For decades, the coca leaf has been at the center of a global controversy, unjustly conflated with the illicit drug it can be processed to create. But for the indigenous peoples of the Andes and the Amazon, the coca leaf is not a drug; it is a sacred plant, a…
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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