Sweetgrass

A sacred braided grass burned in ceremony across many Northern tribes for its sweet vanilla scent.

Benefits

Aromatic ceremonial herb
light traditional tea
sweet calming scent

Key compounds

Coumarin (sweet vanilla aroma)phytosterols

May help with

Need for calming aroma
ceremonial use

Best for these goals

Aromatic wellnesstraditional ceremony

How to use it

Braided and burned as a ceremonial smudge; occasionally a very light tea

Evidence level

Traditional

Cautions & interactions

High in coumarin — use aromatically or as a very light, occasional tea only, not in large ingested amounts. Primarily a ceremonial, not a food, plant.

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