Bamboo drinking straw, ideal for Guayusa, Matè and other drinks. Approximate dimensions: Diameter 7-8 mm, inner diameter 3-4 mm, length 19-20 cm.

In the Brazilian Amazon this particular extensive family of trees is referred to as Canela or Caneleiro. Canela is the Portuguese word for Cinnamon. The leaves are thus called “Folha de Canela” or in English Cinnamon leaf. They make a light flavoured very nice aromatic tea that reminds of Cinnamon.

Cat's Claw bark is the Name of a large woody vine, commonly known as Uncaria tomentosa, although natives use Uncaria guianensis interchangeably. It's name comes from the claw-like thorns that grow along the vine's pedicule.

Chaga mushroom is parasitic on Birch and other trees. The sterile conk is irregularly formed and has the appearance of burnt charcoal. It is not the fruiting body of the fungus, but a mass of mycelium, mostly black due to the presence of massive amounts of melanin.

A rare plant used in traditional Mexican cuisine and remedies. The root and the tincture of the root gives a very strong tingling electric sensation in the mouth. The plant produces saliva in the mouth, facilitating the production of beneficial bacteria.This root is used to produce our hugely popular Chilcuague spray and can be used to make your own infusion.

Clitoria flower tea or blue tea, or butterfly pea flower tea, is a caffeine-free herbal concoction, made by seeping dried or fresh leaves of the Clitoria ternatea plant. The best thing about the blue tea is that it is absolutely caffeine-free, and it is packed with antioxidants. The most striking feature about this plant is the colour of its flowers, a vivid deep blue.

The Snakewood tree is an evergreen tree usually growing to around 15 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit and leaves. Sometimes it is also grown as an ornamental, being valued for its large, umbrella-shaped canopy that casts only a light shade and so allows other plants to grow underneath it.

Emburana (Amburana cearensis).

Guayusa is used by people of the Amazon to make an energizing tea. It also has the interesting effect of inducing lucid dreaming. For this reason, it is known as the "Watchman's plant", as even when sleeping you are aware of your external surroundings. And when dreaming, you are aware that you are in the dream..

Erythrina has long been used by the indigenous peoples in the Amazon. Tinctures and decoctions made from the leaves or barks of Mulungu.

Muna is a very tasty mint-like tea and an excellent aphrodisiac.

Of the members of the Mint family under cultivation the most important are the several varieties of the Peppermint (Mentha piperita), extensively cultivated for years as the source of the well-known volatile oil of Peppermint, used as a flavouring and therapeutic agent.

Sarsaparilla an ancient herb from Mexico.