Kawa Kawa, Maori Kava (Macropiper Excelsum)

Macropiper excelsum (Kawakawa) is related in use and historically to Kava Kava. Kawakawa is often known as Maori Kava for it's use by the Maori people, who settled in New Zealand from Polynesia, where Kava use was common.

However, the chemical makeup of the two plants differs. An advantage of Kawakawa's chemical make up is the potential health benefits.

In addition to traditionally being used as a mild sedative and relaxant when brewed as a tea, Kawakawa is a traditional medicinal plant of the Māori, with an infusion of the plant used for to promote health in bladder problems, boils, bruises, to relieve pain or toothache, or as a general tonic.

The leaves of this plant are used to make Titoki Liqueur which is exported to Japan, Australia, Fiji and the United Kingdom. We offer 10x enhanced-leaf extracts, premium-grade cut and sifted foliage.

Belladonna - Atropa belladonna

Atropa belladonna is a perennial branching herb growing to 5 feet tall, with 8 inch long ovate leaves. The leaves in first-year Atropa belladonna plants are larger than those of older plants.

The flowers are bell-shaped, blue-purple or dull red, followed by a shiny, black or purple 0.5 inch berry.Native of Europe and Asia. In earlier times in Italy, extracts of belladonna were used to dialate their eyes for cosmetic purposes; such use explains the origin of the common name (Italian, "beautiful woman"). Belladonna was also an important ingredient in Witches brew during the Middle ages, often being equated with aggressive female sexuality.

A flying ointment salve was made from this plant along with others, and rubbed on the bodies of women to experience erotic sensations and hallucinations. Experiments have shown that the subjective sensation of flight was a common theme with subjects under the influence of solanaceous compounds, not unlike what was reportedly experienced by witches.

KRATOM - (Mitragyna speciosa)

Kratom is a medicinal leaf harvested from a large tree native to Southeast Asia. It is in the same family as the coffee tree. Although using Kratom has been common throughout its native range of Southeast Asia, this amazing plant has remained virtually unknown outside of that area until the last few years.

The leaves of Kratom have been used as an herbal drug from time immemorial by peoples of Southeast Asia.

Mitragyna speciosa is used in folk medicine as a stimulant at low doses, sedative at high doses, pain killer, anti- diarrheal medicine and in the treatment of opiate addiction. Although structurally related to yohimbine and other tryptamines, its pharmacology Kratom is quite different.

It contains many alkaloids including mitragynine which is thought to be responsible for its characteristics of being paradoxically a stimulant and depressant enabling it to be used to aid work while also aiding rest and sleep.

Kratom is said to produce a sense of well-being, with users reporting anti-depressant, anti- anxiety, analgesic, and even euphoric effects.

Golden Reserve Enhanced Kratom Powder
(Mitragyna speciosa Extract)

Our Golden Reserve Enhanced Kratom Powder is definitely the "fullest" full-spectrum extract we've seen with an aroma that is very invigorating.

Full Spectrum means an increase in concentrations of all the alkaloids found in Kratom, not just increased levels of mitragynine,
like most Mitragyna speciosa extracts. Golden Reserve Kratom is made by first making a nearly pure (over 90%) alkaloidal extract that is then used to enhance about 8 times that weight in Powdered Indonesian Kratom.

AYAHUASCA

Thousands of indigenous people of the region use Ayahuasca in sacred religious and healing ceremonies, as part of their traditional religions. Ayahuasca is a sacred medicine used for millennia in order to enter the sacred supernatural world, to heal, divine and worship.
The use of Ayahuasca and other plant teachers for visionary experiences as well as for healing purposes appears to be ancient. According to tradition, Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine, the main ingredient in most Ayahuasca brews, contains a sentient intelligence - with vast knowledge - which reveals guidance; the proper steps to follow in case of emotional or psychological problems and even remedies that may be used for healing.

Caapi Vine - Banisteriopsis Caapi

Caapi Vine, the legendary Ayahuasca Vine "Vine of Souls", is native to the Amazonian rainforest.

Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine is the main ingredient in Ayahuasca (Yage, Yaje), a sacred medicine used for millennia in order to enter the sacred supernatural world, to heal, divine, and worship. To prepare Ayahuasca, sections of Banisteriopsis Caapi vine were boiled with leaves from a number of potential admixture plants such as Psychotria viridis (Chacruna) or Diplopterys cabrerana (Chagropanga, Chaliponga) to make the Ayahuasca.

The use of Ayahuasca and other plant teachers for visionary experiences as well as for healing purposes appears to be ancient. According to tradition, Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine contains a sentient intelligence - with vast knowledge - which reveals guidance; the proper steps to follow in case of emotional or psychological problems, and even remedies that may be used for healing.

Keep in mind that due to the fact that shredded caapi, being a natural product, deteriorates rapidly due to oxidation and exposure to air, light, and humidity.

Because of this we shred our caapi on a daily basis from fresh whole vine.

Peruvian Ayahuasca Vine (Caapi Vine)

Our Peruvian ayahuasca vine is high quality, freshly harvested by local indigenous peoples. It’s Organic and not treated with any chemicals.

Hawaiian Ayahuasca Vine (Caapi Vine)

Our Hawaiian strain of the caapi vine was started by Terrence McKenna, who brought the caapi back from Peru. It has been grown on McKenna's ethnobotanical preserve on the island of Hawaii, where he lived for many years before he died.

AMANITA MUSCARIA

Amanita Muscaria Mushrooms, the highly visible and strikingly beautiful mushroom, also known as the Fly Agaric, is yellow to red in color and speckeled with white.
Amanita muscaria is probably humanity's oldest entheogen. Amanita muscaria's history has it associated with both Shamanic and magical practices. It was identified as the "Soma" of the ancient (4000 BC) Rig Veda by Gordon Wasson.
Today Amanita muscaria mushrooms are widely known: the Alice in Wonderland mushrooms, the fairytale mushrooms regularly seen in fairy tale books. Yet most people arent aware that they are, in fact, real. A must have addition to any ethnobotanical collection.
Check out our Amanita Muscaria (Fly Agaric Mushroom) Selection:

Amanita Muscaria 10x Extact (Fly Agaric Mushrooms, Amanitas)
Our Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric Mushroom) extract is made from Grade-A Caps ONLY.

Most other companies will use low-quality caps mixed with stems in their extracts.

Ours is made from the shake of our premium Amanita muscaria caps. It is a mixture of Siberian, Latvian, Washington and Eastern European Amanita muscaria concentrated into a 10:1 extract.

Blue Lotus - Nymphaea Caerulea

Nymphaea Caerulea (Blue Lotus) was held in very high esteem by the ancient Egyptians. Blue Lotus was worshipped as a visionary plant and was a symbol for the origins of life. The Egyptians believed that the world was originally covered by water and darkness.

A Blue Lotus sprang up from the water and opened its petals to reveal a young god, a Divine Child. Light streamed from the Divine Child to banish universal darkness. This child god was the Creator, the Sun God, the source of all life. When the Pharao known as King Tut was entombed, his body was covered in Nymphaea Caerulea (Blue Lotus) flowers.

Nymphaea Caerulea (Blue Lotus) is also highly respected and by Indians and in Buddhism. When Blue Lotus (Nymphaea Caerulea) was smoked or drank after being soaked in water or wine, it acted as an intoxicant. Blue Lotus is an extremely rare plant.

Our Blue Lotus is of the highest quality.

Blue Lotus is related to Cape Blue Water Lily (Nymphaea capensis) and White Lotus (Nymphaea alba) with similar properties.

Mimosa Hostilis - Jurema (Bark)

Superior quality Mimosa Hostilis whole pieces of outer root bark directly from Brazil.

Mimosa Hostilis has been valued for thousands of years in South America for its entheogenic properties.

The Mimosa Hostilis root bark being the most desired part of the plant by the Shaman that use the Mimosa hostilis in their spiritual rituals. This powerful ally is collected for us from wild grown trees on family owned land without harming the trees or the land.

