This section is from the book "A Treatise On Diet", by J. A. Paris. Also available from Amazon: A Treatise on Diet.
The virtues of sage have been so extravagantly praised, that, like many of our remedies l, the plant has fallen into disuse from the disgust which its panegyrists have excited. I am convinced, however, that in the form of infusion it possesses some power in allaying the irritability of the stomach 2, and that, on many occasions, it will furnish a salutary beverage. The same observation will apply to the infusions of balm and rosemary. A drink extremely agreeable to the stomach of invalids may also be made by infusing lemon-peel in boiling water, and adding a small quantity of sugar.
 
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