3/27/2017 0 Comments Ayahuma Ayahuasca DietAyahuasca: Visionary Medicine - Blue Morpho Tours. Ayahuasca: Visionary Medicine. Ayahuasca shamanism has been practiced in the western Amazon region for thousands of years. These practices have been passed down through tribal lineages and blood lines for at least this length of time. The shamans of tribes and villages are in part medical doctor, spiritual healer, as well as the keeper of knowledge. It is this knowledge that awards them the status, rights, and responsibility of their practice. As more and more Westerners express interest in the Amazonian and other shamanic traditions worldwide, this once- secret traditional knowledge is made more accessible to outsiders who are drawn to learning. ![]() At Blue Morpho, we are very open to sharing the knowledge of the shamanic arts with you, to not only enhance your experience here with us but so that you can return home with a deeper knowing that will continue to inform and affect your life in positive ways. Ayahuasca can be used to address all kinds of ailments including physical, mental, emotional and spiritual forms of sickness. All of these afflictions are manifestations of what we call “crossed energies”. Crossed energies manifest as a result of disharmonious patterns within you and in your life. Ayahuasca provides a wonderful. Plant bath 1 - Ajo sacha, Ayahuma. Personal Transformation, Cleaning Diet, Shamanic Treatment, Ayahuasca Diet. Ayahuasca Ceremonies; Diet; Retreat Testimonials. Lopuna, huacapurana, capirona, tamamuri, ayahuma, remocaspi. All our 8 day dieta retreats cost $750. The diet that we will do is a traditional plant diet according the ancestral traditions of the Cocama. Ayahuasca medicine is used to help straighten these crossed energies to bring you back to a state of balance and harmony. The purge and cleansing that occurs during the ceremony is part of the process of straightening these energies. The result of these internal energetic shifts open the space for not only healing but transformation and learning. As you release more and more of the energies that create blockages in your life, you become more and more open to direct realizations, knowledge and wisdom that ayahuasca can offer. Ayahuasca medicine and the corresponding traditions can be a wonderful aid to spiritual growth and method of strengthening your connection to the mystical world. Artidoro Aro Cardenas Interviewed By Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley (2003) This interview has been revised to include plant classification names. ![]() It helps you learn how to live in a balanced state with everything around you. Although traditional practices and belief systems are foreign to many who come to the Amazon seeking relief, ayahuasca shamanism has been shown to be very effective at transcending limitations of culture, background, ethnicity, religious and social upbringing. ICEERS Ayahuasca Research Study.![]() ![]() The lessons learned and transformation that occurs extends far beyond the immediacy of the experience. Hence, the power of ayahuasca is undeniable and needs to be used responsibly under the guidance of trained medicine men and women. At Blue Morpho, we take the shamanic arts and commitment to medicine very seriously; it is a hallmark of our longstanding history and integrity of shamanic practice. Along with other admixture plants to be included in the ayahuasca, the ayahuasca vine and chacruna are processed, mixed together, added to large pots and cooked over an open fire for 8+ hours. In Don Alberto’s lineage he describes the ayahuasca vine as the power source and the chacruna as the light. In Western terminology, the chacruna contains DMT and the ayahuasca vine contains an MAOI inhibitor, the combination of which allows the DMT to be orally processed. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is the uncanny combination of these two plants that forms the basis for all ayahuasca practice in the Amazon region. Many traditional shamans and lineages have unique elements of practice that make their lineage distinct from other lineages. This is true of Don Alberto’s lineage. These distinctions include what plants the shamans use to heal, how they cook their ayahuasca, how they apply their knowledge and what belief systems they maintain. The shamans at Blue Morpho are ayahuasqueros and paleros, meaning that they specialize in the use of ayahuasca in conjunction with the shamanic trees of the region. This affects the preparation methods of the ayahuasca as well as how it is experienced. A traditional ayahuasquero may only use a few ingredients when making their ayahuasca, including: the ayahuasca vine, leaves of