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Kanna Priming Guide

get the full potential of Kanna with our in-depth guide, tailored to your unique biological makeup. Learn about priming, individual dosage, and how to potentiate sceletium

How to use kanna loose leaf

Explore Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum) use: sublingually (1-3 grams), as a brewed tea (2-7 grams), or by smoking the leaves. Tea can be sweetened or mixed with other drinks. Each method offers a uniqu...

Sourcing the Best Kanna Extract: Where and How to Find High-Quality Kanna

Kanna quality starts with where the plant is grown and how it's extracted. Look for South African sourcing, lab testing and a supplier who'll actually answer your questions.

Discover Our New Functional Beverage Collection at Healing Herbals

At Healing Herbals, we're excited to launch a new line of functional beverages designed to support your wellness journey. From mood-enhancing Kanna drinks like Bhodi’s Bubbles to calming elixirs li...

Akuamma Alkaloids: How to Read Botanical Comparisons

Learn what an Akuamma alkaloid profile can tell you, how to compare botanical evidence, and why composition alone does not establish clinical benefits.

Combining Akuamma With Other Herbs: Evidence Questions

Questions to ask before combining Akuamma with other herbs, including the limits of ingredient studies and the role of professional review.

Understanding Kanna: Benefits, Side Effects, and Effective Supplement Use

Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum), a succulent plant native to South Africa, is gaining popularity for its mood-enhancing and stress-relieving properties. Known for its alkaloids that interact with serot...

Comparing Kanna Extracts: Labels, Profiles & Formats

Compare current Kanna extract labels, total alkaloid percentages, ingredients, and formats, with direct links to Healing Herbals products.

Can I take Kanna before bed ?

For a lot of people, kanna before bed is a bad idea, especially when it's taken by mouth. We've seen medium to large oral amounts keep people up for 3 to 6 hours, so our rule is to stop oral kanna ...

Kanna's Active Alkaloids: A Comprehensive Guide

The ultimate guide to Kanna alkaloids explores the plant's primary compounds, focusing on their roles in mood enhancement and cognitive benefits. Key alkaloids like mesembrine and mesembrenone are ...

Kanna Extract Dosage: Optimal Use Guide

Kanna extract serving sizes depend on alkaloid content, the extract type and your own sensitivity. For stronger extracts like MT-55, MZO and FS-33 a beginner starting point is around 25 to 50 mg, a...

Extract Profiles and What They Mean: A Healing Herbals Explanation

Each of our kanna extracts has its own alkaloid profile, and that's why they feel different. MT-55 and MZO are the high-mesembrine, more energizing picks, XK6 and IX lean relaxed and gentle, VU3 si...

What Are the Cognitive Benefits of Kanna?

The main human study on kanna and focus used Zembrin, a standardized extract, and found better executive function and cognitive flexibility, but no short-term change in memory.

Discovering the Dual Use of Our Blue Lotus Vape Juice

Our alcohol-free blue lotus tincture pulls double duty. You can take it under the tongue like a normal tincture, and because it has no alcohol and the right liquid consistency, it also works as vap...

Kanna: South Africa's Natural Mood-Boosting Herb

Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum) is a South African succulent the Khoikhoi and San have chewed, smoked and snuffed for centuries to lift mood and ease hunger and stress.

Different types of Kanna Extract?

Kanna extract comes as powder, tincture, resin, capsules, gum and isolated alkaloids, sold under names like MT55, XK6 and MZO. Be skeptical of 10x, 20x and 100x ratio extracts with no reliable lab ...