Smudge stick - Yerba Santa sage

HOLY HERB, MOUNTAIN BAL

At Sage, everything revolves around the element of earth. Salvia Shasta, also known as Shasta sages is a well-known and widely used product among indigenous people of Central America, also known as the Natives, especially within shamanism. It is part of the purification ceremonies where these spicy plants are smoldered and their holy smoke is released. It stimulates the gain of visions and expels negative energy as well as bad entities. Scientific research has even shown that 94% of the bacteria in the room have been broken down after burning this herb.

Shasta sage smudge is a purification method that also changes your state of consciousness. It is manufactured from the Eriodictyon californicum plant in the Southwest of America.

Sage has a sharp, very pungent smell, to be described as spicy. Not everyone experiences this smell as pleasant. It is therefore more functional than a pleasant home fragrance.

Also useful: sage is used as a natural defense against insects such as moths and mosquitoes. The Yerba variety gives a somewhat sweetish smell to this spicy sage.