Nandita Divekar Medway Maritime Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Gillingham, Kent, UK Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) — Improving Practice With An Audited Oral Care Intervention (PDF) Healthline has strict sourcing guidelines and relies on peer-reviewed studies, academic research institutions, and medical associations. We avoid using tertiary references. You can learn more about how we ensure our content is accurate and current by reading our editorial policy. Gutiérrez SLG, et al. (2014). Medicinal plants for the treatment of “nervios”, anxiety, and depression in Mexican traditional medicine. The most common cleansing smoke herb in North America is white sage and it's used for clearing negative and clinging energies and leaving things feeling fresh and new (spiritually that is). We're all probably familiar with the sage in our food and white sage has a light-colored smoke that's very earthy and distinctive.

Castillo SL, et al. (2011). Extracts of edible and medicinal plants in inhibition of growth, adherence, and cytotoxin production of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. You can also use other plants like cedar, lemon balm, sweetgrass, vervain, and palo santo (literally 'holy wood') which is the South American equivalent of sage. How Do You Clear Something? Allow the incense to linger on the areas of your body or surroundings you’d like to focus on. Using a fan or feather can also help direct the smoke, though this is optional. Pandey AK, et al. (2017). The genus Artemisia: A 2012-2017 literature review on chemical composition,antimicrobial, insecticidal and antioxidant activities of essential oils.Hamidpour M, et al. (2014). Chemistry, pharmacology, and medicinal property of sage (Salvia) to prevent and cure illnesses such as obesity, diabetes, depression, dementia, lupus, autism, heart disease, and cancer. These steps apply whether you’re cleansing yourself, your home, or an object. You can cleanse any of these as often as you’d like. Kindscher K. (1992). Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. This can be done to a new item, such as jewelry, furniture, or clothing, to protect or dispel it of negative energy. Items related to negative experiences or memories may also be cleansed. While sage banishes negative energy, sweetgrass was traditionally used to invite warm, loving energies in. These two work great in concert with each other. Palo santo wood is burned like the other herbs and has cleansing energies.

Remember to open a window or door before you start burning the sage so that the smoke can escape from your house. Lopresti AL, et al. (2017). Salvia (Sage): A review of its potential cognitive-enhancing and protective effects. If you or someone you’re buying for can’t be around smoke whether for health reasons like asthma (see the CDC’s guidelines on asthma and second-hand smoke) or simply personal preference, that doesn’t mean they still can’t benefit from smudging. This kit by Sage My Nest is a complete set of white sage wand-style bundle, abalone shell burner, and wooden cobra stand, but it also includes a sage and lavender essential oil room spray. Q•Care Oral Cleansing & Suctioning Systems provide comprehensive 24-hour oral care focused on cleaning, debriding, suctioning, and moisturizing while helping you comply with your oral care protocol. It’s also available with Sage Oral Solution in a convenient, single-dose bottle or burst-pouch. Poster Presented at AACN-NTI (Amer Assoc of Critical Care Nurses/National Teaching Institute), 2013Hospital-acquired pneumonias (HAP), including ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP), often start in the oral cavity. 1,2 Bacteria, including dental plaque, can colonize in the oropharyngeal area, 3 and these pathogens can be aspirated into the lungs, causing infection. 4 These common risk factors put both your ventilated patients and your independent patients at risk for HAP. START A TRIAL Comprehensive oral care for all of your patients You can leave your shell directly on the table but they include a wooden cobra stand to elevate your abalone shell. Cobra stands are three legs carved from a single piece of wood so that they are all interlinking. I don’t do woodcarving, but that sounds really difficult to me. The stand can fold closed or open up to hold your shell burner.