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Sage
A wonderful herb with many uses. My first memory was of my mother making Sage and Onion stuffing for roast chicken. I just loved it, I know how cats feel when they smell catnip. This is my catnip. Sage has one of the longest histories of use of any culinary or medicinal herb. Ancient Egyptians used it as a fertility drug. In the first century C.E. Greek physician Dioscorides reported that the aqueous decoction of sage stopped bleeding of wounds and cleaned ulcers and sores. It was particularly noted for strengthening the nervous system, improving memory, and sharpening the senses. Sage was officially listed in the United States Pharmacopoeia from 1840 to 1900. Sage is used today by our Mi’kmaq people in Nova Scotia for smudging and driving out unfriendly spirits. It is one of the most important Native American ceremonial plants, used by many tribes as an incense and purifying herb. Sage is burned as a spiritual cleanser before many traditional ceremonies, and is also one of the herbs frequently included in medicine bundles and amulets.