Quick SummaryAmbil is a sacred tobacco paste used by Indigenous peoples of the Colombian Amazon to ground the body, protect the word, and seal responsibility. It is not smoked, not psychedelic, and not recreational. Prepared from jungle tobacco and alkaline vegetal salts, ambil supports clarity, discipline, and integration, especially when…
Over the last decade, scientists have begun to describe what Indigenous peoples of the Amazon have always known: plant medicines like yagé (ayahuasca) can help us see, feel, and live differently. Neuroscience calls this neuroplasticity — the brain’s ability to form new pathways. Elders might say: “the word becomes clear,…
In this guide, we offer an in-depth exploration of Mambe (sacred coca) and Ambil (sacred tobacco), two of the most important plant medicines in Amazonian Indigenous wisdom. You will learn what they are, how they are prepared, their effects, cultural significance, and their complex legal status in the modern world….
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