White sage

Scientific: Salvia apiana 

Common: White sage 

Español: Salvia Mayor, Salvia Real 

Chumash ('alapkaswa'): xapšɨx 

Young stems were eaten. Hunters placed leaves in their mouths to camouflage their smell. Used to line acorn granaries. Leaves were placed on the head to treat headache. Pounded leaves were added to water and drunk to induce vomiting. In more modern times the plant is used in purifying rituals.   

Source: Chumash Ethnobotany: Plant Knowledge Among the Chumash People of Southern California by Jan Timbrook

'alapkaswa' refers to the local Chumash dialect spoken at the kaswa’ village near modern Hope Ranch.