Herbs

Entada rheedii - In tropical Africa they make tobacco from the inside of these seeds to induce vivid dreaming. They are also often used as good-luck charms. [ more info... ]

Silene capensis - This South African plant is often compared to the Calea zacatechichi plant. Some say this plant is even more effective. It is traditionally used to induce dreaming and to communicate with one’s ancestors in their sleep. [ more info... ]

Piper betle - The Betel nut is mostly consumed when wrapped in Betel leaves. These leaves come from the Betel pepper plant (Piper betle). This plant is botanically not related in any way to the Betel palm where the Betel nuts come from. [ more info... ]

Areca catechu - Betel nuts are the seeds from the Betel Palm. The chewing of Betel nuts is a popular and important cultural activity in many Asian countries. [ more info... ]

Nymphaea caerulea - The Blue Lotus plays an important role in countless myths and sagas. It is believed to have been used by the ancient Egyptians as a medicine and ritual herb. [ more info... ]

Camphor Bush leaves have been used for centuries by the Bushmen in perfumes and massage oils. It is also used medicinally. [ more info... ]

Nepeta cataria - This herb has an enormous attraction to cats. Besides that, people use this herb since ages when they’re having a cold. [ more info... ]

Cha de Bugre, or Cordia salicifolia is used in Brazil for appetite suppression and weight loss. [ more info... ]

Tynanthus panurensis - Clavo huasca is widely used throughout South America as an aphrodisiac for both men and women. Sometimes Clavo huasca is also used as an adjunctive ingredient in Ayahuasca to settle the stomach. [ more info... ]

Cola nitida - The Cola nut has played, and still does, an important role in the religious and social life of many West and Central African cultures. The properties of the Cola nut are almost similar as caffeine. [ more info... ]

Turnera diffusa - Damiana, native to Central and South America, plays an important role in South American folk medicine, particularly Mexico. [ more info... ]

Dreamherb - The leaves of this herb are used by the Chontal Indians of Oaxaca to obtain divinatory messages during dreaming. A cup of tea is made from crushed leaves and drunk just before they go to sleep. [ more info... ]

Alpinia officinarum - Galangal is an important and popular ingredient in the foods of Indonesia and Southeast Asia, especially in Thailand. It is mainly used as a stimulant, but it is also used for many other purposes. [ more info... ]

Panax Ginseng - Used in Eastern medicine since thousands of years. It is widely praised for the strength and energy it gives. It is also seen as an adaptogen, a product that does no harm, but increases the body's resistance to stress. [ more info... ]

Centella asiatica - Gotu kola has been important as a medicinal herb in central Asia for centuries.It is believed that this herb prolongs life and boosts mental activity. [ more info... ]

Paullinia cupana - This stimulating effect made this plant immense popular in Brazil and other South American countries. It’s only since the nineties that Guarana also became popular outside South America. [ more info... ]

Argyreia nervosa - This beautiful plant, also known as the Hawaiian Baby Woodrose related to the famous Morning Glory. [ more info... ]

Humulus lupulus - "The soul of Christian beer". Hops is a sedative and is also characterized as a 'mild hypnotic'. It has played several roles in history, but these days it is most commonly used as a beer additive. [ more info... ]

Tabernanthe iboga - For many West African tribes, this plant is "a bridge to the ancestors", an instrument of initiation to the true world. It has been used since ancient times for divination, diagnose illnesses and as a stimulant. [ more info... ]

Alepidea amatymbica - Ikhathazo is one of the plants traditionally used for "ubulawu" (African dreaming). [ more info... ]

Desmanthus illinoensis - The roots of the Illinois Bundleflower are rich in N,N-DMT; therefore it might be suitable for use as an ingredient in an Ayahuasca analog. It has also been used by native Americans against the cold and the flu. [ more info... ]

Lobelia inflata - This plant was used ceremonially by the North American Crow Indians. It is one of the ingredients of Kinnikinnick and other traditional smoking blends. It was also placed in the bed of couples to help them regain their love. [ more info... ]

Solanum paniculatum - Jurubeba leaf tea is a very common household remedy throughout Brazil for hangovers. It helps to tone, balance and strengthen the liver from overeating and too much alcohol. [ more info... ]

Lepidium meyenii - Maca is a popular herb from Peru and is also called Peru's natural Viagra. In Peru, Maca is used by both men and women who want to put more fire into their sex lives. [ more info... ]

Leonurus sibiricus - The relaxing, smooth effects and its pleasant, mild taste made that people named this herb Marihuanilla or Little marijuana. Originally it comes from Asia, but these days it can also be found in Brasil and Mexico. [ more info... ]