chacruna or chalipangi, and mapacho (jungle tobacco). An ayahuasquero palero may use well over 1. At Blue Morpho, the shamans prepare ayahuasca using ingredients specific to each group of guests, as agreed upon by the shaman and the medicine spirits. The barks of the medicinal trees and roots are added to the ayahuasca brew, bringing a practical and powerful diversity to the overall experience. The trees help to structure and support the ceremonies, each offering a specific form of medicine and energy that affects the movement and expression of the ceremonial experience in different ways. This variety of plants enables the shamans to work with a greater number of medicine spirits, increasing their capacity and shamanic abilities. Medicinal plants and their properties at Blue Morpho: Ayahuasca vine (Banisteriopsis caapi)Vine of the soul or spirit. This is the principal ingredient in ayahuasca. It provides the power and strength in the ceremony. Chacruna leaves (Psychotria viridis)This is the second principal ingredient in ayahuasca. It provides vision. Ayahuma bark (Couroupita guianensis)Dead Head Tree. Provides protection and is used in healing susto (soul loss from spiritual fright or trauma). Head spirit is a headless giant. Capirona bark (Calycophyllum spruceanum)Provides cleansing and protection. It is noted for its smooth bark, white flowers, and hard wood. Head spirits look Caucasian. Chullachaki Caspi bark (Byrsonima christianeae)Provides cleansing to the physical body. Used to transcend physical body ailments. Head spirits look Caucasian. Lupuna Blanca bark (Ceiba pentandra)Provides protection. Head spirits take the form of giants. Punga Amarilla bark. Yellow Punga. Used to pull or draw out negative spirits or energies. Head spirit is the yellow anaconda. Remo Caspi bark (Aspidosperma excelsum)Oar Tree. Used to move dense or dark energies. Head spirit is a native warrior. Wyra (huaira) Caspi bark (Cedrelinga caeniformis)Air Tree. Used to create purging, transcend gastro/intestinal ailments, calm the mind, and bring tranquility. Head spirit looks African. Uchu Sanango (Tabernaemontana sanango)Head of the sanango plants. Provides power, strength, and protection. Head doctor spirit is a grandfather with a long, gray- white beard. Shiwawaku bark (Dipteryx odorata)Brings purple medicine to the ceremony. Provides healing and protection. Camu camu Gigante (Myrciaria dubia)Head spirit comes in the form of a large dark skinned giant. He provides medicine and protection in the form of warding off dark and demonic spirits. Tamamuri (Brosimum acutifolium) Head spirit looks like an old Asian warrior with a long white wispy beard. He carries a staff and manages thousands of spirits to protect the ceremony and send away energies that are purges from the participants. Huacapurana (Campsiandra angustifolia) Giant tree of the amazon with very hard bark. Its head spirits come in the form of Amazonian giants and provide a strong grounding presence in the ceremony. Note: The above botanical data is for informational purposes only. Due to the sheer size and diversity of the Amazon region, very little official scientific research has been conducted with many of these plants; some variations in species classification and exact detail may be present. To reserve your spot on a Shamanic Ayahuasca Workshop, book your tour in advance online. Ayahuasca Information & Links. Shamanism at Blue Morpho: General information on shamanism as well as the kinds of shamanism we practice at Blue Morpho. Upcoming Retreats: Dates and prices for our upcoming ayahuasca and plant dieta retreats. Ayahuasca Cooking Process: Information on the ayahuasca preparation and cooking process that guests participate in. Shamanic Retreats: Details on what you can experience during our retreats. Our Team of Shamans: Learn more about the history of Blue Morpho and our team of shamans. Scientific and Medical Research: Extensive resource of links on ayahuasca- related research. Ayahuasca Foundation . We, as living beings, are all made of the same planetary material and we use this material, our own and of others, to live together, making up the body of Mother Earth. We share the air we breath with the plants, in a beautiful example of how interconnected we are. Where would we be without plants? This directory is our way of helping to preserve the wisdom of plant medicine. It will forever be in development, as we continue to learn and discover more information regarding the medicinal properties, chemistry, and preparation of a growing number of plants. Achiote . The leaves are alternated heart- shaped, generally 1. They are green on both sides with discreet purple coloration on the