Barona Cultural Center & Museum

Family: Lamiaceae
 

Genus/Species: Salvia apiana
 

'Iipay Aa Name: kepshuw
 

Common English Name: White Sage

Traditional Use: infusion tonic for the blood, for cough, and for catarrah (mucus membrane inflammation); decoction for cold and poison oak; seeds can be eaten and mixed with other grains; young stalks can be eaten; hair rinse; burned for cleansing.

Collected on the Barona Indian Reservation, San Diego County
 

Collector: Tanner Quiroz
 

Date Collected: March 7, 2019
 

Mounted: April 4 & 11, 2019