clipped from: herbalmedicine.suite101.com A 2005 study at the School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, found that in a controlled trial sage and alfalfa reduced severe hot flushes by 60% compared with a placebo.
For centuries, sage has been used as a reliable and safe treatment for night sweats. It is a source of estrogen, and can be taken in a gelcap form or brewed as a tea from sage plants grown in your own garden.
Make this sage tea one hour before bedtime every night for three nights, and then once every few days thereafter:
Pour one cup of boiling water over ten large, fresh, sage leaves (1 1/2 teaspoons dried sage). Let the tea steep for five minutes and strain. The result will be bitter, but can be sweetened with sugar or honey. If you find that the tea is too unappealing, sage is available in pill form.