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White Sage 4.5 inches
White Sage 4.5 inches
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- Salvia apiana, the white sage, bee sage, or sacred sage, is an evergreen perennial shrub that is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
- Found mainly in the coastal sage scrub habitat of Southern California and Baja California, on the western edges of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts.
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Salvia apiana is widely used by Native American groups on the Pacific coast of the United States.
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The seed was a main ingredient of pinole, a staple food.
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The Cahuilla harvested large quantities of the seed that was mixed with wheat flour and sugar for gruel or biscuits.
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The leaves and stems were eaten by the Chumash and other tribes.
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Several tribes used the seed for removing foreign objects from the eye, similar to the way that Clary sage seeds were used in Europe.
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A tea from the roots was used by the Cahuilla women for healing and strength after childbirth.
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The leaves are also burnt by many native American tribes, with the smoke used in different purification rituals.
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