印第安人的奉獻和治療儀式中常常使用白鼠尾草的煙氣來熏洗空間和病人，將之視為一種具有神圣精神的植物吟宦。淘寶上也是各式“美國進口加州白鼠尾草”的店家在出售這些植物干燥后的枝葉篮洁，那“白鼠尾草”到底是一種什么樣的植物呢？
經(jīng)過一番查詢殃姓，基本確定（加州）白鼠尾草的拉丁學名是 Salvia apiana袁波，英文名叫 White sage。然維基一下～
以下內(nèi)容來自維基百科（還沒來得及把里面的要點翻譯一些過來蜗侈。篷牌。。）
Salvia apiana ? ?(White sage, bee sage, or sacred sage in English, qaashil to theLuiseno, shlhtaay or pilhtaay to the Kumeyaay, kasiile to the Tongva, we'wey tothe Chumash, qas'ily to the Cahuilla, shaltai to the Paipai, lhtaay to the Cochimi) ? ?is an evergreen perennial shrub that is native to the southwestern United States andnorthwestern Mexico, found mainly in the coastal sage scrub habitat of SouthernCalifornia and Baja California, on the western edges of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts.[1]
Description
S. apiana is a shrub that reaches 1.3 to 1.5 metres (4.3 to 4.9 ft) tall and 1.3 metres(4.3 ft) wide. The whitish evergreen leaves have oils and resins that release a strongaroma when rubbed. The flowers are very attractive to bees, which is described by thespecific epithet, apiana. Several 1 to 1.3 metres (3.3 to 4.3 ft) flower stalks, sometimespinkish colored, grow above the foliage in the spring. Flowers are white to pale lavender.
這里在植物分類上為白鼠尾草給出了一個鑒定踏幻。
Distribution and habitat
White sage is a common plant that requires well-drained dry soil, full sun, and littlewater. The plant occurs on dry slopes in coastal sage scrub, chaparral, and yellow-pine forests of Southern California to Baja California at less than 1,500 metres (4,900 ft)elevation.[1]
Uses
S. apiana is widely used by Native American groups on the Pacific coast of theUnited States. The seed was a main ingredient of pinole, a staple food. TheCahuilla harvested large quantities of the seed that was mixed with wheatflour and sugar for gruel or biscuits. The leaves and stems were eaten by theChumash and other tribes. Several tribes used the seed for removing foreignobjects from the eye, similar to the way that Clary sage seeds were used inEurope. A tea from the roots was used by the Cahuilla women for healing andstrength after childbirth. The leaves are also burnt by many native Americantribes, with the smoke used in different purification rituals.[2]
Cultivation
S. apiana prefers a sunny location, well draining soil, and good air circulation. It easily hybridizes with other Salvia species,particularly Salvia leucophylla and Salvia clevelandii.[1]
Ecology
Bumblebees, hawk moths, and wasps pollinate white sage, and hummingbirds also appear to like the plant.[citation needed]
Antibacterial properties
A study performed at the University of Arizona in 1991 demonstrated that Salvia apiana has potential antibacterial propertiesagainst Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Candida brassicae.[3]
See also
Medicinal plants of the American West
California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion
Coastal sage scrub
補充資料
除了白鼠尾草蚕泽，有另外一種鼠尾草（英文名Diviner’s sage晌梨，拉丁學名Salvia divinorum 桥嗤，“占卜者的鼠尾草”须妻？）也在美洲一些原始部落的生活與儀式中有多種用途，而且這種鼠尾草具有強烈的致幻作用泛领。下面對這種鼠尾草的簡單介紹來自《眾神的植物：神圣荒吏、具療效和致幻力量的植物》[Plants of the Gods]一書（理查·伊文斯·舒爾茲，亞伯特·赫夫曼渊鞋，克裏斯汀·拉奇著）绰更。
