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In-depth guides to the sacred plants, medicines and traditions of the Amazon — written from first-hand work with the tribes who make them.

Pillar 01

Rapé & Hapé

5 guides
Pillar 02

Amazonian Plant Medicines

10 guides
An Indigenous Amazonian family making rapé, sifting the fine powdered snuff medicine by hand

Amazonian Plant Medicines: The Complete Guide

Start here — the full index of Amazonian plant medicines: rapé, sananga, kambo and more.

A man at the Katukina receiving sananga eye drops, applied to his eye from a small horn applicator

Sananga Eye Drops: Benefits & Uses

What sananga is, how tribes use it, and how to apply the drops safely.

Sananga root bark collected for making fresh eye drops at home

How to Make Sananga Eye Drops at Home

A step-by-step guide to preparing fresh sananga from root-bark powder.

The copaiba tree (Copaifera), with pale wood shavings from a hole bored into the trunk to tap its oleoresin

Copaiba Oil Guide: Types & Traditional Uses

Oleoresin vs essential oil, the Nukini harvest, and how to use it safely.

Dragon's Blood (Sangre de Grado), the deep-red Amazonian tree sap

Dragon's Blood (Sangre de Grado)

The deep-red tree sap of the Amazon — its tradition and how it's used.

Erythrina mulungu (coral tree) with vivid orange flowers

Mulungu: Traditional Uses & Benefits

The calming coral-tree bark of Brazil and its traditional role.

Kambo, the traditional Amazonian frog medicine

Kambo: Traditional Use, Risks & Ceremony

The traditional frog medicine — what it is, its risks, and ceremony context.

Bobinsana (Calliandra angustifolia), a flowering Amazonian plant

What Is Bobinsana? Uses, Effects & Meaning

The heart-opening riverside plant of the Amazon and its traditional use.

Mugwort (Artemisia), a traditional aromatic herb

Mugwort (Artemisia): Traditional & Historical Uses

The dream herb of many cultures — its history and traditional uses.

Palo Santo (Bursera graveolens) wood sticks for cleansing

Palo Santo: Traditional Uses of the Wood & Oil

The fragrant "holy wood" of South America and how it's traditionally used.

Pillar 03

Culture, History & the Amazon

3 guides
Straight from the community

Customer Experiences

Reviews from people who work with these medicines — in their own words. Customer experiences, not medical advice.

Educational and cultural content, not medical advice. Nothing here is a claim that any botanical treats, cures or prevents any condition.