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Sage, White Incense, Pieces |
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Kosher * Non-Irradiated |
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Origin |
| Central to Southern California, Northern Mexico |
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Ingredients |
| Contains up to 4% of essential oil, the major constituents of which are camphor and eucalyptol. |
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Traditional Uses |
| Most sages can be burned, but
our White Sage is especially well-suited & is one of the sages
burned by Native Americans in the Southwest. White Sage was used
as a soapless shampoo by the Southern California Indians. It was &
still is used for smudging. White Sage was also used by Native
Americans & settlers medicinally in the form of a dusting powder,
inhalant, tea, tincture or douche.
While this sage can probably be used in cooking, the flavor is not well-suited for this use & garden sage (salvia officinalis) is preferred. Smudging is a traditional Native American use of White Sage that involves burning an herb & bathing oneself or an object in its smoke to clear away negative influences & restore balance. The herbs are bundles or placed loosely in a bowl where they are ignited & then extinguished. The resulting smoke is fanned over the person or object to be cleansed using one's hand or a feather. Sweetgrass, Cedar & Wormwood are other herbs commonly used for smudging. |
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Description |
| White Sage is 2-3 inch branch pieces with attached leaves. There are usually some unattached whole & broken leaves in each package as handling cause some breakage. The leaves are 1 to 3 inches long & silvery-grey to yellowish-grey in color. They are attached to a thick stem of the same color. The leaves are thick & brittle with a fine down covering. |
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Miscellaneous |
| When crushed they give off a
sage-like aroma.
Our supplier, who is Native American, works with us to ethically wildcraft this product. He not only harvests in a manner that will not injure or destroy the plants or the environment, but also performs a prayer ceremony before each harvest. It is believed that when you smudge, you are asking the spirit of the plant for assistance. |
