Plant Medicine
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Cacao
Cacao has been a spiritual symbol for Indigenous people for thousands of years. It is native to the Amazon Basin and to this day is still used in daily and ceremonial ways. Cacao is the purest form of chocolate that comes from the beans inside of the Cacao fruit. The fruit is broken open for the beans to be harvested, the beans then go through a ritualistic process to create the form of Cacao used has a drink for health and ceremonial purposes.
Physical Benefits of Cacao:
Increase blood flow to the heart and brain
Help lower blood pressure
40 times the antioxidants of blueberries
A natural mood booster
Rich with Magnesium
Good source of Iron
Spiritual benefits of Cacao:
Heart opener
Deeper spiritual connection
Promotes inner peace
Elevates love of self and others
Activates healing and revelations
Sparks remembrance of Oneness
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Rape’ (Ra-pay or Ha-peh)
Rape’ is a sacred shamanic snuff native to the Amazon. It is fine ground up tobacco mixed with ashes of other plants depending on the intention of the blend. The tobacco used to create Rape’ is called Nicotiana Rustica also known as Mapacho. Although this contains tobacco, it is administered into the nose and not smoked because it contains parts of other sacred plants. Rape’ has been sacred medicine for indigenous people for many, many years. It is physically, mentally, spiritually, and energetically clearing.
Some Rape’ Benefits:
Removes stagnant energy
Calms and clears the mind
Promotes calmness and grounding
Opens 3rd eye and decalcifies pineal gland
Brings back instinctual trust
Supports digestive system
Can be antifungal, anti-inflammatory (depending on blend)
Heart opener
Clear Chakras
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Sananga
Native to the Brazilian Amazon, Yawanawa Tribe, Sananga is a brew of eyedrops sourced from the Sananga Root. The root is pulverized for many hours to fine powder and from here is mixed with water to create the Sananga eyedrops. Our eyes are gateways not only to the soul but also to the outside world. This meaning whatever we see outside of us we absorb through our eyes. Sananga is a powerful medicine to heal and clear our eyes in many ways.
Benefits of Sananga:
Proven to cure eye diseases: glaucoma, near & far sight, cataracts
Cleanses radiation
Opens third eye & decalcifies pineal gland
Ancestral healing
Clear out blocked energies from emotional, spiritual, and physical portals
Seeks root of the problem and clears it out
Brings full awareness of self
Helps heal childhood suppression
Antimicrobial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant