Kanna: Sceletium tortuosum Powder: 1 gm: M
Sceletium tortuosum, also called Kougoed or Channa. This is organically grown and processed Kanna powder, and nothing else. Kanna is traditionally used as a sedative in the form of a smoke, tea, decoction or tincture. Kanna has been used by hunter-gatherers and shepherds as a mood-enhancing substance for millennia, and is far more effective and rapidly acting than the well-known European plant Hypericum (St John's Wort). Indications: Low mood, winter-blues, mood swings. Anxiety, stress, nervous tension. Alcoholic rehabilitation support. Irritability in smoking-cessation. The genus Mesembryanthemum is a popular groundcover, traditional as a sacramental herb in South Africa. For hundreds of years the Hottentots used Sceletium expansum and tortuosum as a sacramental sedative and mood enhancer called Kanna or Channa (not Cannabis). The Dutch, upon their arrival in Africa in the 1660’s, called it ‘Kougoed’ (kauwgoed) which literally means, ‘chew(able) things/goodies ‘ or ‘something to chew’. Empathogenic Effects of Sceletium tortuosum by Groot van derGros (http://www.entheogen.com/sceletium.html): The family Mesembryanthemaceae contains many pharmacologically active species. One of the most utilized by native peoples in South Africa was the genus Sceletium, for which whole tribes would travel hundreds of miles to pick a years supply. The plants of the Sceletium genus were utilized as an intoxicant… Although primarily chewed, there are reports of it being taken as a tea (Jacobsen 1960) and also as a snuff (Jacobson 1960). Some Sceletium tortuosum herb, perpared in the manner of the Hottentots was procured from South Africa and the following experiments conducted: The first experiment consisted of combining approx. 50mg. of dried Sceletium tortuosum with another smoking herb, the one most preferred by the Hottentots. After smoking the herbs, it was immediately apparent that there was a strong effect similar to Cannabis at first but without the dulling of cannabis. Empathic feelings beyond normal were noted. There were no hallucinations per se, but there was a definite visual ‘softening’ in the appearance of objects and a subtle glow to everything. Feelings of euphoria were noted and a strong desire to dance and sing. This was offset somewhat by a slight, easily correctable effect on one's balance. The balance deficit was slight and temporary. After two hours the effects were still quite noticable but had waned somewhat. At this time I went to bed and had a good, restful nights sleep. The next experiment was the following morning when I ingested approx. 50mg of the powdered Sceletium tortuosum as snuff. The effects were unlike those of the previous evening; in fact, there did not seem to be much of an effect at all, just a slight uneasiness. After 1 ½ hours, I again tried some of the Hottentot herb and was amazed at the difference it made. The full effects of the previous night returned, along with a stronger empathy than before. Joy and euph