Sweetgrass (Hierochloe Odorata)
Sweetgrass sometimes known as ‘holy grass’ or ‘the hair of mother earth’ Sweetgrass is very important to the Sioux and Cherokee nations. In these tribes, the Sweetgrass is braided like hair braids, with the three sections representing mind, body & soul or love, kindness & honesty. It can be burnt by lighting the end of it, or by shaving little bits of it onto an already existing fire source. Sweetgrass is burnt after smudging with sage, to welcome in the good influences & positive energy after the bad have been driven out.