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We’re surprised that relaxing tea in the health food shop doesn’t contain any mulungu! Mulungu is sleep-inducing, calming and 100% natural.
What is Mulungu?
The mulungu tree (Erythrina mulungu) loves the swampy ground which is common in the Amazon region. The tree grows up to 14 metres in height and produces many branches. The tree’s bark is harvested for making a relaxant. The bark contains a strong, naturally calming substance. Although mulungu has been in use for centuries in Brazil, the leaves have not been known in Europe for very long.
Effects of Mulungu
Within half an hour of taking mulungu tea you will begin to feel pleasantly lethargic. Your thoughts will recede into the background and any worries will be reduced before going to sleep. Mulungu is then, in the first place, a sleep inducer but it is also used for other purposes.
Some people use mulungu in combination with cannabis (pure) to reduce the craving for cigarettes. You can also lower stress with the herb at a lower dose (1 teaspoon). A higher dose (6+ teaspoons) will have an adverse effect. Although physically very relaxing, you can expect to have a restless night. It might make you have a lot of dreams which is why mulungu is also used as a dream herb. Shamans add mulungu to the hallucinogenic drink ayahuasca to make a trip more relaxed.
Please note: Mulungu has a narcotic effect so don’t drive after taking it!
Taste and Preparation
Add 2 heaped teaspoonful's to a small pan of 250 ml boiling water. Place a lid on the pan. It’s important to cover the pan. It is not recommended to pour hot water on like you would with a teabag. Leave it boiling for 20 minutes on low temperatures. Filter out the bark from the tea. Let it cool down and enjoy! Mulungu tastes slightly of aniseed. It’s best compared with slippery elm. Not really an unpleasant taste but certainly a pronounced one.
Contents of the packaging
- 50 grams of chopped mulungu bark (Erythrina mulungu)
Indian Spirit
Indian Spirit collects and distributes special herbs from all over the world. Indian Spirit's overgrown psychedelic herb garden contains natural energizers, aphrodisiacs, psychedelics and herbs for lucid dreaming. From ayahuasca to zacatechichi. The garden was created in 2014 and the quality of the herbs and extracts make Indian Spirit unmatched in this segment.
The chopped mulungu from Indian Spirit is high quality. We wish you a good night’s rest with this exciting herb from the Amazon!