Jam trees, Acacia acuminata, are named for the smell of rasberries that they produce when burning.

Acacia confusa, or Taiwan Acacia, is native to South East Asia, but is also common in Pacific regions like Hawaii.

Anadenanthera, a rare species that has been held as entheogenic for many centuries. Archaeological remains of Anadenanthera colubrina have been found all throughout South America and the West Indies.

Hawaiian Baby Woodrose (Argyreia nervosa), not to be confused with the Hawaiian woodrose (Merremia tuberosa), is a perennial climbing vine, also known as Elephant Creeper and Woolly Morning Glory.

Calea zacatechichi, also known as Dream Herb, Cheech, and Bitter Grass, is a plant used by the indigenous Chontal of the Mexican state of Oaxaca for oneiromancy (a form of divination based on dreams).

Calliandra angustifolia, also known as Bobinsana, is a shrubby tree that grows 4 to 6 meters high. It is native to South America, most commonly found alongside rivers and streams in the Amazon Basin.

Piri Piri is a very important plant in the education of a curandero among the Yagua Indians of the Peruvian Amazon. They call it "Hiseñu" or "Ivenkiki". Among them it is the very first plant that the curanderos apprentice studies with.

Jergon sacha has become very popular in Peruvian herbal medicine where it is being used for many purposes. The large tuber of the plant is an well known and highly effective antidote for the bite of venomous snakes.

Bark of the Mulungu tree.

Native in Highlands from Mexico to Northern Argentina, Sinicuichi is an ancient divination plant. Although many different folk uses are reported from widely separated parts of its range, only in Mexico as of yet, has the small shrub b ...

Helinus integrifolius has been used by African shamans and diviners for hundreds of years because they believe it helps them to interpret dreams better and even produce prophetic visions.

Ipomea violacea is a member of the Bindweed or Morning Glory family, as is Turbina corymbosa, the Ololiuhqui (meaning: Round things) used by Aztecs and other indigenous groups of Central America, mainly Mexico.

Tall shrubby South African plant of the Mint family. Especially striking for its fiery orange, feathery flower tufts.

L. nepetifolia is related to L. leonurus (Wild Dagga or Lion's Tail.) Hummingbirds love to sip the sweet nectar of the Dagga flowers.

Nelumbo nucifera, the Sacred Lotus, originates from Indonesia to India and Egypt, also grows abundantly in Surinam. Sacred Lotus possesses great significance in Eastern religion, like Buddhism and Hinduism, signifying vitality and purity.

Although water lily is usually grown for its beautiful blossoms, it is also a plant with valuable medicinal uses. Rich with symbolism across almost every culture, lilies are said to have been used medicinally throughout Asia for more than 2,000 years.

The Blue Lily, or Blue Lotus was the most sacred plant of Ancient Egypt. It was frequently depicted in works of art, where it is most often shown in party and other social scenes, and sometimes in scenes of sexual debauchery.

Anuma or Mucura, Petiveria alliacea, grows in tropical areas in Central and South America, the Caribbean and Africa. It has dark green leathery leaves. The plant has a long history of use in folk magic.

The root is used in an Ubulawu mix. Ubulawu plays a fundamental role in the relationship between the diviner and the ancestors.

Ololiuhqui in Nahuatl is the name of the seeds, not of the plant that yields the seeds. The word means "round thing", and the seeds are small, brown, and oval. The plant itself is a climber, called appropriately "Coaxihuitl", meaning "Snake-plant". ...

Tabernanthe iboga has a long history of ritual use by several indigenous peoples living in and around the Gabon province of Central Africa.

Trees of the genus Virola, are widely used by groups in wet tropical forests of South America. These tribes include the Waika of the upper Orinoco area in Venezuela and northern Brazil and the Paumarí from near the Rio Purus in Amazonian Brazil.

Voacanga africana is a small tropical African tree. In Western Africa Voacanga is believed to have visionary qualities and has been a part of various rituals.