Rainforest Plants

The antiquity of Anadenanthera use has been confirmed by important archaeological discoveries.

The Wayãpi Indians in Guyana attribute magical properties to this tree, and it was traditionally used as a protection against bad spirits.

Bobinsana is a master plant teacher, and is known for its ability to open the heart to greater compassion, strength, and understanding.

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.

Literally translated as "Fake Garlic", Ajos Sacha is a vine-like tree whose leaves, when crushed, smell like garlic, with a hint of onion. Ajos Sacha has many spiritual uses, and is a favorite with hunters.

Indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest have been using the bark of Chuchuhuasi for folk purposes for centuries.

Muna, also known as Andean Mint, is a shrub with white flowers and aromatic leaves. Prized for its medicinal and aromatic values.

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 Spanish name of the plant, "Chanca Piedra", means “stone breaker” or “shatter stone.”

Pau d'Arco's history and uses dates back to the early history of native Indians with scientific documentations starting in the 1800's.

A tree with beautiful flowers from the Amazon. Many tribes consider the plant sacred and shamans often plant it in their gardens.

Clavohuasca is a forest liana vine in the same botanical family as the legendary Ayahuasca (Banisteriopsis caapi). The name means "Clove vine" and refers to the rich clove-like scent of the trunk and leaves.

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.