Uvuma omhlope (Kirkii)
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The Zulu’s of Africa call it Uvuma-omhlope, but the more common name is kirkii. This is truly one of those extremely "rare and exotic botanicals" we offer, and we are proud to offer kirkii that is harvested by the very people who use it today in ritual. Yes, Uvuma-omhlope has multiple Shamanic uses. One is to help produce clear vision when entering into a trance. Another are the root infusions that are used in rituals to assist diviners to "see" in a metaphysical sense. And, one of of the places that Ubulawu is reportedly extremely useful for, is for helping with lucid dreaming. But, it's not only used to help induce lucid dreams; it's a multi-faceted tool to help one connect and communicate with one's ancestral spirits by assisting in visionary and prophetic dreams that are often used to find answers to specific questions.
In Africa, dreams and dreaming are so imbedded into the culture because dreams, dreaming, and dream recall are central to their lives. Why? - It's believed that contact with ones ancestors happens through dreams! The tuberous root is typically cut into chunks, which are remarkably pure white in color (omhlope = white), and easy to identify. They have brown fibers embedded in them, and appear like pieces of plaster of Paris. We offer this product in both forms, but typically, to make it easier to work with, it comes as a powdered product, which can be made into a tea or blended with other Dreaming Herbs such as Calea zacatechichi.
Synaptolepis kirkii - `uvuma-omhlope' Botanical Description: The plant is a multi-branched shrub with dark brown, almost black stems and bluish-green spear-shaped leaves between 1 and 2cm long. The plant has a bluish-green colour whilst the fibrous roots are a striking porcelain white. Below the ground is a large tuberous root. The leaves have virtually no stalks, are about 25mm long and are arranged in opposite pairs. Tubular whitish flowers with orange pollen of about 15mm long are borne in small groups. The fruits are orange and superficially berry-like, but each fruit is actually enclosed within the persistent basal part of the flower, which forms a slightly fleshy covering. The tasty round fruit is yellow-orange when ripe. There is a particular `ubulawu' mix that has Synaptolepis kirkii `uvuma-omhlope' as an ingredient. The other three plants used in this mix are Helinus integrifolius `ubhubhubhu', Hippobromus paucifloris `uqume', and Maesa lanceolata `umagupu'. We are trying to source these plants, and will link them to this product page if we are able to do so. Active Ingredient(s): An unusual diterpenoid ester known as Synaptolepis factor K, has been reported from a Synaptolepis species. Pharmacological Effects: For a full description, see `Kirkinine, a New Daphnane Orthoester with Potent Neurotrophic Activity from Synaptolepis kirkii' by authors He W; Cik M; Lesage A; Linden IVD; Kimpe ND; Appendino G; Bracke J; Mathenge SG; Mudida FP; Leysen JE; Puyvelde LV in the Journal of Natural Products, 63(9): pp. 1185-1192, 2000 ISSN: 0163-3864.
This herb is classified as a Visonary Herb and a Dreaming Herb. |
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