Sage

Found in some samples or products

These come from where it was grown, how it was processed or cooked, or what it was made into. They are not about the ingredient itself, so the signal does not count them.

• Pesticide residues in herbs²

  Sage sold in Poland sometimes carried pesticides like chlorpyrifos and DDT, though levels eaten stayed far below safety limits.

How it’s made and used

• Fast removal from body³

  After people drank sage tea, α-thujone left the body quickly, mostly as changed forms in urine.

• Fat and starch digestion⁴

  In lab studies, sage slowed the enzymes that break down fat and starch.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.