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Hierochloe odorata or Anthoxanthum nitens [1] (commonly known as sweet grass, manna grass, Mary's grass or vanilla grass, and as holy grass in the UK, [3] bison grass e.g. by Polish vodka producers [4]) is an aromatic herb native to northern Eurasia and North America. It is considered sacred by many Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United ...
The smoke from the pipe is said to carry the users prayers up to the creator with the rising smoke. Large medicine bags often decorated with ornate beaded designs were used by medicine men to carry sage, sweet grass, and other important plants. [53] Blackfoot also used sweet grass smoke, or sachets of sweet grass in their clothing, as an ...
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 ...
Hierochloe is a genus of plants in the grass family known generally as sweetgrass. [3] These are perennial rhizomatous grasses found primarily in temperate and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America, although some species extend southwards into Australia and Latin America. [1] [4] These erect green grasses are known for their sweet scent.
Various plants are used around the world for smoking due to various chemical compounds they contain and the effects of these chemicals on the human body. This list contains plants that are smoked, rather than those that are used in the process of smoking or in the preparation of the substance.
Blue Smoke’s BBQ Sides include 1 quart of creamy coleslaw, 12 fresh and fluffy cornbread muffins, 1 quart of savory pit beans, and 1 quart of creamy, cheesy mac ‘n’ cheese with cheddar and ...
Sweet-grass or mannagrass, any of the many species in the genus Glyceria; Anthoxanthum odoratum, Sweet vernal grass, native to Eurasia; Muhlenbergia sericea, synonym Muhlenbergia filipes, native to the southeastern United States; colloquially for Cannabis, a psychoactive plant; Sheath grass belongs to the genus Coleanthus in the sweet grass family
The country's top doctor wants a new warning added to alcohol that would alert drinkers about links to cancer, but don't expect cigarette-style warning labels any time soon.. U.S. Surgeon General ...