Sage has one of the longest histories of use of any culinary or medicinal herb. Harvested in the wild, Faskomilo sage is found in most Greek households. Interestingly, it is used as incense similar as White Sage (Salvia apiana)

The Zapotecs use Tagetes as a primary herb in purification rituals. The plant is used by the modern Huichol Indians in their religious Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) rituals. Smoked, the plant is said to enhance closed-eye visions.

Muna is a very tasty mint-like tea and an excellent aphrodisiac.

Patchouli is a bushy herb of the mint family. The plant is native to tropical regions of Asia. The scent of patchouli is heavy and strong. It has been used for centuries in perfumes and continues to be so today.

Of the members of the Mint family under cultivation the most important are the several varieties of the Peppermint (Mentha piperita), extensively cultivated for years as the source of the well-known volatile oil of Peppermint, used as a flavouring and therapeutic agent.

Rosemary is an evergreen perennial shrub, best known for its strongly aromatic, needle-like evergreen leaves. The flowers are purplish white and strongly two-lipped, and have two long-exserted (protruding) stamens. The fruit consists of four dry nutlets (one-seeded sections).

The genus Hierochloe has a long association with holy ceremonies. The name comes from the Greek "Hieros", meaning sacred, and "Chloë", meaning grass or holy-grass. In Northern Europe it was placed in front of churches on Saints’ days. Throughout North America, First Peoples appreciated Sweetgrass for the scent.

The bean from this tree has its origin in the forests of Brazil and British Guiana where it is called "Rumara". It is used in perfumery as well as in Rapé preparations, in seed or ash form.

Vanilla is a genus of orchids native to Central America. Vanilla is the only edible fruit of the orchid family, the largest family of flowering plants in the world. It is also the second most expensive spice after Saffron, due the extensive labor of the harvest.

White sage is primarily used as an incense, and is burned to give a general sense of well-being as well as to drive away specific ailments. Several species are called "Sage" and burned in this fashion, most of them in the Mugwort genus.