Taste. The flavour of sage is just as intense as its fragrance: pleasantly bitter and spicy. egast is not just the leaves, the sage flowers are also edible.
Effect. Sage is not only anti-inflammatory, but also astringent, antiseptic and antispasmodic. These are all reasons why many toothpastes are enriched with sage and why many cough lozenges contain sage as an ingredient.
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