This is a really interesting herb that is truly not well known. In fact, I only found one reference to it doing a search through the internet. And that reference was not enlightening. But, it is one of those herbs that just show up in your garden and start calling your attention to them. Interesting that it is growing in this garden and also in the garden of the house I am moving to but not in either of my neighbors’ gardens.
So the next step was to ask a local what it is. He didn’t know the name but said it was good for stomach and head issues. Another said he didn’t know it at all. So thankfully Inaturalist helped me out with the identification. And, coming at the end of the rainy season this was a new plant in the garden.
So after a week of it calling my attention to it, I ran into a person who was recently around vaccinated people and complaining of the issues that we here have found to be consistent with vaccine shedding, ie, abdominal complaints, bloating, headaches, etc.
This was at temazcal where we were making an herb tea for the ceremony with lemon grass and rosemary (both of which are helpful for the vaccine shedding as well), so we added it to the tea. The person was much better after consuming the tea.
Since it is a sage, I have a preference for the fresh tincture of sages in general. So at this time I am making a fresh plant tincture of the above ground plant. And, am considering collecting and drying the whole plant for teas this winter. I have not done provings on either method of use as yet and will update this post when the tincture is done.