====== Yerba Santa ======
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latin_names: Eriodictyon glutinosum, E. californicum
folk_names: Bear Weed, Consumptive's Weed, Gum Bush, Holy Herb, Mountain Balm, Sacred Herb
gender_tags: Feminine
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effect_tags: Beauty, Healing, Psychic Powers, Protection
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===== Magical Uses =====
*Yerba santa* is carried to improve or to attain beauty, and the infusion is added to baths for the same reason.

The leaves are added to healing incenses and are worn around the neck to ward off illnesses and wounds.

It is also carried for spiritual strength, to increase psychic powers, and to protect the bearer.
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