Item Tag: Our Sacred Garden

100 grams Clavo Huasca (Tynanthus Panurensis) Wildharvested Peru

Family: Bignoniaceae Genus: Tynanthus Species: panurensis, fasciculatus Synonyms: T. elegans, Schizopsis panurensis, Tynnanthus panurensis Common Names: Clavo huasca, clove vine, white clove, clavohuasca, cipó cravo, cipó trindade Clavo huasca is a large, woody vine that grows up to 80 m in length and is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest and other parts of tropical South America. It produces very small, white flowers (which are pollinated by bees and butterflies) and elongated, flat, bean-like fruits. The vine bark and root has a distinctive, clove-like aroma (as do the leaves, somewhat), earning its common name clove vine or white clove. The vine, when cross-sectioned, has a distinctive Maltese cross design in the wood (with a darker, reddish color as the background and a golden color in the heartwood). Two species of plants are sold in herbal commerce as clavo huasca the true Tynanthus vine, and another, completely different, Mandevilla genus vine.

100 grams Verna Mulungu Bark (Erythrina verna mulungu) Wildharvested Peru

Mulungu is a medium-sized, well-branched tree that grows 10-14 m high. It produces a profusion of pretty, reddish-orange flowers (pollinated by hummingbirds) at the ends of the trees many branches. The tree is sometimes called coral flower, as the flowers resemble the color of orange coral. It produces black seed pods containing large, red-and-black seeds, which are sometimes used by indigenous peoples to make necklaces and jewelry. Mulungu is indigenous to Brazil, parts of Peru, and tropical areas in Latin America and, typically, is found in marshes and along riverbanks. The Erythrina genus comprises more than 100 species of trees and shrubs (mostly all heavily armed with spines or thorns) in the topical and subtropical regions of both hemispheres. The mulungu tree (first recorded in 1829) is known by two botanical names, Erythrina mulungu and Erythrina verna. Another closely-related species, E. crista-galli, is used interchangeably in South American herbal medicine systems and is found farther south on the South American continent. The flower of E. crista-galli is the national flower of Argentina.

Synaptolepis kirkii (Uvuma-omhlope) Wildharvested (South Africa) 10 grams

Synaptolepis kirkii is a small shrub, usually with a climbing habit, producing stems up to 4 metres long that arise from tuberous swollen roots. The branches twine around other plants for support The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicine and emergency rope. It is grown as an ornamental For Educational Purposes Only. These Statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.

Synaptolepis kirkii (Uvuma-omhlope) Wildharvested (South Africa) 10 grams

Synaptolepis kirkii is a small shrub, usually with a climbing habit, producing stems up to 4 metres long that arise from tuberous swollen roots. The branches twine around other plants for support The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicine and emergency rope. It is grown as an ornamental For Educational Purposes Only. These Statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.