Clary Sage It's Not Just An Herb

Clary Sage Salvia sclarea is a flowering herb that’s native to the Mediterranean Basin. The essential oil that’s extracted from the leaves and buds of the plant has a clean, refreshing scent that you can use as a skin balm or gently inhale as part of an aromatherapy treatment.

Clary Sage is easy to grow in high-temperature areas. It’s usually cultivated for its use as a flavoring in tea. It’s also known by the names “clear eye” and “eyebright” because of its traditional use as a treatment for eye health. But it’s now being studied for a variety of other health benefits.

• Helps Reduce Stress

• Prevents Bacterial Infections

• Relieves Spasms

• Natural Antidepressants

• Rich in Antioxidants

• Alleviation of Menopause Symptoms

• Helps to Regulate Menstruation

• Helps Reduce Menstrual Cramps

• Helps to Reduce Inflammation

• Lowers Blood Pressure

~ Helps Reduce Stress ~

Aromatherapy uses the power of scent to calm the mind and reduce feelings of anxiety. Your olfactory system directly affects the part of your brain that regulates emotion. That’s why what you smell can trigger memories and elicit feelings, both negative and positive.

When used in aromatherapy, clary sage oil can help alleviate stress by inducing a sense of well-being. One small study by a Trusted Source with women undergoing stressful medical tests indicated that when inhaled, clary sage essential oil elicited feelings of relaxation and helped to reduce blood pressure.

~ Prevents Bacterial Infections ~

This type of essential oil kills bacteria and fungi, curbs the growth and spread of bacterial infections, and also protects against new infections. Studies show that clary sage essential oil is particularly beneficial in curing bacterial infections affecting the colon, intestines, urinary tract, and the excretory system. It is equally effective in inhibiting bacteria from entering our bodies through water or food. Wounds will not become septic, nor will they be infected with tetanus germs if clary sage oil is topically applied to them. Its antiseptic qualities can protect the body during surgical recovery and in all types of wounds that are typically hot spots for infections.

~ Relieves Spasms ~

Clary Sage Oil is useful in the treatment of spasms and related ailments such as muscle cramps, spasmodic cough, stomachache, headache, and spasmodic cholera. It relaxes the nerve impulses and doesn’t allow uncontrollable spasms to occur.

~ Natural Antidepressants ~

Clary Sage Oil can boost self-esteem, confidence, hope, and mental strength, thereby efficiently fighting depression. This can be very helpful for forms of depression due to failure in career or personal life, insecurity, loneliness, stagnation, the death of a friend or loved one, and many other reasons. Clary Sage Oil also relieves anxiety. As an antidepressant, it can be systematically administered to patients suffering from acute depression who are undergoing rehabilitation. You can use it in a diffuser for relieving all your stress or you could add 2-3 drops of this oil and draw an amazing bath.

~ Rich in Antioxidants ~

If you think that your gums are weakening their hold on your teeth, sooner or later, they will start falling out. Speak to a dentist first, but it is never a bad idea to use clary sage oil because it has astringent properties. It not only strengthens your gums but also strengthens and tones the skin, muscles, and hair follicles, preventing hair loss and making you look and feel younger. It functions as an antioxidant in this way by tightening up the skin that might be sagging due to the activity of free radicals present in the body.

~ Alleviation of Menopause Symptoms ~

One component of clary sage oil is sclareol, which mimics the effects of estrogen in the body. For this reason, clary sage may be effective at reducing some of the symptoms of menopause. Some research suggests that diluted clary sage oil applied to the bottoms of the feet can reduce hot flashes.

~ Helps to Regulate Menstruation ~

If you are having trouble with irregular, obstructed, or painful menses, you can try clary sage oil before you spend a fortune on specialized treatment from a gynecologist. There is no need to worry since it has no adverse side effects. It simply stimulates the opening of obstructed menses and makes them regular, while easing the pain. It cures dizziness and mental irritation during menses in cases of the post-menopause syndrome. Furthermore, it can help reduce the symptoms and negative effects associated with menstruation like cramping, bloating, mood swings, and cravings for food, by balancing the hormones that run rampant during this time for women.

~ Helps Relieve Menstrual Cramps ~

A small study by a Trusted Source examined 48 women who experienced painful menstruation and cramps. Some of the women were given a cream containing clary sage oil and the other essential oils to apply to their lower abdomens daily, between menstrual cycles. The women who used the cream had a significant reduction in menstrual cramps than the control group.

~ Helps to Reduce Inflammation ~

There is an ester present in clary sage essential oil called linalyl acetate, which reduces skin inflammation and heals rashes. Furthermore, it balances and regulates the production of natural oils in the skin, reducing both oily and dry skin, and making your skin look young and beautiful. Clary Sage Oil can help you with all of these. It reduces inflammations and has an undeniably calming effect. People suffering from chronic stress or anxiety disorders find great comfort by using clary sage essential oil.

~ Lowers Blood Pressure ~

Clary Sage Oil is very effective in reducing blood pressure by relaxing the veins and arteries, thereby reducing the risk of heart attack, stroke, atherosclerosis, and brain hemorrhage. By reducing blood pressure, it widens the blood vessels and allows for increased circulation, resulting in increased oxygenation to the muscles and organ system, boosting your overall metabolic performance.

~ Eliminates Bad Oder ~

Buying synthetic deodorants is not only expensive but also negatively impacts the environment. Their pleasant smell only lasts for a short time. Moreover, sometimes they produce skin irritation and allergies. Clary Sage Oil can be a far better choice as a deodorant because, in diluted form, it serves as an efficient deodorant without any side effects. It is natural, so it doesn’t impact the environment, and its effects last for a longer time.

~ Promotes Digestion ~

Clary Sage Essential Oil promotes digestion and relieves symptoms of indigestion. It boosts the secretion of gastric juices and bile, thereby speeding up digestion and easing the process, which relieves cramping, bloating, and abdominal discomfort.

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There are many other benefits of Clary Sage Oil but if I went through them all this blog post would never end so these are just the main ones that Clary Sage Oil is mostly used for!

We use Clary Sage Oil in our Flash Away Roller and we hope to use this oil in more of our upcoming products!