Latin name: Salvia apiana
Also know as: Bee Sage, California White Sage, Sacred Sage and Salvarial

Origin: California, USA

Salvia apiana – White Sage

The fragrance of our white sage brings you to the heart of the Mojave desert, where the dense gray white sage plant grows wild across the sun baked landscape of Oakland, California in the USA. Our white sage is sustainably sourced and harvested from wild native white sage plants, 100% wildcrafted.

Traditional use of White Sage:

This aromatic herb has been used for centuries as incense and in smudge pots for ceremonial use. In addition to being burned as incense, white sage has medicinal uses. Some Native American tribes used white sage to treat coughs and colds, or added to a sweat bath as a general tonic and fever reliever. Burning leaves have been used to fumigate a house or dwelling after a contagion, and to purify the air during illnesses. This is called “smudging”.

How To Smudge with White Sage:

Smudging finds its origin in the USA by the Native American tribes. Among Native American tribes, white sage is considered sacred and known as a spiritual herb. They burned herbs such as white sage to cleanse themselves and their environment from negative energy. The believe is that negative energies (spirits) do not tolerate the smoke of these burning herbs. And that this acts as a purifying function that attracts positive energies or good spirits

Key Benefits of White Sage:

White sage is known for its purifying properties. For example, it is antibacterial. In ancient medicine, white sage helped against all kinds of ailments. White sage is also suitable for meditation and for the removal of unwanted odors.

Fragrance: Strong and full, characteristic, bitter, Mediterranian

Properties: White sage is believed to cleanse a space of any evil spirits that may be present. The stems and leaves are used for smudging as part of purification ceremonies.