https://www.blueskyreserve.org/news daily 0.75 2025-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6334e12181f3be383e1e2b24/1699316679262-FPVBTFF0AIL3R1TP5891/Big+oak+main+trail.jpg New Blog https://www.blueskyreserve.org/news/kumeyaay-uses-of-native-plants monthly 0.5 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6334e12181f3be383e1e2b24/cd16db63-b20a-4a7a-ba6c-0b22b89ac72f/acorns.jpg New Blog - Kumeyaay Uses of Native Plants ACORN MUSH - SHAWII After removing the outer shell and husk containing the nut, acorns were pounded into a meal. Acorn nuts contain bitter tannic acid which was removed by pouring cold, then hot, water over the meal (leaching). 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Leaves and stems were steeped to make a tea to alleviate upset stomachs, and as a ‘soak’ for topical sores and infections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6334e12181f3be383e1e2b24/4692d243-3d98-4260-a791-f58452e1fee6/Purple+flowers.jpg New Blog - Kumeyaay Uses of Native Plants CEANOTHUS (‘IPEWII) Commonly known as Wild Lilac. The flowers can be lathered into a soap for washing. Leaves were steeped into a tea to help with inflammaton. It was also used to treat various skin ailments like eczema, rashes, and poison oak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6334e12181f3be383e1e2b24/c4f1cba3-6c85-45e9-a567-6ba76ed0eb67/White+Sage.jpg New Blog - Kumeyaay Uses of Native Plants WHITE SAGE (PELLYTAAY) It was used both medicinally and spiritually. Sage leaves were bundled, dried and burned (smudging) and used in cleansing and blessing ceremonies, a practice still in use today. Leaves were also brewed into a tea as a remedy for respiratory ailments. 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