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Sage
Sage — lo que la monografía europea realmente respalda, para qué no es, la forma y cuánto tiempo está pensado usarse, efectos adversos y la 2 interacción medicamentosas documentada.
Esta es una página de referencia, no un diagnóstico ni una receta. Los productos herbales son farmacología real: tienen efectos, efectos adversos e interacciones. Diga a su médico y farmacéutico todo lo que toma, incluidos tés y suplementos, y nunca suspenda ni cambie un medicamento recetado por algo que lea aquí.
Qué es
Salvia officinalis L. — leaf (Salviae officinalis folium)
Nombres locales en la región que sirve este sitio:salvei (ET) · salvia (FI) · шалфей (RU).
Agrupado aquí bajo Colds, cough and throat. Posición regulatoria:Monografía herbal de la UE — uso tradicional.
Lo que respalda la evidencia
La indicación registrada:As a gargle or mouth rinse for minor inflammations of the mouth and throat; orally for mild dyspepsia and for excessive sweating.
Sage has three unusually specific traditional indications — a sore mouth or throat as a rinse, mild indigestion, and excessive sweating. That last one is why sage tablets and teas appear in the menopause aisle for hot flushes, and it is a genuine European traditional use rather than a modern invention. What limits the plant is thujone, a neurotoxic constituent of its essential oil and the same compound regulated in wormwood and absinthe. It is why monograph texts cap how long high-thujone sage preparations may be used, keep them out of pregnancy and breastfeeding, and warn people with epilepsy. Sage in a roast dinner is not the concern; concentrated extracts, sage essential oil and long daily courses are.
C — Traditional use only Plausible from thirty or more years of use, which is what a traditional-use registration means. No clinical evidence was required and none has settled it.
Para qué no es
A sore throat with high fever, difficulty swallowing or a swollen neck, which needs assessment. Hot flushes severe enough to disrupt life deserve a proper conversation about the options, of which this is one of the weakest.
Forma, potencia y cuánto tiempo
Dried leaf as an infusion or gargle, tinctures and lozenges for the throat, dry-extract tablets for sweating, and sage essential oil, which is the most concentrated in thujone.
Duración.Short courses. Continuous use of thujone-containing preparations is specifically what the limits exist to prevent.
Ninguna cifra en gramos aparece en esta página a propósito. La parte de la planta, el disolvente de extracción y la relación droga-extracto definen juntos una preparación, y un número tomado de una no describe otra. El razonamiento está en el hub; la cantidad que le aplica es la impresa en el envase que sostiene, y un farmacéutico la leerá con usted.
Efectos adversos
With prolonged or high intake of thujone-containing preparations: restlessness, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, and in extreme cases seizures. Gargles can irritate. Allergic reactions occur.
Quién debería evitarlo
Avoid concentrated sage preparations in pregnancy. Sage is traditionally used to reduce milk production, which is precisely why it is avoided while breastfeeding unless that is the intention. Caution with epilepsy.
Interacciones con medicamentos
| Medicamento o sustancia | Qué se describe |
|---|---|
| Anti-seizure medicines and epilepsy | Thujone-containing preparations are a recognised caution with epilepsy and with any medicine taken to control seizures. |
| Diabetes medicines and insulin | Some trials report modest glucose-lowering with sage extracts; on glucose-lowering medicines that is worth monitoring rather than assuming. |
La vista inversa — empezar por el medicamento en vez de la planta — está en la referencia de interacciones de medicamentos, alimentos y alcohol, y resumido para cada hierba de este sitio.
Como alimento
Este también está en la cocina, así que conviene tener las cifras nutricionales junto a la farmacología: véase la página de datos de alimentos para calorías y nutrientes por 100 g y por ración. Las cantidades culinarias y las preparaciones medicinales son exposiciones distintas, y la diferencia suele ser toda la historia de seguridad.
Fuentes:European Medicines Agency — Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC), European Union herbal monographs· comprobado2026-09-06
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Para qué se usa sage?
As a gargle or mouth rinse for minor inflammations of the mouth and throat; orally for mild dyspepsia and for excessive sweating. Sage has three unusually specific traditional indications — a sore mouth or throat as a rinse, mild indigestion, and excessive sweating. That last one is why sage tablets and teas appear in the menopause aisle for hot flushes, and it is a genuine European traditional use rather than a modern invention. What limits the plant is thujone, a neurotoxic constituent of its essential oil and the same compound regulated in wormwood and absinthe. It is why monograph texts cap how long high-thujone sage preparations may be used, keep them out of pregnancy and breastfeeding, and warn people with epilepsy. Sage in a roast dinner is not the concern; concentrated extracts, sage essential oil and long daily courses are.
¿Funciona sage?
Valorado aquí C: Plausible from thirty or more years of use, which is what a traditional-use registration means. No clinical evidence was required and none has settled it. A sore throat with high fever, difficulty swallowing or a swollen neck, which needs assessment. Hot flushes severe enough to disrupt life deserve a proper conversation about the options, of which this is one of the weakest.
¿Cuánto sage debo tomar?
Esta referencia no imprime cifras en gramos, porque no se transfieren entre preparaciones de distinta fuerza de extracto. Lo que se puede decir con honestidad es la forma y la duración:Dried leaf as an infusion or gargle, tinctures and lozenges for the throat, dry-extract tablets for sweating, and sage essential oil, which is the most concentrated in thujone. Short courses. Continuous use of thujone-containing preparations is specifically what the limits exist to prevent.
¿Cuáles son los efectos adversos de sage?
With prolonged or high intake of thujone-containing preparations: restlessness, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, and in extreme cases seizures. Gargles can irritate. Allergic reactions occur.
¿Interactúa sage con medicamentos?
Sí — documentado paraEpilepsy, Diabetes medicines. Cada una se describe en esta página, con un enlace a la referencia del lado medicamento donde exista.
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