White Sage is an evergreen perennial shrub that is native to the south-western United States and north-western Mexico. Smudging, the burning of dried White Sage leaves, is an ancient Native American tradition, where White Sage is used to cleanse and purify a space or person of unwanted or negative energies.
White Sage can also be used as a tea for colds, sore throat, sinus congestion, indigestion or heavy menstruation. It is also valuable as a culinary spice, with similar flavour to garden sage.
It can also reduce bodily secretions (mucous, milk, sweat, etc.), and is useful for night sweats during perimenopause, to reduce mucous congestion and to reduce milk production when weaning a baby.