Calliandra haematocephala info please?

[downwardsfromzero]

Does anyone here have any information regarding the properties and constituent compounds of Calliandra haematocephala, also known as 'Cabeza de angel' or 'Powder Puff Tree'.

 

[Pharmacognosis]

I would do some research on Calliandra angustifolia, known as Bobinsana. It is an ayahuasca admixture and there is extensive information about it about. It has MAOI properties and possibly DMT as it is said to be used "interchangeably" with Chacruna in ayahuasca brews. There is a thread here with all the known info on this related species, which likely shares similar biochemistry to Calliandra haematocephala.

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[downwardsfromzero]

Thanks for the reply. I'll have to plug along by myself then!

Could be a case for TLC. MAOI's in C. angustifolia? Hmmm...

Are any Calliandras toxic? But then... "interchangeable" with Chacruna... Wow.

Does anyone else find that plants actually talk to them (even when 'sober' )?

 

[downwardsfromzero]

C. angustifolia:

"Pharmacology:The chemical constituents in bobinsana are not well documented. It is believed to contain harmala alkaloids, amino acids, cyanogenic glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, and sterols. Two studies reports the presence of several pipecolic acids.

In the Amazon, the Indians of the Rio Pastaza consider bobinsana to be a stimulant. The Shipibo-Conibo Indians in the Ucayali area of Peru call the tree semein and prepare a bark tincture for rheumatism, arthritis, colds, uterine disorders, and edema (or water retention). The indigenous people and tribes in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon prepare a bark tincture (with aguardiente) for bone pain, arthritis, rheumatism, and colds. "

(from a vendor's website, so I don't want to post the link here, and anyhow they've sold out of it.)

 

[Mandukeya]

The shamans I worked with both added branches with leaves of Bobinsana to their ayahuasca and made a delicious alcohol+wild honey extract which was drunk in a separate cermony as well as doing dietas with it.

According to them it is used as a heart opener. I could personally not distinguish the effects from the alcohol it was extracted in and the setting it was taken in but all participants in the bobinsana cermony had a lovely time

A person I spoke to who dieted bobinsana reported feeling blissful love to everything during/after this dieta.

At some point I will add some leaves I have to a changa blend and report back.

 

[downwardsfromzero]

Nice info, thanks!

The C. haematocephala I know has a lovely vibe to it. I wonder if there are any parallels with the C. angustifolia (Bobinsana)? Another one for the tincture list...