This can be done to a new item, such as jewelry, furniture, or clothing, to protect or dispel it of negative energy. Items related to negative experiences or memories may also be cleansed. Allow the incense to linger on the areas of your body or surroundings you’d like to focus on. Using a fan or feather can also help direct the smoke, though this is optional. While sage banishes negative energy, sweetgrass was traditionally used to invite warm, loving energies in. These two work great in concert with each other. Palo santo wood is burned like the other herbs and has cleansing energies. Remember to open a window or door before you start burning the sage so that the smoke can escape from your house.

Pandey AK, et al. (2017). The genus Artemisia: A 2012-2017 literature review on chemical composition,antimicrobial, insecticidal and antioxidant activities of essential oils. Gutiérrez SLG, et al. (2014). Medicinal plants for the treatment of “nervios”, anxiety, and depression in Mexican traditional medicine. Poster Presented at AACN-NTI (Amer Assoc of Critical Care Nurses/National Teaching Institute), 2013Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) — Improving Practice With An Audited Oral Care Intervention (PDF) The most common cleansing smoke herb in North America is white sage and it's used for clearing negative and clinging energies and leaving things feeling fresh and new (spiritually that is). We're all probably familiar with the sage in our food and white sage has a light-colored smoke that's very earthy and distinctive. As the true pioneer of clinical oral care, Sage developed innovative products that helped set the standard now recognized in professional guidelines. Our comprehensive systems have helped increase compliance and reduce the risk of hospital-acquired pneumonia. In this instance, direct sage smoke over all surfaces and spaces in your home or living area. Be thorough. Nandita Divekar Medway Maritime Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Gillingham, Kent, UK

You can also use other plants like cedar, lemon balm, sweetgrass, vervain, and palo santo (literally 'holy wood') which is the South American equivalent of sage. How Do You Clear Something?Hamidpour M, et al. (2014). Chemistry, pharmacology, and medicinal property of sage (Salvia) to prevent and cure illnesses such as obesity, diabetes, depression, dementia, lupus, autism, heart disease, and cancer. I love that this set comes with a selenite crystal which is my favorite cleansing crystals out there. It’s great as kind of an always-on bad vibes catcher to help keep the energies of your space even when you haven’t had time to burn your sage. It comes with clear direction as well as a prayer card to work from. The bundles are handcrafted so they’ll range in size from three to five inches long. They’re each blessed in ritual to carry on extra good vibes to you. Lopresti AL, et al. (2017). Salvia (Sage): A review of its potential cognitive-enhancing and protective effects.

If you or someone you’re buying for can’t be around smoke whether for health reasons like asthma (see the CDC’s guidelines on asthma and second-hand smoke) or simply personal preference, that doesn’t mean they still can’t benefit from smudging. This kit by Sage My Nest is a complete set of white sage wand-style bundle, abalone shell burner, and wooden cobra stand, but it also includes a sage and lavender essential oil room spray. Kindscher K. (1992). Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas.

These steps apply whether you’re cleansing yourself, your home, or an object. You can cleanse any of these as often as you’d like. You can leave your shell directly on the table but they include a wooden cobra stand to elevate your abalone shell. Cobra stands are three legs carved from a single piece of wood so that they are all interlinking. I don’t do woodcarving, but that sounds really difficult to me. The stand can fold closed or open up to hold your shell burner. Sage has been around for many thousands of years and was used in Egyptian, Roman, and Greek medicine and Native American healing. You can use this spray in place of burning sage to accomplish the same kind of clearing of negative energies without using smoke or risking getting ash on your carpet as you walk around. There’s also a sage and lemongrass spray version of the kit if you don’t like lavender, but who doesn’t like lavender? Hospital-acquired pneumonias (HAP), including ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP), often start in the oral cavity. 1,2 Bacteria, including dental plaque, can colonize in the oropharyngeal area, 3 and these pathogens can be aspirated into the lungs, causing infection. 4 These common risk factors put both your ventilated patients and your independent patients at risk for HAP. START A TRIAL Comprehensive oral care for all of your patients