Kava Kava - Piper methysticum

The roots of the Kava Kava plant are used to produce a drink with sedative and anesthetic properties. Kava is consumed throughout the Pacific Ocean cultures of Polynesia including Hawaii, Vanuatu, Melanesia and some parts of Micronesia.

On special occasions, people living in the South Pacific serve a mood-altering beverage brewed from the ground-up roots of the kava kava tree, just as they've done for thousands of years. Its ritual use as a mild sedative to produce a state of well-being has been described by numerous anthropologists.

In clinical studies, Kava Kava has been proven to significantly reduce clinical anxiety and stress.

Our powder is from pure, organicaly grown plants and no chemicals have been added.

Wormwood - Absinthe - Artemisia Absinthium

Wormwood has had many useful medical applications. In fact, the first known mention of wormwood is in the Ebers papyrus, a medical document dating to 1550 B.C. The Egyptians and many later cultures used it as a vermifuge, and the name "wormwood" may refer to this property of ridding the body of worms. It was also thought to prevent the plague.

The foliage was smoked by some American Indian tribes, inducing visionary states during religious ceremonies. Russian peasants thought that wormwood's bitter taste was because of the herb's "absorption of bitter human suffering."

Wormwood is best known as the primary ingredient in absinthe. Absinthe enjoyed some popularity as well as some controversy in the mid 19th century. It was thought to inhance creativity.

Celebrated absinthe drinkers included the painters Lautrec, Gauguin, Manet, Van Gogh and Picasso, along with the writers Rimbaud, Verlaine, Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allen Poe and Jack London. Absinthe is the main source of wormwood's notoriety.

There is simply no other beverage which has been surrounded by so much mystique and ceremony. Its mystique is of course helped by the fact that the liqueur has been banned in most countries since the early part of this century. Absinthe remains controversial today.

The psychoactive principles are not well understood. The seeds are easy to grow and bloom into an attractive, silvery plant.

Wild Dagga, Lions Tai - Leonotis Leonurus

 
Wild Dagga is smoked or made into a medicinal tea by the Hottentot tribe of South Africa. Because of its euphoric effects, Wild Dagga is often referred to as a Cannabis substitute.

Leonotis leonurus (Wild Dagga, Lion's Tail) species is also used in Eastern medicine as euphoriant, purgative, and vermifuge. Leonotis leonurus Commonly called Lion's Tail because of the Lion's-tail-looking blossoms that grow from the ends of the plant.

We offer Wild Dagga Seeds, Resin Extract, Wild Dagga foliage and Dried Flowers.

Betel Nuts - Areca catechu

Betel Nuts are chewed throughout Asia, India and the Pacific. Betel Nuts come from an evergreen tree which grows to a height of 30 meters (90+ Feet) with a spread of 5 meters (15+ Feet). Betel Nuts are used medicinally in the treatment of intestinal worms.

A common use of Betel Nuts is in ritualistic chewing. The chewing of Betel Nuts causes mild stimulation and a feeling of well-being. Betel Nuts popular use throughout Asia, India and the Pacific makes it one of the most popular stimulants in the world.

The Betel nuts are chewed slowly over several hours and are commonly combined with tobacco. The nicotine in the tobacco has a synergistic effect with the arecoline (active stimulant in the Betel nut), which explains the popularity in combining the two.

Buy Betel Nuts Here - We offer Roasted Betel Nut slices (most popular), Split and Dried Betel Nuts and Whole Betel Nuts.

Dream Herb - Leaf of God - Calea zacatechichi

Dream Herb was traditionally used by the Chontal Natives of Oaxaca, Mexico. It would be prepared as a tea and drank while smoking a cigarette made up of the foliage just before going to bed.

Those who partook of the Dream Herb were able to experience lucid dreaming; the ability to control and remember their dreams with less effort. Auditory hallucinations are also fairly common, which prompted the Chontals, believing they were hearing the voice of God, to refer to Calea zacatechici as Leaf of God.

Exactly how Dream Herb effects the brain is not well understood. Modern studies have shown an increase in brain activity during sleep and some minor hallucinations of subjects when awake.

