Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Hi Keisha, > In reference to your comment: Which I have not seen and won't address .. Cyber Monsters like to eat my mail. ;-) > I've not for a fact ever seen true sweetgrass (Hierochloe > odorata) EO. Fellow list member, Barbara, sent me > Chiming in late here, but... > > If it was purchased on a rez, the person who distilled it may be forbidden > by custom or religious practices to reveal his methods to non-natives, or even > those who aren't his students or direct descendants. Or, it could be a guy > who's just really pissed off about how much Indian knowledge and customs have > been " stolen " and doesn't want to share (not MY opinion, mind you, but a current > one shared by some Native Americans). I know a fair amount about American Indians .. I visit the reservations each year .. and have some other connections .. but the main points are: 1. There are only X number of ways to distill and they are all well known. 2. I have never seen .. or even heard of .. a Sweet Grass EO. It might exist .. but I am not aware of it. There are folks selling Sweet Grass Fragrance Oils. 3. All who speak with forked tongue are not white folks. ;-) > That being said, there also exists the possibility that it's not natural. True .. the possibility does exist. ;-) > Keisha Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com > some wonderful braids of sweetgrass, and she also > sent along a bottle of oil she got from a reservation in > her area, but she told me that she really isn't sure > about how natural it is, because she had an amazingly > difficult time getting any info about it from the person > who supposedly distills it, which usually isn't a good > sign ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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