Sage — Wisdom As Protection

Herbal Remedies

Nov 30

Sage:

**Planetary Energy:** *The Moon and Jupiter*
**Parts Used:** *Leaves*
**Concoctions:** *Tea, smoke/smudging, tincture, culinary, infused oil*
**Actions:** *Nervine, antimicrobial, carminative, astringent, hormone balancer*

Sage carries a kind of truth that lives in the bones. Sharp, grounding, and clarifying, this ancient herb has been used across cultures to purify space, sharpen the mind, and return the body to a sense of internal order. It’s no surprise that the word sage also means “wise one.” When anxiety muddles your intuition or clouds your inner voice, Sage clears the noise and restores your ability to hear again—deeply, and with discernment.

In traditional European folk medicine, Sage was known as Salvia—from the Latin salvere, meaning “to save” or “to heal.” It was considered a sacred plant, once thought to extend life and protect from illness. In Native American and Indigenous practices, White Sage is used ceremonially to cleanse energy and open sacred space. Across lineages, Sage is a protector, a cleanser, a truth-teller.

Energetically, Sage clears the Third Eye and Throat Chakras, helping you discern what’s yours to carry—and what needs to be released. It sharpens the mind while calming overactivity. It restores boundaries when you’ve been absorbing too much. For anxious states rooted in overwhelm or over-identification, Sage offers a return to self.

Sharp and clarifying, Sage also supports hormonal balance—especially valuable during winter, when daylight shifts and the nervous system turns inward. As the body naturally slows and resets, Sage helps maintain energetic clarity and internal steadiness. Its physical medicine supports cognitive clarity, especially during times of hormonal fluctuation (like perimenopause or postpartum). It’s used to calm excess dampness or heat—physically and emotionally—cooling reactivity and rebalancing a taxed nervous system.