Rapé Mulungu

Our premium selection Rapé Mulungu is a very popular among Brazilians. Its base is made from the sacred Mapacho and the ash of the Erythrina Mulungu tree. Mulungu is a medicinal plant native to Latin America, found from Costa Rica to Brazil. Indigenous tribes have used a decoction of its bark as a natural sedative since time immemorial.

This Rapé works primarily in the heart chakra area. Its energy is strong, yet soothing and warming. It helps create inner balance, peace and tranquility, connecting our being with kindness and clarity.

Erythrina Mulungu, a tree that can reach a height of up to 10 meters, is also known in Brazil under the names colorines, chilicote or tzompanquahuitl. In traditional medicine, a decoction of its bark is used to treat depression, stress, hysteria, panic disorders, insomnia and other sleep disorders, as well as liver diseases. Mulungu helps lower blood pressure and stabilize heart rate. As a natural sedative, it also has hepatotonic effects, which means that it strengthens and harmonizes liver function, helps break down excess enzymes, and alleviates sclerosis.

Mulungu contains a number of biologically active substances, the most important of which are the isoflavonoids daidzein and phaseollin, as well as alkaloids. Animal studies have shown its significant anxiolytic and anticonvulsant effects, for which erythrine alkaloids, especially erytravine and erysotrin, are mainly responsible.