Sage

Sage

6025-020-800

$4.50

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Sage is the most popular plant to smudge with because of the sweet fragrance of its leaves. The smoke from Sage is said to cleanse objects, places, and people, and it is often kept with dance clothes because of its sweet smell. (See Sweetgrass)

Native uses: Sage is used as an antiseptic, stimulating tonic, diaphoretic, expectorant, for stomach gas, sore throats, and throat ulcers. Sage tea is said to have a calming effect. It can be chewed as a breath freshener, and is also used as seasoning in dressings, soups, and roasts.

Other names: Wild Sage, Pasture Sage