These compounds help mop up free radicals. In menopause, there is a lack of estrogen production by the ovaries.
Sage contains estrogenic substances that help relieve discomforts such as hot flashes.
Sage contains thujone, which in high doses is toxic. In Alzheimer's disease, there is degeneration of cholinergic neurons in Meynert's and other brain stem nuclei. Extracts of the leaves of Salvia officinalis and Medicago sativa were used to treat hot flushes in 30 menopausal women. Treatment of neurovegetative menopausal symptoms with a phytotherapeutic agent. Medicinal Lamiaceae with antioxidant properties, a potential source of rosmarinic acid.