Sage is burned in smudging ceremonies to drive out bad spirits, feelings or influences.? The leaves are valued for their aromatic properties and are used as a natural moth repellent.? Sage can be used in numerous ways.? Native Americans of the Plains Nations cover the floor of their sweat lodges with sage. They will also breathe through a small bundle of sage and at times rub the bundle on their bodies while in the sweat lodge.

?? Some tribes commonly wrapped their pipes in sage before they bundled them up. They believed that objects wrapped in sage were purified.? Sage wreaths are still placed around Sundancer?s heads, wrists and ankles during the ceremony.