A matsayin magani da na dafuwa ganye, Sage da aka sani fiye da sauran ganye. Masarawa na da sun yi amfani da shi azaman maganin haihuwa na halitta. A ƙarni na farko AD, likitan Girka Dioscorides ya yi amfani da decoction na sage don raunukan zub da jini da kuma wanke gyambo. Sage kuma ana amfani da shi a waje ta wurin masu aikin lambu don magance sprains, kumburi, da ulcers.
An jera Sage bisa hukuma a cikin USP daga 1840 zuwa 1900. A cikin ƙanana kuma sau da yawa maimaita allurai, sage magani ne mai mahimmanci don zazzabi da tashin hankali. Magani mai ban sha'awa mai amfani wanda ke kunna cikin bacin rai kuma yana motsa rauni na narkewa gaba ɗaya. Ana ƙara cirewar Sage, tincture da man fetur mai mahimmanci zuwa shirye-shiryen magani don baki da makogwaro, da kuma maganin gastrointestinal.
Ana amfani da Sage yadda ya kamata don cututtukan makogwaro, abscesses na hakori, da ciwon baki. Acids phenolic na sage suna da tasiri mai ƙarfi akan Staphylococcus aureus. A cikin binciken dakin gwaje-gwaje, man sage yana aiki da Escherichia coli, Salmonella, fungi filamentous kamar Candida Albicans. Sage yana da tasirin astringent saboda babban abun ciki na tannins.
An yi imanin Sage yana kama da Rosemary a cikin ikonsa na inganta aikin kwakwalwa da ƙwaƙwalwa. A cikin binciken da ya ƙunshi masu aikin sa kai na lafiya 20, man sage ya ƙara hankali. Haɗin gwiwar Kimiyyar Ganyayyaki na Turai ya rubuta amfani da sage don stomatitis, gingivitis, pharyngitis da gumi (1997).
A cikin 1997, Cibiyar Kula da Ganye ta Ƙasa a Burtaniya ta aika da tambayoyin tambayoyi ga kwararrun likitocin su. Daga cikin masu amsawa 49, 47 sun yi amfani da sage a cikin aikin su, wanda 45 sun ba da izini ga sage don menopause.