tea
Sage gargle
A raw throat that hates to swallow. Cool tea, gargle, spit or sip.
15 minutes plus cooling · 1 cup
- 1 tsp dried sage, just-off-boil, covered 10 minutes. Strain. Cool to warm.
- Gargle a mouthful 30 seconds, repeat through the cup. A pinch of salt in the cup if you have it.
- Dose
- 2–4 times a day while the throat is angry.
- Store
- Make fresh. Dry sage keeps a year.
Culinary sage is the plant. Do not use ornamental sages you cannot name.