Preparation : The fresh leaves are macerated in twice their weight of alcohol. Although scarcely used in the present day sage runs back in medical history to the Greeks , and, according to Fernie , is still held in the highest esteem by country people in many parts of Europe . Quoting Gerard : "Sage is singularly good for the head and brain ; it quickeneth the senses and memory ; strengtheneth the sinews ; restoreth health to those that have palsy ; and taketh away shaky trembling of the members." The following appeared in Écho Med. du Nord, 1897, concerning this remedy : This remedy (in English, Sage ) has been almost forgotten in modern medical art, but still remains in high repute as a domestic medicine. Lately, French physicians have called attention to it, and not only for gargling in cases of inflammation of the throat and for washing the mouth in affections of the gums, but more especially as an unfailing remedy for night-sweats in persons suffering from affections of the respiratory organs. In the numerous experiments made with it, there were never any disagreeable concomitant effects. On the contrary, it was found that Salvia acts even more favorably on the tickling coughs with consumptives than Belladonna, Rumex crispus , etc., so that preparations of Morphine and Codeine could be dispensed with. Salvia should be used in the form of the tincture, and, indeed, the tincture prepared from the fresh leaves and the blossom tips, as we find it in homeopathic pharmacies. It should be given in doses of 20, 30, or 40 drops in a tablespoonful of water. The effects manifest themselves very quickly, two hours after taking a dose, and these effects persist for two to six days. Numérisation, vérification, illustrations, restructuration et mise en page par le Dr. R. S.