back of the ribbings. Sometimes known as Annato, Achiote is known for its fruit, a bright red spiky seed capsule that contains seeds covvered with a soft red matreial that is used as a pigment for indigenous adornment. Typically, achiote is used as a food coloring and spice in cooking, but it is also a very useful medicinal herb for the treatment of many illnesses. Ajo Sacha . Ajo sacha produces bright green leaves up to 1. All three flower colors can be found on the plant simultaneously. While it is used in cooking as a flavorful herb, it most often used medicinally. Ajo sacha is well used and respected by most of the indigenous Indian tribes of the Amazon and almost all parts of the plant are used; the leaves, vine bark, and root. Most consider the plant to be magical and capable of driving away dark spirits. Sometimes, it is used as an ingredient in the making of ayahuasca. It is most often used in baths, however, to cleanse the spirit from negative energy and to boost the immune system and the body. The root is prepared in a cane alcohol tincture as an overall regenerative tonic. Dieting with this plant can often produce a heightened sense of brain activity and the ability to focus and concentrate, which is very helpful when drinking ayahuasca, and in life in general. Albahaca . It has oval or lanceolate leaves around 5 cm in length that are very aromatic. The flowers are grouped in spiral patterns formed by 6 flowers. This aromatic plant is typically know for its culinary uses, being a popular herb to spice food, but its medicinal properties are also well known in the Amazon. It is often used for digestive problems, to prevent gastric spasms, and is very useful in the cases of the gastritis, hiatal hernia, and flatulence. The aroma of the plant stimulates the appetite, reduces nausea, and can also stimulate the production of milk in nursing mothers. It strengthens the nervous system, treats mouth ulcers and bad breath, and can even be used in abdominal massages. A seed of albahaca placed in the eye will remove unwanted material from the eye, like mucus. Albahaca is often used in conjunction with other plants. One popular remedy is to combine five leaves of albahaca, three leaves of malva, and one large leaf of salvia and brew a tea. This will calm the symptoms of indigestion, gastritis, and even reduce an inflamed prostate. It is often used in the treatment of prostate cancer. Anis . This medicinal plant has small white flowers around 3 mm in diameter with five petals, joined in flower clusters having stalked flowers arranged singly along an elongated unbranched axis. The fruits of Anise are between 3- 5 mm in length with excellent medicinal properties. Throughout the world, anise is used to treat a variety of health problems. Anise is used to treat digestive and stomach problems like gastritis, stomach aches, heartburn, and flatulence. It is also used as a remedy for asthma, respiratory diseases, bad breath, and to increase one. For this reason, it is also used in treatment for eating disorders like anorexia. Anise can also ease nervous anxiety, help colds and coughs, bronchitis, and aid with tonsillitis. Ayahuasca - Banisteriopsis Caapi. The brew made from this jungle vine has been used for centuries and perhaps millenia by the shamans of the Amazon Rainforest. The mashed vine is usually cooked together with the leaves of the Chacruna plant (psychotria viridis) or other plants similar in chemical composition. The brew is drunk in healing ceremonies lead by . The most popular variety to use in the healing brew is . Some of the other varieties are . The vine rarely produces flowers or seeds, going several years without blooming. The flowers are pink, with five delicate, fringed edged petals, and bright yellow, bizarre pistols, that seem to resemble some sort of alien cat. The seeds come individually inside a winged shell that . Its flowers are orange, scarlet and pink in color, and form large bunches measuring up to 1. They produce large spherical and woody fruits ranging from 1. Each of these fruits, or cannonballs, contains up to 2. This tree is considered a maestro plant, as its spirit enjoys teaching and the plant itself has incredible medicinal properties. The spirit is typically male and works well with other power plants like ayahuasca. The flowers, leaves, bark and fruit flesh are used medicinally. Ayahuma possesses antibiotic, antifungal, antiseptic and analgesic qualities. The bark is used to cure colds and stomach aches. The juice made from the leaves is used to cure skin diseases and for treating malaria. The inside of the fruit can disinfect wounds and young leaves ease toothache. It is common for curanderos to