Yerba Santa Protective Herb 0.5oz

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Yerba Santa Protective Herb 0.5oz. Yerba Santa has been widely used by Native Americans, particularly for its ability to ward off negatively and provide an element of protection. The leaves were often carried by individuals to boost their spiritual strength and in incense form, it’s still used to today in a healing capacity.

Weight: 1/2 oz bag (14 grams)

A Fluorescent Ranch Product sustainably harvested in traditional manners in Grand Mesa, California.

Yerba Santa – OTHER NAME(S): Bear’s Weed, Consumptive’s Weed, Mountain balm, Holy Herb. Yerba santa is used for respiratory conditions including

• coughs
• colds
• tuberculosis
• asthma
• and chronic bronchitis

It is also used for fever and dry mouth. Some people use it to relieve muscle spasms, to loosen phlegm, and as a tonic. Yerba santa is sometimes applied directly to the skin in a warm dressing (poultice) to treat

• bruises
• sprains
• wounds
• insect bites
• and to relieve joint pain (rheumatism)

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Yerba santa contains chemicals that are thought to loosen mucus in the chest and may increase urination.

Yerba santa has a very interesting taste characteristic—it starts out bitter and slowly gets sweeter. It teaches us how to find sweetness in the bitter experiences of life by bringing awareness to the initiatory power of trauma. In a similar way through its association with fire, yerba santa aligns us with the myth of the phoenix rising from the ashes.

Burn the leaves as smudge to purify spaces and to clear heavy or dark energies from people. Crush the leaves and add them to herbal smoking mixes to help clear mucus from the lungs. Because resins are not soluble in water, yerba santa leaf is best prepared as a tincture for its mucus-clearing and respiratory-stimulating effects. Drink 3–4 fluid ounces up to 5 times per day. Leaf Tincture – 1 part dried leaf;5 parts menstruum (65 percent alcohol, 35 percent distilled water). It is better to make the tincture with dried leaves because the fresh leaves tend to clump up, making it more difficult to get a full extraction. Take 10–30 drops up to 5 times per day.

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