Description

Kanna (Sceletium Tortuosum) Cut & Sifted Herb

HERB COMMON NAME :  Kanna

HERB SCIENTIFIC NAME :  Sceletium Tortuosum

OTHER NAMES :  Channa, Kougoed, Kauwgoed, Kougoed

FAMILY :  Aizoaceae

ASSOCIATIONS & CORRESPONDENCES :

• Element:  Air
• Planet:  Venus
• Day:  Friday
• Direction:  East
• Zodiac Sign:  Sagittarius
• Chakra:  4th Heart Chakra (Anahata)
• Energy:  Yang
• Gender:  Masculine
• Sabbat or Holiday:  Beltane / May Day / Walpurgis (April 30 – May 1) ; Lupercalia (February 15) ; the Great Rite
• Deity or God / Goddess Association:  Himeros, Aphrodite, Oshun, Min, Inanna / Ishtar, Nanaya, Freyja / Freya, Pothos, Hedone, Kama (Kamadeva), Rāgarāja

Parts Used:  Leaf

Description:  Kanna is a succulent plant commonly found in South Africa. It has been used by South African pastoralists and hunter-gatherers as a mood-altering substance from prehistoric times. The first known written account of the plant’s use was in 1662 by Jan van Riebeeck. The traditionally prepared dried Kanna was often chewed and the saliva swallowed, but it has also been made into gel caps, teas and tinctures. It has also been used as a snuff and smoked.

Kanna is traditionally used to fight stress and depression, relieve pain and alleviate hunger. It may elevate mood and decrease anxiety, stress and tension. Intoxicating doses can be euphoric but not hallucinogenic. Kanna is being used by some psychiatrists, psychologists and doctors with excellent results to treat anxiety and depression.

The mood-elevating action is caused by a number of alkaloids including mesembrine, mesembrenone and tortuosamine which interact with the brain’s dopamine and serotonin receptors. Mesembrine has been demonstrated to be a potent serotonin-uptake inhibitor (SRI). SRIs are most often used as antidepressants, as they increase the extracellular concentrations of serotonin (the ‘happy hormone’).

Smoking or chewing Kanna gives a buzzy euphoric feeling, which gently fades into relaxation. Brewed as a tea it uplifts mood and relaxes stress and anxiety.

Historical Uses:  anxiety, aphrodisiac, alleviate hunger, reduce appetite, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, stress, pain relief, relaxation, moodiness, sexual desire

Mystical Intentions:  affection, awareness, bliss, euphoria, happiness, heighten senses, love, lust, negative thoughts, opening the heart, passion, post traumatic stress, PTSD, relief, sensuality, sex magic, sexual desire, tantric magic, past life reading

Constituents: 

• Mesembrine
• Mesembrenone
• Tortuosamine

Sources: https://spiritartsandherbs.com/sources

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