Scientific name: Banisteriopsis caapi Morton Botanical Family: Fabaceae BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION Perennial, large climbing vine; gray or brownish color, thin branches; with long, snarled stems, about three inches in diameter, bright…

SOURSOP OR GRAVIOLA Scientific name: Annona muricata L. Botanical Family: Anonnaceae GRAVIOLA: TRADITIONAL USES It is used as an anti-bacterial, anti-convulsant, anti-depressant, anti-diarrheal, anti-dysentery, anti-spasmodic, anti-fungal, intestinal parasite, anti-pyretic, anti-viral,…

San Pedro Cactus Powder What is San Pedro? “San Pedro” (Trichocereus pachanoi) is a columnar cactus that is distributed throughout northern Peru and has traditionally been used in divination ceremonies…

This word is of Quechan origin and means “rope of the dead”, although it can also be interpreted as “bond between the spiritual world” It has two meanings, one that…