Yerba Santa Smudge Stick (Eriodictyon Californicum) Yerba Santa Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum

Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum

heavier binder

Suited to burning resins

The metal's mass holds the heat away from the surface beneath

Yerba Santa Smudge Stick (Eriodictyon Californicum) Yerba Santa Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicumThe resinous leafed shrub of California's dry foothills. The leaves are sticky with eriodictyol a flavonoid resin that doesn't fully release until heat softens the surface coating. The bundle smokes slower, denser, and sweeter than sage. On the burn, the opening builds across the first minute rather than arriving at once. A green, herbaceous, slightly sweet note develops and holds for the length of the burn. Longer lasting than sage, less sharp than