Sep 28, 2017
Yerba Santa
(Eriodictyon glutinosum, E. californicum) Safe to interact with.
Folk Names: Bear Weed, Consumptive's Weed, Gum Bush, Holy Herb, Mountain Balm, Sacred Herb. Gender: Feminine. Powers: Beauty, Healing, Psychic Powers, Protection.
Magical Uses: Yerba santa is carried to improve or to attain beauty, and the infusion is added to baths for the same reason. The leaves are added to healing incenses and are worn around the neck to ward off illnesses and wounds. It is also carried for spiritual strength, to increase psychic powers, and to protect the bearer.
(from Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham)