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In the Timmersgems webshop we sell high quality sweetgrass right from the Sioux reservations in the U.S.A.
Very important to the Sioux and Cherokee nations, its botanical name is Hierochloë odorata. In these tribes,
the sweetgrass is braided like hair braids. It could be burnt by lighting the end of it, or (more economically)
by shaving little bits of it onto charcoal in a brazier. Again, use good quality charcoaled to burn it,
not pressed charcoal tablets. Sweetgrass is burnt after smudging with sage, to welcome in good influences after
the bad had been driven out. Sweetgrass is very rare today, and traditional Plains people have been tempting to
protect the last of it. Myself, I believe that Cedar, which is not endangered, can safely be used this way. Also
Piñon pine needles (used more frequently by the Southwest Teneh, like the Navajo and Apache as well as the Pueblo
people and the Zuni) and Copal (used by the Yaqui and in ancient times by the Azteca and the Maya) have similar effect.
The three mentioned here are readily available either through gathering yourself or, in the case of copal resin, from
any good shop like timmersgems. Smudging should be done with care, with reverence, and in an attitude of LOVE. Show your respect
and honor to the plants that Usen' has given us for our healing, and they will return the favor by keeping us well
and free from disease and negative energy. Aloe Vera plants, though not to be burnt, are good for the cleansing angle
as well. Keep one or more potted Aloe Veras in the house (modern varieties are too tender to plant in anything but full
shade outside) in organic (wood or ceramic, never plastic or metal) Our Sweetgrass is from supberb quality and long
burning with a very great scent right out of nature. Best way to burn the sweetgrass is in an Abalonshell.