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White Sage / kepshuw
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
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