Pau D'arco changa blend

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My friend is making an enhanced Pau D'arco blend and wanted some advice on adding Caapi Leaf. What ratio mix is suggested and do these 2 combine in changa well? My friend has not worked with Caapi before, can the leaf just go straight in the blend or does it need extracting / processing before?

I'm expecting some input from Smokeydaze here!

 

[balaganist]

Your friend can use straight caapi leaf, depending on the strength you may or may not feel it.. but it will do something.
A simple extract of Caapi can be made by using leaf and/or vine soaked in alcohol for a few days.
I keep a big jar of Caapi + leaf in alcohol which i usually use to make changa.

I dont really know how much of the harmalas go into the alcohol and if the alcohol changes them or not.. might be good to freebase a bit with sodium carbonate as some have mentioned here but I have not tried that yet myself.

 

[smokeydaze]

Most people seem to do what balaganist suggested, so I think it might be better if you were to make two batches: one pau + one caapi.