California White Sage (Salvia apiana) leaf cut and sifted - Bulk.

All of our bulk herbs are organic when available, otherwise herbs are wildcrafted and responsibly sourced.

Available in either increments of 2 oz or save 20% when you purchase a pound.

SUGGESTED USE:

Make an infusion using 1 heaping teaspoon per cup of boiling water. Steep 15 minutes, covered. Strain. Dose: 1 cup of the infusion (tea) 2 times per day as needed.

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

Not for use in pregnancy.

EXTRA INFORMATION:

White Sage grows along the sunny coastal alluvial washes of Southern California, from Santa Barbara to the Baja Peninsula along the coast before the desert. White Sage is an important member of the coastal sage scrub plants, growing 2' to 3' tall. It produces a flower spike that is light blue in color. The flower spikes produce a nectar and develop many seeds. The seeds have been important and potent food sources for wildlife and humans. The leaves vary from a matte green to a dull white, depending on the time of year. The leaves contain fragrant essential oils.

Today White Sage is most popular for the sweet fragrance of its burning leaf. It is used to cleanse objects, places and people. The family Salvin, from the Latin, "Salvia" (to heal), has many historical uses. Sage tea is said to promote a calming effect. The leaves may be chewed as a natural breath freshener.

Traditional elders say that before a person performs ceremony or is healed, they need to be cleansed of any bad feelings or negative thought. The cleansing can be done with Sage, Sweetgrass or Cedar. The smudging helps the healing come about in a very clear way, without any negative energy regarding the healer or the patient. The elders also say that one should enter into ceremony with a good heart.

The proper way to dispose of Sage is to throw it eastward rather than burn it or put it down.

White Sage has come from relative obscurity twenty years ago to great popularity in recent years. People are attracted to its aroma and calming properties. The largest threat to its continued existence is loss of habitat through development of housing. Being part of the coastal scrub habitat there is a growing interest to preserve this unique plant community within private and public sectors.

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