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today i made a tea out of tobacco (rustica aka mapacho), in a very small quantity, under 1 gram. as an herbalist i know that even herbs with significant toxicity can have powerful applications as medicine given the right understanding and circumstance. i found the tea to be nicely stimulating, with a clarifying effect on the mind and senses and the quality of inducing a strong movement of qi in the body so as to alleviate pain and unbind some areas of tension in my meridians. (the latter effect seems to occur at both the qi and blood level, for those who are into TCM) in high doses i could easily see it becoming overwhelming, but sometime i will try it again with a slightly larger quantity.
biomedically, tobacco is a source many alkaloids beyond just nicotine. it is also a significant source of betacarbolines, including harmala alkaloids.
i am curious if anyone has knowledge or experience of the traditional amazonian applications of tobacco as a medicine, how they describe its effects, etc.
peace,
matt
biomedically, tobacco is a source many alkaloids beyond just nicotine. it is also a significant source of betacarbolines, including harmala alkaloids.
i am curious if anyone has knowledge or experience of the traditional amazonian applications of tobacco as a medicine, how they describe its effects, etc.
peace,
matt
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Re: tobacco tea medicine
Tue, October 20, 2009 - 8:41 PMI did a dieta with tobacco once, it was a week, four ayahuasca ceremonies, and the nights between tobacco ceremonies. We also drank tea like you describe, though I suspect the dosage was significantly higher. The effect was crazy powerful, particularly being in the context of a dieta. It's massive amounts of yang energy surging through every single little pore of your body, lines those chakras right up, and no doubt about it. It's a little bit hard to keep down and produces (for me) a lot of wanting to puke and saliva in the mouth. But you gotta keep it down, otherwise a) what's the point, and b) I'm guessing it tastes worse on the way up.....and that's saying something, lol...
It's good strong medicine though, that's for sure. Clear those cobwebs right away in no time flat!
Hope that helps.
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Wed, October 28, 2009 - 10:37 AMAho! Thanks for sharing your experience.
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Mon, October 26, 2009 - 3:28 PMFor the kichwa in Ecuador where I live, drinking "runa tobacco", wild nicotiana rustica, is very important. For me, tobacco is a superb cure for negative energy in body/spirit. It helps me to find negativities and purge them or melt them. When I relax and let it work it heals many things inside of me and give my spirit strenght, helps it to mature. Often I feel true ecstasy when being with this plant. I like drinking tobacco in the night in my bed, sometimes listening to very soft ambient music, such as Steve Roach's NEW LIFE DREAMING. I don't sleep, but often fall into very powerful shamanic dreams, break into reality which feels much more real than this one. I work with strong tobacco made by natives in Ecuador, and prepare it in cold or hot water, half a cup drunk. For the work with it you need solitude, quietude and no movement. It opens the spirit world, you can see the reality of vibrations, and get many powerful insights. No need to be afraid of tobacco, you can work with small doses first and build up. Huge respect for tobacco. Blessings. -
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Wed, October 28, 2009 - 10:40 AMThanks, I am happy to hear that there are those who have worked with this medicine in these ways. It really is quite powerful and beautiful.
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Sun, November 8, 2009 - 11:57 PMI drank some Mapacho tea when I returned from Peru to clear out a stomach parasite I picked up in Pucallpa. It proved extremely effective. I started with a very light steeping. I was rather light-headed and fidgety for a while, and decided to brew a second cup, this one a little stronger. I suggest if you're going to brew mapacho as a purgative that you brew it strong. It does take a significant steeping to get your body to purge the liquid. I'm not sure I'd want to fully ingest a half-steeped brew. The purge was gentle and the stomach bug I had was gone completely after 1 treatment.
