Mexico: They denounce the looting of sage in Baja California
Sage
Mexico
Published Sep 10, 2021
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ENSENADA, Baja California. With the "boom" of herbal medicine and the search for spirituality, some followers of the movement called the "new age" or yoga, known as "yogis", cause the looting of tons of sage apiana in Baja California, indigenous people denounced and ejidatarios in rural areas.
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Members of the Kumiay and Pai Pai indigenous communities, as well as ejidatarios of the Trinidad Valley, considered that the demand doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic, for spiritual or medicinal reasons. ENSENADA, Baja California. With the "boom" of herbal medicine and the search for spirituality, some followers of the movement called "new age" or yoga, known as "yogis", cause the looting of tons of sage apiana in Baja California, indigenous people denounced and ejidatarios in rural areas. Given the growth in demand, the plant - considered sacred - is offered without regulation on Asian websites such as Aliexpress, Alibaba, or Latin ones, such as Mercado Libre; but there are also ads from countries like Venezuela or Colombia on Facebook, Tik Tok or Instagram. The prices are as varied as the places that offer it. Because the native plant is located northwest of Baja California, in indigenous and communal areas, illegal extraction is causing serious damage to vulnerable groups, ...
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