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Kanna: South Africa's Natural Mood-Boosting Herb

TL;DR: 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. Its main alkaloids, mesem...

Sceletium Phytochemistry

Sceletium tortuosum, commonly known as kanna, channa, or kougoed, is a succulent plant from the Aizoaceae family and Mesembryanthemum genus, native to South Africa's Cape Provinces. Its...

Different types of Kanna Extract?

TL;DR: 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 reliab...

What is Red Lotus?

TL;DR: Red lotus (Nymphaea rubra) is a red-flowered water lily that grows in warm ponds and slow streams, and it's mostly known today as an ornamental plant with a long symbolic history. There's ve...

Wild Dagga: Serenity of South Africa's Lion's Tail

TL;DR: Wild dagga (Leonotis leonurus), also called lion's tail, is a South African plant with bright orange flowers that has a long traditional history, including being smoked by the Khoikhoi and S...

Kanna for exercise? A pre-workout or exercise supplement?

TL;DR: Some people take kanna before training for the calmer, more focused headspace its mesembrine-type alkaloids are known for. Direct research on kanna and exercise is thin, so start low and see...

Information About the Blue Lotus Vape

TL;DR: Blue lotus in a vape gives most people a light, relaxed, slightly euphoric feel without heavy sedation, plus a floral, earthy flavor, and some report more vivid dreams. Temperature changes h...

Kanna Extract: A Herb for Cognitive Wellness

TL;DR: Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum) is a South African succulent the San and Khoikhoi have chewed for centuries, and most of the modern research on it comes from small studies on the branded extract...

5 Benefits of Kanna

TL;DR: Kanna is a South African succulent the Khoikhoi and San chewed for endurance and calm, and today people mainly reach for it for mood, focus, everyday stress, occasional sleeplessness and min...

Kanna Review / Kanna Extract review

TL;DR: This is our own filmed kanna extract review, a half gram taken orally at a high dose. Watch the video for how the session actually went. Hi we'd like to share our high dose kanna extract rev...

Turkish Mint: Refreshing Tradition and Taste

TL;DR: Turkish mint (Mentha longifolia var. sylvestris) is a long leaved wild mint from Europe, Asia and Africa with a bold menthol aroma, used for centuries in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean kit...

Exploring the Ethnobotany of the African Dream Bean

TL;DR: African dream bean (Entada rheedii) is a big woody climbing vine whose large, hard seeds have been used in African tradition to bring on vivid, meaningful dreams. Nobody knows exactly which ...