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I feel instant effects with Chuchuasi. Really high quality.
Gilad
Daily · 25 March 2025
Thank you to the seller it is a very good herbal tea as usual the products you sell are of excellent quality I recommend it for purchase thank you consistent with the presentation photo.
Mylène
Daily · 2 July 2024
Great product! Doing 3-week shamanic diet with chuchuhuasi. Definitely strong and quiete fresh. Also fast delivery. Will order again from tge guys)
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Daily · 23 October 2022
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What is chuchuhuasi?
For the Asháninka, Shipibo-Conibo and Cocama, she is the grandfather-tree of curanderismo — the plant of holding, masculine counterpoint to Bobinsana. Quechua names her "trembling back", after her use for weakened lower backs, and the mestizos nicknamed her "Brazilian Ginseng". Behind these names: chuchuhuasi (Maytenus krukovii), the bark of a tall tree of the Amazon basin.
What are the traditional uses of chuchuhuasi?
Amazonian tradition holds the bark as a tonic of duration — for old backs that no longer hold, arthritis and rheumatism, but also for the stamina of long walks and verticality after exhaustion. Hunters and fishermen drink a swig macerated in sugarcane rum (the "Go Juice") before effort. INFUSE transmits the use as the curanderos name it, without clinical promise.
How do I prepare a chuchuhuasi decoction?
Two ways. The practical way — 1 tablespoon of bark in 250 ml of water, simmer 15 to 20 minutes, strain, drink warm. The long Amazonian tradition way — 1 to 2 tablespoons in 1 litre of water, covered, gentle simmer 30 to 40 minutes until a deep red-brown colour. The bark reinfuses several times, extending the cooking each round.
Chuchuhuasi or Bobinsana, which one to choose?
The cardinal couple of curanderismo — Bobinsana opens the heart (the grandmother), Chuchuhuasi anchors the roots (the grandfather). Closed heart and scattering — Bobinsana first. Collapse after exhaustion, loss of verticality — Chuchuhuasi first, to rebuild holding. Many long-term dieteros meet both in succession, sometimes over several months.
How long before I feel chuchuhuasi?
Chuchuhuasi is slow — that is her teaching. Amazonian tradition speaks of her in weeks rather than hours. She is classically used in a cure of 7 to 21 days followed by a pause. She is not a drink of immediate effect — she is the grandfather-tree, not the impatient child. The work is invisible and the result tangible.
Bark or resin extract, which form to choose?
The raw bark (50g, 100g) is the traditional way of the decoction — for long cures at home and the complete ritual. The resin extract (5g, 10g) is concentrated and more practical daily — a knife tip (size of a rice grain) diluted in a warm drink. For the ceremonial dieta, the bark. For restorative daily use, the resin is enough.
Is chuchuhuasi compatible with a dieta or ayahuasca?
Yes, she is one of the classic companions of Amazonian dietas — traditionally taken before and after the work of master plants to support the body and the holding. In a formal dieta, always follow the guidance of the curandero, never self-prescription. The effect of a dieta companion is neither vision nor peak — it is stability while the vision passes.
Where does INFUSE's chuchuhuasi come from?
From Peru, in wild harvest, imported directly at the source and harvested on order to offer the freshest bark. Our supplier works with the Shipibo-Conibo communities and invests each year in replanting. Organic without European Union certification. Quality control in France. The details of the lot, cooperative and year of harvest are in process of confirmation.
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