Note: As with all Rapè, differences between batches are to be expected, for those used to this variety you will find this batch slightly different than you may be used to.

This delightful Rapé imbibed with the extremely luxurious scent of the Tonka bean seed (Dipteryx odorata) is a very special and rare preparation. It’s a truly beautiful and profoundly grounding Rapé. This sacred blend is meant for deep alignment with one’s spirit and for reaching a meditative state that brings clarity and healing. A balanced and powerful blend that can be used in many healing and ritual settings.

It is dark grey in colour and, the Tonka bean imparts an uplifting, refreshing fragrance that is both cooling and warming simultaneously and gives one a deeper sensation of the breath as well as a gentle bodily relaxation driven with pulsations of pleasure as one sits in quiet reflection with this Rapé. It has a depth without being overbearing, ensuring this Rapé can be used on many occasions.

This is a variation of the famous Yawanawa Parika, following the exact same recipe, yet with the right amount of Tonka bean seeds added into the blend during production. It has been pounded by hand, into an extremely fine and dry powder using laboratory grade sieves.

Other names: Cumaru, Yawanawa Tonka, Yawanawa Cumaru Forca,

The Yawanawá, or the tribe of the white-lipped peccary, are a small tribe of 1,300 people, living remotely in only a few villages along the Gregório River. They are known as warriors, as they always keep on fighting, even in hard times. At some point in history their tribe was almost extinct, with only about 300 members left. Nowadays their tribe has grown again, and their traditions and knowledge have been conserved in a very strict way.

The Yawanawá were the first tribe that initiated a woman to become a shaman, setting a huge example in the history of shamans. In their language Rapé is called Rume and the Yawanawá preferably blend Rume with Tsunu ashes and mapacho, which gives this special blend a very refined taste. In addition, Tsunu is used for healing purposes and has a supportive role during ayahuasca ceremonies. Mostly, the Tsunu is used before ayahuasca, enhancing the effects and opening the spirit for the ceremony, but it is also applied during intense ceremonial experiences, easing the vomiting and cleansing.

More information on the Yawanawá

Trentin DS, Giordani RB, Zimmer KR, da Silva AG, da Silva MV, Correia MT, Baumvol IJ, Macedo AJ (2011). Potential of medicinal plants from the Brazilian semi-arid region (Caatinga) against Staphylococcus epidermidis planktonic and biofilm lifestyles. J Ethnopharmacol.;137(1):327-35.

This item is not allowed in the following countries:

Finland