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Dried Plant Products
All dried plant or fungi products are listed here. This section is not intended for the cultivation of plants, so seeds listed here may or may not be suitable for cultivation.
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Acacia confusa - Taiwanese Acacia Type of Plant: Acacia confusa is a native plant of Taiwan and most commonly grows in the mountains up to 1800m. It inhabits very harsh terrain that sees little rain for months followed by torrential rains and typhoons. The bark to the tree is rich in tannins and is recently being used as a source plant for DMT in Ayahuasca. |
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Areca catechu - Betel Nut Type of Plant: Tall slender palm tree, almost resembling a matchstick with a pom pom on top. They can reach 30m, but breeding has brought that down a bit. This tree is the source of the famous betel nut. |
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Artemisia absinthium - Wormwood Type of Plant: Wormwood is a dry loving plant quite suited for cold dry areas. The herb is used in the drink Absinthe and is one of the main plants that give the drink the special twist to an otherwise flavored batch of ethanol. |
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Banisteriopsis caapi - Vine of the Soul Type of Plant: A very large liana from South America, this plant grows very large and grows tall into the forest canopy. This is also one of the main Ayahuasca additives. |
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Brugmansia sp. - Angel's Trumpet Type of Plant: Brugmansia species are a group of plants that have large trumpet like flowers that change from their small tree stature. Colors vary wildly, and many people breed them for their amazing blooms. Most plants are also heavily scented, especially at night. This plant is incredibly hallucinogenic and poisonous, keep away from kids. |
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Camellia sinensis - Tea Type of Plant: Camellia sinensis is the plant in which tea comes from. There are numers types of teas such as green, black, oolong, ching etc. |
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Capsicum annuum - Peppers Type of Plant: Pepper plants are a very popular spice and food in today’s world. Bell peppers are served as a vegetable, chili peppers are served to spice up dishes. |
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Cinnamomum verum - Cinnamon Type of Plant: Cinnamon is a wonderful spice obtained from the bark of various Cinnamomum species. We sell both raw bark and prepared bark for ready to use consumption. |
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Cocos nucifera - Coconut Type of Plant: The coconut palm is a classic tropical beach plant as it is very salt tolerant and strong against winds. With edible fruit used by many for cooking, drinking or just eating raw. The left over fruit is also shredded into an amazing soil like substrate, coco coir. |
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Coffea arabica - Coffee Type of Plant: Coffee is probably, after tea, the most commonly consumed plant based drink. The plants also, as they are adapted to shady conditions, make excellent indoor houseplants. |
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Cymbopogon - Lemon Grass Type of Plant: Lemon grass is a medium to alrge sized grass growing in thick clumps. It has a strong lemon scent adn flavour often used in cooking and teas. |
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Ephedra sinica - Ma Huang Type of Plant: Ma Huang has been used for many many years in Chinese medicine for its effective fight against viral infection. It helps people with colds, the flu etc and is as easy as making tea. |
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Ganoderma sp. -Reishi Mushroom (Lingzhi) Type of Plant: Reishi mushrooms have been used in China for thousands of years and are to this day finally getting western attention for their beneficial compounds. This mushroom has amazing immune system effects and is used in Japan as an official treatment for cancer. Anti viral among many other benefits with very little side effect make this a real gift to humanity. |
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Lavandula sp. - Lavender Type of Plant: Lavender is perhaps one of the most loved scented herbs among gardeners. It is pest resistant, easy to grow, not demanding in water and rarely needs fertilizer. To boot, it has one of the most relaxing and lovely of smells. |
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Leonotis nepetifolia - Klip Dagga Type of Plant: Klip dagga is said to be used by some in Africa as a Marijuana substitute, which seems to be atopic of debate amongst western users. Either way it is a lovely looking plant with medium sized spiky balls of orange flowers. Very pretty ornamental reaching about 2m in height. |
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Luffa cylindrica - Loofa Sponge Type of Plant: How many plants can claim use as a food with the fruit, a vegetable with the leaves/new growth and an actual effective sponge with the dried fruit all in less than 3 months? This plant is an excellent vegetable dish with the fresh growth and the dried fruit is an amazing sponge for washing the house and body! |
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Melissa officinalis - Lemon Balm Type of Plant: Lemon Balm is a super lemon scented mint that is used in teas, cooking, treats and even liquors such as absinthe. The plant grows quite easily and does well as a ground cover. |
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Mentha x piperita - Peppermint Type of Plant: Peppermint is a super mint used almost everywhere. There are also many varieties of peppermint, some smelling and even tasting like chocolate, basil and orange! |
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Mimosa hostilis - Jeruma (MHRB) Type of Plant: Mimosa hostilis originates from Central and South America. Its stem bark is very high in tannins. The root bark is used by many as a source plant for the ceremonial drink Ayahuasca. |
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Mitragyna speciosa - Kratom Type of Plant: Kratom has been used by people in SE Asia for a while and is both stimulant and sedative. Often used by laborers to help them get through the day, it is also used by upper class in the native areas. The tree is tropical, often living in flood plains and is tolerant of massive amounts of water, sometimes living under water for months at a time. |
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Mucuna pruriens - Velvet Bean Type of Plant: Mucuna pruriens, also known as cowitch, has a black velvet-like fuzz on the outside of the bean, which can cause skin irritation. The outer pod thus is not eaten, but the beans inside are fair game! |
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Nicotiana tobacum - Tobacco Type of Plant: Nicotiana tobacum is the plant used in cigarettes and cigars and also a main source plant for many pesticides. The plant is an annual plant up to 2 meters high with long white-pink flowers. |
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Type of Plant: Syrian Rue is used for a dye and is considered a weed in some arid areas. Despite its weedy habit, it is quite difficult to cultivate indoors or in wet or cold areas. It is also a source of harmalas and is being used a lot for that reason amongst researchers. |
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Phaseolus vulgaris - Kidney Bean Type of Plant: A climbing bean up to 3m, this is the "common" bean and there are many varieties. |
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Type of Plant: Psychotria carthagenensis, often sold as P. viridis mistakenly, is a beautiful ornamental of the coffee family. It is also used in the ceremonial drink Ayahuasca to give visions. Plants grow as a shrub, up to 3 meters and fairly dense/wide. |
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Psychotria viridis - Chacruna Type of Plant: Psychotria viridis is the most sought after Psychotria used in Ayahuasca as it is seemingly quite potent. The plant is somewhat sensitive to cold and dry, ideally it likes partial shade and tropical conditions. |
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Salvia divinorum - Diviner's Sage Type of Plant: Salvia divinorum is a classic hallucinogen form Mexico, only recently approached by western folk. It can grow to 2-3m tall and is a easy to grow plant, but difficult to acclimate to new areas with small plants. Delicate, but vigorous. Lady Salvia has demands and she knows exactly what they are. |
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Type of Plant: Stevia is an annual small herb used for a sugar substitute as it is incredibly sweet, even more so than sugar. The advantage of Stevia over sugar is that you need not extract it, just add the raw leaf to anything you want sweeter. |
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Tabernaemontana divaricata - Crepe Jasmines Type of Plant: Crepe Jasmine is a lovely ornamental plant with lots of white scented flowers. Flowers are most aromatic at night. The plant is also packed with alkaloids and is a promising plant for future medicine study. |
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Theobroma cacao - Cacao/Chocolate Type of Plant: Cacao is one of the super foods, incredibly healthy in raw form. Trees are fairly easy to grow and medium speed. Chocolate can be used raw, in cooking or in drinks. |
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Last Updated: February 21, 2012
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