White Sage, Not just for cookin’
Friday, October 10th, 2008
Recently I purchased a White Sage native plant from our nursery for smudging. I must say this is a beautiful plant. Its soft white leaves glow incandescent in the moon light, and it is oh so fragrant. White Sage is considered a sacred plant by the North American Native Peoples and it is believed that when the power of the plant is released by burning, it can cleanse a space of evil spirits. I have my plant just outside of my bedroom window, just in case any malevolent forces try to enter there.
White Sage also has medicinal properties. Native Americans use the smoke as a remedy for colds, and would drop one seed into their eye and let it roll around under their eyelid to cleanse the ocular cavity (I am not a trained medical practitioner, but this sounds to me like something you probably shouldn’t try). Made into a tea it reduces sweating, salivation, and mucous secretions in the nose, throat and lungs. The tea also has a uterine hemostatic property for heavy menstruation, however it also decreases lactation, so I guess you could consider it a double edged sword.
I suggest everyone purchase a White Sage native plant from our nursery, because besides the facts that it smells divine (both growing and burned), and looks lovely, no one likes to be harassed by negative entities or heavy menstruation, two situations that the White Sage keeps at bay.