The Mexican Poppy, or Argemone mexicana, is a white-yellow flowering plant, called "food of the dead" by the ancient Aztecs and sacred to their rain-god Tlaloc. [ more info... ]

Artemisia vulgaris - Mugwort is said to be useful in inducing lucid dreaming and astral travel. Smoking or consumption prior to sleeping is said to increase the intensity of dreams. [ more info... ]

Liriosma ovata - The wood from this small tree from tropical South America is also called 'potency wood' because it is chiefly esteemed as an aphrodisiac for men. Almost all herbal aphrodisiacs on the market today contain this wood. [ more info... ]

Erythrina verna - Mulungu has a long history in Brazil by indigenous tribes as a natural sedative. It has been used to calm an overexcited nervous system and promote a restful sleep. This tree can be found mainly in Brazil and parts of Peru. [ more info... ]

Turbina corymbosa - The seeds from the Rivea corymbosa plant are called Ololiuqui by the Mexican Indians. The usage of these seeds dates far back since the Pre-Hispanic period. They are also referred to as 'little gods'. [ more info... ]

Passiflora incarnata - This tropical plant is in history often used as a sedative and medicine. This specie was seen as a sign of God by the first Spanish conquerors. It was a symbol for the mystery and the passion of their savior. [ more info... ]

Sassafras albidum - The rootbark of the Sassafras tea is often used by the indigenous people of North America to make tea. The shoots are used to make root beer which owes its characteristic odor to the sassafras extract. [ more info... ]

Scutellaria lateriflora - Scullcap is one of the favorite herbs of the native Americans to make relaxing teas. It is often combined with the herb Valerian. Besides the relaxing effect of scullcap, it is also often used for medicinal purposes. [ more info... ]

Heimia salicifolia - This bush occurs primarily in the highlands of Mexico, but these days it can be found throughout South America as far south as Argentina. This is an interesting upcoming ethnobotanical where not much is known of yet. [ more info... ]

Hypericum perforatum - St. John's wort has been widely claimed to be effective as an antidepressant. The flowers and leaves contain many different compounds which are helpful for depression and anxiety. [ more info... ]

Mexican Tarragon - This herb is well known by the people of Mexico and Guatemala where it naturally occurs. It is used as an alternative for tobacco and used in teas. The Huichol Indians smoke it sometimes during their Peyote rituals. [ more info... ]

Valeriana officinalis - This herb has been used for medicinal purposes by the ancient Greeks and Romans. The calming aspect though was only discovered in the 18th century. [ more info... ]

Epena - The resin and the innerbark from some of the Virola species are prepared in snuffs by the indigenous people of Brazil. The Virola calophylla is the most common specie used for this purpose. [ more info... ]

Caupuri - A relatively new discovered ethnobotanical. Mostly used as an ingredient for snuffs. But in Iquitos, Peru, this specie of the Virola trees is also used by shamans as an additive for Ayahuasca. [ more info... ]

Parika - The third specie we offer from the Virola trees. Also this specie is used a lot as ingredient for snuffs. [ more info... ]

Nymphaea alba - The White Lotus is the well known and common Water Lily. It is closely related to the Sacred Blue Lotus of the Nile. Both plants have a similar alkaloid content and effects are said to be very much the same. [ more info... ]

Leonotis leonurus - Wild Dagga means so much as Wild Hemp. The buds and leaves are smoked as a surrogate for Marihuana. This use is known of African tribes like the Hottentots and Bushmen. [ more info... ]

Lactuca virosa - The Lactuca virosa finds its natural origin in Europe and Asia. Its widely known as Wild Lettuce and Lettuce Opium. [ more info... ]

Artemisia absinthium - Wormwood has a large reputation for several reasons. But without doubt it is most known from the alcoholic drink Absinth. [ more info... ]

*From 12.75 for 10 euro!* Ilex paraguariensis - The use of this herb is widely spread throughout South America. It has been used as a pleasure drug and a ritual drug for millennia. [ more info... ]

Amanita muscaria - The famous red mushroom with white dots. This mushroom plays the main role an impressive amount of fairytales and myths. It has been used as an entheogen in rituals to communicate to the spirit world, mostly in Siberia. [ more info... ]

Lagochilus inebrians - This small shrub is a very rare entheogen from Central Asia where the leaves, stems and flowers are toasted and made into a bitter tea. All parts of this shrub contain the intoxicating substance lagochiline. [ more info... ]

Acorus calamus - Sweet Flag has a history of over 2000 years in Chinese medicine. In mild dosages it functions as a stimulant. It was also a common ingredient during the middle ages in European witches "flying brews". [ more info... ]