug 3, 2009

I'd just been reading a book published in the late 1800s, The American Frugal Housewife (cuz I love that sort of thing), and the authoress had mentioned sage tea as a good way to deal with night sweats. Now I, being a woman in her 40s, have just started suffering through those... along with the extra loads of laundering they produce. (Not to mention the liver-cleansing benefits which I, a lover of a good martini, am always on the lookout for!) So, hey, I decided, why not Google a recipe for sage tea? I was thrilled to find one already posted on 'Zaar and with all these helpful reviews, too! Ten minutes later, I was enjoying this yummy tea dosed with a bit of lemon and a jigger of some amazing local honey. Love, love, love this. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!!!!!

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From: Chef #263691

On Nov 17, 2005

Always loved sage. Used carefully and properly over time, it has many wonderful benefits, unimaginable to most non-Native people in the Far West. Over-used, or used improperly (if boiled for example), it is poisonous and causes toxic build-up in the liver that can lead to serious damage and painful, frightening symptoms such as muscular spasms that if ignored can lead to death. Properly used, sage heals the problems that it causes if used without proper understanding of this herb. Anyway, this recipe is a good one, and it is the way I prepare my Sage tea, except that I steep it for 3-5 minutes and DO NOT recommend that you steep it for longer, as after five minutes the toxic chemicals in ANY HERB always beging to steep out. That is why black or green tea, coffee (and anything else really) all have nasty effects when over-steeped.

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From: Roosie

On Sep 2, 2005

The flavor in this was a little too boldly sage-y for me, although it did make me feel quite healthy. The lemon surprised me and really balanced well with the sage. I think this would be best with a blend of sage and another herb- it was a little overwhelming, although certainly drinkable.

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