White Sage Incense Sticks (6 - 3" sticks)

• Origin and Habitat:

• Salvia apiana, commonly known as Californian white sage, bee sage, or sacred sage, is an evergreen perennial shrub native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
• It thrives mainly in the coastal sage scrub habitat of Southern California and Baja California. Growing on dry slopes in chaparral and yellow pine forests.

• Description:

• This shrub reaches 1.3 to 1.5 meters tall and 1.3 meters wide.
• Whitish evergreen leaves, 3 to 9 cm long, persist year-round. When rubbed, they release aromatic oils and resins.
• Attractive flowers, white to pale lavender, grow on 1 to 1.3 m stalks in spring.

• Traditional Uses:

• Native American Flavoring: The seed flavors pinole, a maize-based staple food.
• Healing Practices: Tribes use the seed for removing foreign objects from the eye, similar to Clary sage seeds in Europe.
• Ritual Purification: Different plant parts are used in ritual purification by Native American cultures.
• Smudging: White sage is popular for smudging, cleansing spaces, and spiritual practices.
• Incense: Sandai's White Sage incense stick, 100% white sage, handmade, made locally and, it has no chemicals or synthetic oils or potassium nitrate. It's 100% natural therefore burn time will be between 15 minutes.

• Conservation Concerns:

• Over harvest of wild California whtie sage populations is a concern for Native American groups and conservationists.

Feel free to immerse yourself in the aromatic essence of California White Sage!