Since we reside on the western edge of what is some times referred to as the Sagebrush Ocean, the mighty sagebrush is a dominant feature of the Intermountain West. Of course when that region was being settled in the late 1800s there were always individuals who experimented with the plant to see what it could be use.

Of course, in the 1870s, Susanville pharmacist, Dr. R.F. Moody developed his successful patent medicine, Sagebrush Liniment It did not contain a single ounce of any kind of sagebrush extract, it was in essence fortified alcohol.

In 1916, what appeared to be a promising break through use for sagebrush was announced. Inn theory it was thought that sagebrush produced an oil that could be used in ore reduction. It fizzled and soon to be forgotten.

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