Opium Poppy Seeds - Papaver somniferum

The Papaver Somniferum (Opium Poppy) plant was cultivated in the ancient civilizations of Persia, Egypt and Mesopotamia. Archaeological evidence and fossilized Papver somniferum seeds suggest that Neanderthal man may have used the opium poppy over thirty thousand years ago.

The first known written reference to the Papaver somniferum Opium poppy appears in a Sumerian text dated around 4,000 BC. The flower was known as hul gil, plant of joy. Papaver somniferum has also been variously called the Sacred Anchor Of Life, Milk Of Paradise, the Hand Of God, and Destroyer Of Grief. From Opium Poppy's mid-Eastern orgins, its use had spread throughout Europe by 2000 BC. And by the 8th century AD Papaver somniferum was widely cultivated in Arabia, India and China.

Opium Poppy flower pods grow from a lettuce-like base, atop a single stalk, somtimes over 4 feet tall. The Papaver somniferum flowers are beautiful and grace gardens world-wide. The pods are very popular in dried flower arrangements, and the seeds are commonly used in baking.

Sceletium Tortuosum - Kanna

Sceletium Tortuosum as know as "Kanna" is a small groundcover plant native to Southern Africa. For hundreds of years the Hottentots of Southern Africa used Sceletium Tortuosum as a mood enhancer, relaxant and empathogen. Dr Nigel Gericke, who is spearheading research into Sceletium tortuosum in South Africa, believes that "Sceletium is one of the most ancient of mind-altering substances, and it is likely to have had a profound influence on the evolution of human consciousness."

Thunberg, during his 1773 expedition reported: "The Hottentots come far and near to fetch this shrub with the root, leaves and all, which they beat together, and afterwards twist them up like pig-tail tobacco; after which they let the mass ferment and keep it by them for chewing, especially when they are thirsty.

If chewed after fermentation, it intoxicates." Laidler in 1928 noted that Sceletium Tortuosum was "chewed and retained in the mouth for a while, when their spirits would rise, eyes brighten and faces take on a jovial air, and they would commence to dance. But if indulged in to excess, it robbed them of their senses and they became intoxicated.

Historically Sceletium tortuosum was eaten/chewed, smoked or used as snuff producing euphoria and alertness which gently fade into relaxation. If chewed in sufficient quantity Sceletium has a mild aneasthetic effect in the mouth, much like kava, and is used by the San tribes if you are about to have a tooth extracted, or in minute doses, for children with colic. A tea made from Sceletium (Kanna) is sometimes used to wean alcoholics off alcohol.

We offer Sceletium tortuosum (Kanna) Powder, Seed, Pharmeceutical Grade Kanna Powder and Smokers Cut.

WARNING! Kanna is believed to act as a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI).
In combination with common psychiatric medications including other SSRIs (such as Prozac) and MAO Inhibitors, it may cause injury if it was ingested.

Mandrake - Mandragora officinarum

Mandrake has a very long history of use as a sacred herb. The root of Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) is thought to take on almost a human form. It has been used in association with magic in European folklore.

Mandragora occicinarum - Mandrake - was a common admixture in witches' brews. Mandrake contains extremely large amounts of tropane alkaloids and should be regarded as poisonous. It was often carried for protection and luck.

Peganum harmala - Syrian Rue Seeds

Syrain Rue Seeds are Mildly hallucenogenic in their own right and considered sacred throughout the Middle East and Parts of Asia for centuries.

Syrian Rue Seeds are an MAO inhibitor. Syrian rue seeds contain harmine and harmaline. Syrian Rue Seeds are not sold for human consumption.

Henbane - Hyoscyamus niger

Henbane was a common admixture to witches brews. The Priestesses of Delphi was thought to have used Henbane for prophetic purposes. Hyoscyamus niger was used in magic infusions to produce clairvoyant trance states. In the middle ages the dried herb and seeds were smoked as cigarettes.

Hyoscyamus niger (Henbane) plants, like other solanacea plants, contain tropane alkaloids and should be regarded as poisonous.

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