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Among the Nikgini people, the leaves have magical abilities to bring good luck and are used in divination and in decorating ritual objects. [35] Among the Kapauku people, ti plants are regarded as magical plants and are believed to be spiritual beings themselves. Unlike other magical plants which are controlled by other spirits, ti plants had ...
The boiled juice or a tea made from the leaves or the whole plant is taken to relieve fever and other symptoms. It is also used for dysentery, pain, and liver disorders. [143] A tea of the leaves is taken to help control diabetes in Peru and other areas. [144] Laboratory tests indicate that the plant has anti-inflammatory properties. [145 ...
For centuries, religious leaders have consumed the leaves to stay awake during long nights of prayer. [67] Kratom: Mitragyna speciosa: Leaves: Opioids (1–6% mitragynine, 0.01–0.04% 7-hydroxymitragynine [68]) Depressant: In Thailand, kratom was "used as a snack to receive guests and was part of the ritual worship of ancestors and gods."
Ephedra viridis, known by the common names green Mormon tea, Brigham tea, green ephedra, and Indian tea, is a species of Ephedra. It is indigenous to the Western United States, where it is a member of varied scrub, woodland, desert, and open habitats. It grows at 900–2,300 metres (3,000–7,500 ft) elevations.
Coffee-leaf tea, coffee fruit tea, and coffee blossom tea are herbal teas made using the leaves, fruits and flowers of the coffee plant; Guayusa tea, made from the caffeinated leaves of the ilex guayusa holly, native to the Amazon rainforest; Mate, a South American caffeinated tea made from the holly yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis)
Camellia sinensis is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree in the flowering plant family Theaceae.Its leaves, leaf buds, and stems can be used to produce tea.Common names include tea plant, tea shrub, and tea tree (unrelated to Melaleuca alternifolia, the source of tea tree oil, or the genus Leptospermum commonly called tea tree).
The sassafras tree, (Sassafras albidum), sports an unlobed leaf (football), one-lobed leaf (mitten) and a two-lobed leaf (ghost). Native Plant: Tall coreopsis is the symbol of summer in central Ohio
Salvia divinorum (Latin: sage of the diviners; also called ska maría pastora, seer's sage, yerba de la pastora, magic mint or simply salvia) is a species of plant in the sage genus Salvia, known for its transient psychoactive properties when its leaves, or extracts made from the leaves, are administered by smoking, chewing, or drinking (as a ...