Ethically harvested Salvia apiana, the white sage, bee sage, or sacred sage, is an evergreen shrub that is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, found mainly in Southern California and Baja California.
Due to reverence for its usefulness and the powerful incense-like fragrance of the plant's leaves when burning, California tribes incorporated White Sage into religious rituals. The plant's smoke was intended to remove negative energy surrounding people and places.
Due to reverence for its usefulness and the powerful incense-like fragrance of the plant's leaves when burning, California tribes incorporated White Sage into religious rituals. The plant's smoke was intended to remove negative energy surrounding people and places.