diet with this powerful tree in order to strengthen their spirits and protect them from dark or negative entities. Bobinsana . Most commonly found alongside rivers and streams, Bobinsana is known especially for its beautiful pink flowers, made of long strings of bright pink that puff out from white central stalks. It is often kept in gardens as an ornamental flower. Bobinsana is used for several reasons, most commonly as a stimulant and to treat arthritis and colds. The roots are often used in plant diets to give strength and energy and the bark is sometimes added to plant baths to boost the immune system and to increase resistance to sickness. Considered a plant teacher in the tradition of curanderismo, bobinsana is occasionally added to ayahuasca preparations but it is more commonly dieted on its own in order to learn more about its healing properties and to gain power through connecting with its spirit. It has been used to treat a number of illnesses due to its immune system boosting properties. Capirona . For this reason, it has been used as a source of good, high density lumber. It produces an abundance of small, white, aromatic flowers which are followed by elongated seed pods with 3- 5 seeds inside. It can often be found near water as it can survive common periodic flooding in the region. It is noted for its ability to completely shed and regenerate its bark on a yearly basis, making harvesting the bark a totally renewable and sustainable enterprise. The bark is smooth (as if polished) and changes colors throughout the year as it matures . It is believed to have antifungal and wound- healing qualities. A tea made from the bark is used as a lotion after bathing. This forms a thin film covering their bodies believed to help fight the effects of aging, parasites and fungal infections. A bark decoction is also used to treat diabetes. It is believed that if this decoction is drunk every day (about 5 ounces daily) for three consecutive months that it is a . Peruvian tribes also apply the powdered bark to fungal infections of the skin. They also prepare a bark decoction to treat skin parasites . It also stops bleeding quickly and is often applied to bleeding cuts and to soothe insect bites and reduce bruising and swelling. The resin is used for abscesses, and skin tumors. Catahua . It is most known for its recognizable trunk which is covered with conical spines. The leaves are thin and heart shaped and its flowers are red. The tree is poisonous, with toxins released by its thorns that are used in poison dart preparations. For this reason, it is considered to be a powerful protection plant. Most commonly used in vapor baths, the bark of the Catahua plant provides protection from negative spirits by producing a suit of armor similar to its bark in the spiritual dimensions. The thorns are carefully cut off the bark prior to using it, however, to prevent any toxins from being inhaled during the vapor baths. It is also a powerful teacher plant and is often dieted along with ayahuma or by itself, using a decoction made from boiling the bark. Chacruna . The leaves of the Chacruna plant are usually cooked together with mascerated segments of the ayahuasca vine. Because of its chemical composition, the mixture of plants allows the shaman to enter a spiritual dimension where most of shamanic work takes place. The brew is drunk in healing ceremonies lead by . The small white flowers grow on long stalks that produce several red berries, about 1cm in length. These berries contain multiple long, oval seeds. Chanca Piedra . It was named for its effectiveness in eliminating gallstones and kidney stones. Used in a tea preparation or as an extract, the plant has tremendous medicinal properties. It is used in treatments for a plethora of other illnesses, including cancer and AIDS due to its ability to strengthen and protect cells. It is also a great aid to digestion and the removal of gases in the system. Chanca piedra is also used to treat hepatitis, tuberculosis, and other viral infections, as well as for liver conditions and venereal diseases. The entire plant, including its roots, is used when making the preparation. It is one of the most famous medicinal plants in the Amazon for its incredible ability to remove stones, but also for its positive effect on general health, digestion, and cellular activity. Chiric Sanango . It is a sacred and spiritual plant sometimes used by Curanderos in ayahuasca preparations, in protective baths, plant diets, as well as remedies. In the Amazon, the root is infused with alcohol for treatment of rheumatism as well as a decoction of leaves used externally.
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