Description

Botanical Name:Eriodictyon californicum
Origin: USA

Yerba Santa translates from Spanish to “sacred herb”, named by Spanish missionaries who were impressed with the plant’s beneficial qualities. Eriodictyon californicum is native to the southwest United States and northern Mexico. It is an aromatic, evergreen shrub whose leaves have been used in traditional herbalism for centuries. Yerba santa leaf can be infused as yerba santa tea, incorporated into honeys and syrups, employed in external applications, or even steeped in bath water for an herbal soak.