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Botanical Name: Maytenus laevis
Other names: Chucchu huashu, chuchuasi, chuchasha, chuchuhuasha
Family: Celastraceae
Geographic distribution: South America
Chuchuhuasi is a tall tree that grows in Amazonian rain forest. Amazonian healers use chuchuhuasi root bark as a general tonic, as a muscle relaxant and back pain reliever (hence its peruvian name that means "trembling back"), as an anti-inflammatory for arthritis, and rheumatism, as a true aphrodisiac, to stimulate the immune system, for adrenal support and for menstrual balance and regulation.
It synergises very well with many plants, especially cacao...
In Peru, it is used as a strong energy booster and it is commonly used and many products containing the plant are easily found in local markets. Bartenders add it to alcoholic beverages.
Shamans use chuchuhuasi to help them enter the spiritual world. It is said to induce vivid and pleasant dreams if taken before bedtime.
Our Chuchuhuasi
Our Chuchuhuasi bark has been respectfully harvested, with care and love for the environment where it is naturally found.
Our Chuchuhuasi is sold for incense or soap making, for decorative purposes and/or for legitimate ethnobotanical research and is not intended for human consumption. By ordering, you automatically agree to our terms and conditions. The information given here is for academic purposes only and not intended to be used medically.
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Botanical name: Artemisia absinthium Other names: Wormwood, absinth, ambrosia, green fairy, fée verte Family: Compositae: Asteraceae Distribution: Worldwide Origin : North America Wormwood and its qualities were already well known in ancient times. This and...
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Botanical name: Euterpe oleracea Other names: Chonta, Manicole Family: Arecaceae Distribution: Mainly Brazil, South America Origin : Brazil The history of the Acai tree is rooted deep into the Amazon culture. Indeed, it has...
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Botanical name: Silene capensis Other names: African Dream Root, Xhosa Dream Root, Ubulawu, Undela Ziimhlophe Family: Caryophyllales Distribution: South Africa Origin : Gabon Silene Capensis, also called undlela ziimhlophe by the Xhosa people has been...
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Origin : Peru Genuine Peruvian Agua de Florida used by curanderos and shamans of Peru and South America. This Florida water is used in ceremonial contexts for cleansing, purifying, elevating...