Silver Sage, Wild, Handpicked
Artemisia frigida
Also known as Pasture Sage, Fringed Sage, Sweet Sage, Northern Wormwood
$3.50 per Ounce
Information:This Wild Silver Sage was hand picked in the wilds of Montana, on the eastern slope of the continental divide. Special care was taken to ensure the harvest only the best Wild Silver Sage, less than 25% was harvested out of any 100 meter square area. This ensures that a healthy crop of Wild Silver Sage will be provided for you.
History: Silver Sage has a long history of medicinal use among the Native American Indians including the Cheyenne, Dakota, Omaha, Pawnee, Delaware, Blackfoot, Arapaho, Comanche, Cree, Navajo, Ute, and Potawatomi. It was also used by the Cheyenne and Delaware in ceremonies to ward off unwanted spirits.
Uses: Heartburn, menstrual irregularity, inflammation of wounds, mountain fever, colds, indigestion, cough, spasms, convulsions and toothache.
Active Ingredients: Santonin, Artemisinin, Thujone
Actions: Antispasmodic, disinfectant, stimulant, stomachic, vermifuge
Warning: The FDA has determined that Silver Sage is poisonous in large doses due to an active narcotic poison.