Sweetgrass Incense 10 g

Sweetgrass Incense - Sweet Grass
Length: approximately 10 cm

Botanical name: Hierochloe odorata
Other names: manna grass, Mary's grass, holy grass, Buffalo Grass, Mother Earth's Hair...

What is Sweetgrass Incense - Sweet Grass?

Sweetgrass is one of the four sacred plants (tobacco, sage, red cedar and sweet grass) of the indigenous (Indian) tribes of the Americas. It is known for its sweet smell, due to its coumarin content. It is found throughout North America and Northern Europe below the Arctic Circle. Sweetgrass usually grows among other grasses or shrubs. The stems of the grass are upright and hollow, growing up to 2 meters high.
Sweetgrass is also called Mother Earth's Hair and is usually braided. It has a very feminine energy and a sweet and soft aroma. The symbolism of the three bundles of twine varies by tribe. In some, they symbolize the mind, body, and soul, in others, love, kindness, and honesty. It is a traditional Native American incense used to attract beneficial forces after a cleansing ritual with white sage, etc.

About the smell of Sweetgrass

sweet, soft, somewhat reminiscent of vanilla.

Effects of Sweetgrass

The smoke of sweetgrass is said to attract positive energies. It is usually used after cleansing a space with sage.

Ways to use Sweetgrass

You hold the twine by the thicker end, light the other thinner end so that it smokes. Gently wave it in the air to make it smoke better.
Another way is to tear off pieces of the grass and add them to other incense on a charcoal or briquette, as it does not burn as well on its own as white sage or cedarwood.

Incenses it mixes well with

Sage, cedarwood.

You can watch more about the use of sweet grass in the following video (in English).