Mapacho snuff

[BundleflowerPower]

I'm growing Mapacho for the first time this year and today we had a really heavy rain, similar to a monsoon except it only lasted 30 min. It messed one of them up, and since they're about a foot tall, I decided to harvest it.

I had picked a pair of leaves a few days ago and smoked it just now mixed with cannibis and passiflora and it impressed me.

I've also been wanting to use it in a brew, so I was looking online for info on how much to use as an admixture and found this article:

http://biopark.org/peru/mapacho.html

I've never used tobacco snuff but it intrigues me. Does anyone ever used Mapacho snuff? Seems like it would be powerful.

Also if I were to add it to the brew, are whole leaves way too much, should I use little pieces of leaves?

 

[The Day Tripper]

I've used it several times, and a few of my acquaintances have tried it as well.

I just had powder left over from grinding mapacho leaves for cigarettes, after sieving the material so theres no powder in my cigarettes.

Yes, it works and can be a effective way of administration, so be careful of your dosages, start small.

The other thing i wanted to mention is that depending on the batch of mapacho i was working with, (who i got my log from) it burned more/less.

By burning i assume it has to do with the acidity of the material, and in retrospect a small amount of ash (like how most traditional snuffs are prepared) probably would have fixed that right up.

Personally i like making dips with my left over mapacho powder, just cut a rolling paper in half, add a small amount of finely ground mapacho, and roll it up like a cigarette, but tuck in the ends before you lick the gum and seal it up and stick it between your gums/cheek. i really like this roa btw.

Good luck

 

[cosmictaylor]

Ive had Rapé blown up my nose a few times before ayahuasca. basically mapacho and ashes. Super cleansing feel. Like a 'forced' meditation. Always blow a ton of gunk out my nose after that and feel totally open to take the medicine and whatever experience comes with it.

 

[BundleflowerPower]

Thanks guys. One more question I have is if I was to make the snuff with leaves and ashes, do the leaves need to be cured, or can I simply use the fresh leaves once they're dry?

Btw, yesterday I chewed a leaf, def much more potent than normal tobacco.

I'm also in the process of making a brew. It's my first time using the mimosa I've grown. I used the 2 smallest leaves, they were about 2 inches long, hopefully that's just right.

 

[Sky Motion]

Ive had Rapé blown up my nose a few times before ayahuasca. basically mapacho and ashes. Super cleansing feel. Like a 'forced' meditation. Always blow a ton of gunk out my nose after that and feel totally open to take the medicine and whatever experience comes with it.

I was offered the same thing before and after my ceremony but I was too much of a sissy to try it, can't stand tobacco and the though of it being shot up my nose was enough to keep me away but I know I'm going to have to go for it eventually

 

[zhoro]

Over the past eight months or so I have partaken of rapé many times. It is an integral part of ceremonies I sit in, sweatlodges, and even used as a recentering tool during a recent work weekend preparing grounds for a vision quest.

It is one of my favorite medicines, we love each other. We took to each other the very first time we met. A friend who adiministered it to me just this past Sunday said that I am the only person he knows who draws is it in as much as possible. Some others find it harsh and avoid it. Try it and see.

 

[mrwiggle]

please do not brew mapacho with your brew, it can be a violently toxic experience! proceed only with EXTREME caution