This medicine is used ceremonially and in prayer, seen as a powerful masculine plant ally and bridge to the spirit world. If used in the correct and intentional manner, it can open all chakras, being a conduit for your bodies energetic channels, allowing energy to flow more freely and aligning your being. It brings an immense sensation of mental clarity, dissipating negative energies. This medicine is ideally used in the forest or in nature, as it is a tool of connection to Earth’s Sacred energy.
Depending on the strength or quantity in which the medicine is used, it can bring on some very deep spiritual cleansing, causing sensations such as sweat, nausea and vomiting. Knowing the correct dose, and starting slow are recommendations so that you may have good experiences, and reach for those more intense ones only when they are needed. It is important not to inhale the medicine, as that can allow it go into your lungs. The indigenous apply the medicine using tools know as Kuripes and Tepis, which we have for sale on our platform. In this way, the medicine is blown into the nasal passages, either by your own breath (Kuripe- the self applicator), or by someone else’s breath (Tepi). It is extremely important not to allow it to flow into the stomach, as it can make you nauseous, so it is normal to spit it up in order to prevent that.
This medicine is a living medicine, it carries aroma and vitality which are what gives it it’s strength and potency. The shelf life is up to two years, however being exposed to humidity can accelerate the deterioration. The most important way to care for it, is to keep it in a cool and dry place.