Sage, the magical herb of the incense road

As we all know, everything in nature has its own unique role and value of existence, especially the many varieties of plants, and studies have shown that the power of plants is much more than the average person imagined.

Since ancient times, various races around the world have developed ways of burning plants to offer them to the heavens or to remove obstacles and purify them. These "herbs of power", transformed by fire, emit powerful aromas and smoke that have the ability to purify.

Since ancient times, the Chinese have used mugwort to ward off evil spirits, and the Indians used white sage. With the proverb of mugwort, "three years in the house, not to be used in Langzhong", sage also has the same proverb circulating: "planted sage in the yard, you can live forever", which also fully demonstrates the local people on the efficacy of the sage praise, sage is more regarded as the savior of many herbs.

In fact, sage is also a large family of relatives, according to statistics, there are about 700 kinds of the world, including both biennial flowers, there are also perennial flowers. Sage (scientific name: Salviaofficinalis), also known as medicinal sage, Yang Suye, Labiatae sage genus of an aromatic plant, for the evergreen nature of a small subshrub, with woody stems, gray-green leaves, leaf blade fat, full of soft silvery fuzz, like a spoon presenting a long ellipse, the Arabs call it "the tongue of the camel!

The rat's tongue is the "camel's tongue".

Sage's English name "Sage" is the meaning of the wise man, the Latin root of sage salvare means "treatment", "rescue", all of which are Show that sage in the minds of people in the sacred status, people worship as a holy thing, whether it will be lit, or left aside, are not close to the evil things.

White sage has long been considered by the North American Indians as a purification of the sacred, they believe that white sage not only has the role of clearing and cleansing negative energy, but also has the protection of individuals, the environment, space and objects of the sacred power, it is said that the smoke from the burning of white sage can be driven away from the negative energy.

The American Indians would burn this white sage in a tiny container or on a natural shell, they would first ignite the leaves of the sage, let it burn for a while, and then blow out the flames, at which point a large amount of smoke would come out of the white sage, light and lingering.

Burning the sun-dried white sage stick will emit a burst of fragrance, the aroma will surround the whole room, the Amerindians believe that it will rise up the smoke will take away your stress, negative energy and all the past, so that you get a complete release.

When burning sage, you need to open the doors and windows of the room to keep it ventilated and allow the energy to flow, if it is windy outside it will blow away the smoke, you can smoke the space before opening it to allow the energy to flow.

This is one of the oldest methods of purification, and has been around for thousands of years. But in today's society, people still choose to use sage to soothe, relax, and purify their environment.

Medicinal sage is also grown in China, and is called "Salvia" in the Flora of China, but it is easily confused with the same genus of sage that is native to China. If medicinal sage is not easy to find, you can also use other herbs to replace, in fact, each herb has its own unique charm and distinctive aroma, so let's get our hands dirty and make a bouquet of their own "vanilla stick" it.

In addition to burning sage alone, sage can also be burned with a mixture of other herbs, cedar, juniper, lavender, sweetgrass and white sage mixed with burning, a mixture of different herbs will have different sensory experiences.

Pictured above, from left to right, are: catnip, sage, rosemary, bee balm, and mugwort.

Each of these five herbs can be used individually as a "vanilla bar" or mixed with sage to create a "vanilla bar".

Use twine to bind the herbs, starting at the cut end of the herb branch and tying all the leaves and flowers together.

Once you've finished tying, place the "vanilla sticks" in a dry place to dry out.

When the Herb Stick is flammable and ready to use, light the Herb Stick and blow out the flame.

Place the burning stick in a bowl to collect the ashes, and enjoy the rising smoke and the unique smell of burning herbs, while the burning smoke cleanses your surroundings and relaxes you.