If you are a woman or girl who has a tendency to gain several pounds of water weight before and during your monthly menstrual cycle, worry no more. You can alleviate the bloating by drinking sage tea. Clayton College of Natural Health Director, Phyllis D. Light, has declared that the sage we use in our kitchen is a wonderful diuretic with drying properties that help get rid of this bloating with no side effects at all.
Sage 
or sage tea has the ability to draw water out of the body gently. There is a native American folk remedy that purports sage is supposed to “lighten the spirit.” More good news: sage is an effective remedy for balancing moods during PMS.
To try sage tea, boil one-third teaspoon of dried or fresh organic sage in one cup of water and strain it thoroughly. Just drink one cup of tea three to four times per day whenever you are bloated. Pregnant women should never drink sage tea. Be careful not to consume more than recommended amount of sage tea.