She loves the sun! Also called “California sage”, it grows wild in dry, sandy areas, originally in the deserts of the southwest United States and northwest Mexico. For millennia, Native Americans have used it as medicinal and sacred plant. They burn its fragrant leaves during purification rites called “smoke ceremonies”, organized on the occasion of births, deaths, unions, changes of the moon… The smoke thus generated has, according to the people native, the power to discharge negative energies andattract positive energies about places, people or events. Research has shown that white sage smoke produces negative ions, which have a beneficial effect on our mood and alleviate certain conditions linked to poor air quality (asthma, allergies, headaches, etc.). Dried sage leaves are also used in the composition of “chanunpa”, the sacred pipe smoked by the Lakota to communicate with the spirits.
White sage, a coveted incense
There Salvia Apiana has since been introduced to southern Europe, growing on the dry, sandy soils of southern France. It has the same properties as medicinal sage: in infusion, it soothes throat or stomach aches. The richness of its aromas also works wonders in cooking. However, it is in the form of incense or burning sticks that it is most successful. Its antiseptic and antibacterial properties help to clean up the ambient air in our interiors, which is said to be five to ten times more polluted than our streets. Thus, the Covid pandemic has seen the consumption of white sage increase..
White sage to soothe period pain
White sage contains molecules called estrogen flavonoids that help regulate hormone secretion and reduce hormonal imbalances. Consumed as an infusion, it helps women to face various stages of their lives: puberty, after childbirth, menopause. It thus helps to regularize the menstrual cycle, soothe period pain, reduce the intensity of hot flashes and night sweats, and help bones regenerate. It would also have an action on elasticity and skin firmness. A remedy that we cannot do without!
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