Here you find our articles about Herbal Medicine applications around the world, typically part of a multitude of traditional medicine practices.
Forest Bathing, that is, spending a leisurely trip in the forest for the quiet atmosphere, relaxation, beautiful scenery, and clean fresh air has become increasingly popular. It’s often known as Shinrin-Yoku, after the Japanese name, [ Read more … ]
A Hay Bath, also known as Heubad, Alpine Bath, or Alpine Hay Bath, is the practice of “bathing in hay,” which involves immersing oneself for a certain period of time in fermenting hay. Officially — [ Read more … ]
The word appropriation has several meanings, but the meaning we talk about in this post is that of to “take something for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission.” We will further on also [ Read more … ]
Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a small, spineless and particularly slow growing cactus that contains psychoactive compounds, notably Mescaline. The plant is native to Mexico and Southwestern USA. It’s known for its psychedelic properties when ingested, [ Read more … ]
Vinho da Jurema (Yurema), which contains Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), is a psychoactive drink known from Northern Brazil and commonly made from the root bark of the Mimosa hostilis plant (also called Mimosa tenuiflora) or from some [ Read more … ]
Sanango Plant Medicine (or Sananga) usually refers to two completely distinct types of traditional medicine used in Shamanic and Curanderismo healing practices. These two “sanangos” are either made from Chiric Sanango (the Brunfelsia grandiflora plant) [ Read more … ]
Mambe (or Ypadu) is a fine powder ground from toasted coca leaves (from the Erythroxylum coca plant family) that is mixed with the ashes of several other plants, often including either the ashes of the [ Read more … ]
The Ayahuasca tea (or Ayahuasca brew) is commonly made from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine and the leaves of the Psychotria viridis shrub, but many different medicinal plants may be added to the mix, depending on [ Read more … ]
Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound that can be found in a large range of fungi species, such as yeasts, molds, mushrooms, and so on. Mind that mushrooms that contain Psilocybin (more than 140 [ Read more … ]
The San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), also called Huachuma or Wachuma, is a native cactus species from the South American Andes Mountains used in traditional medicine and spiritual practices. It’s considered a so-called Master Teacher [ Read more … ]