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Smudging, or other rites involving the burning of sacred herbs (e.g., white sage) or resins, is a ceremony practiced by some Indigenous peoples of the Americas.While it bears some resemblance to other ceremonies and rituals involving smoke (e.g., Australian smoking ceremony, some types of saining) from other world cultures, notably those that use smoke for spiritual cleansing or blessing, the ...
Today, sage smudging has become so popularized by non-Native wellness enthusiasts that chances are you’ve entered a yoga studio where the instructor has burned the plant at the end of a session ...
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Texas sage is nicknamed the "barometer bush" due to a commonly held belief that it can predict the rain. According to folklore, the plant goes into bloom in anticipation of upcoming rain. It appears that the plant sometimes blooms because of humidity or low atmospheric pressure, which can occur before or after rain.
Salvia texana, commonly called Texas sage, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family . [2] It is native to North America, where it is found in northern Mexico, and in the U.S. states of Texas and New Mexico. Its natural habitat is dry areas on limestone soils, in prairies or over rock outcrops. [2] [3]
Smudging, a ceremony practiced by some Indigenous peoples of the Americas Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Smudge .
– Texas sage, Texas ranger, silverleaf; Leucophyllum hintoniorum G.L. Nesom; Leucophyllum laevigatum Standl. – Chihuahuan sage; Leucophyllum langmaniae Flyr – Langman's sage, Rio Bravo sage; Leucophyllum minus A.Gray – Big Bend barometer bush [6] Leucophyllum mojinense Henrickson & T. Van Devender; Leucophyllum pringlei (Greenm.) Standl.
Salvia coccinea, the blood sage, [1] scarlet sage, Texas sage, or tropical sage, [2] is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae that is widespread throughout the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil). [2]