African Dream Root

Name: African Dream Root
SKU: AfricanDreamRoot
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$12.00 – $75.00

Silene capensis

Indigenous to the green river valleys of the eastern cape province of South Africa, this obscure flowering species is regarded by Xhosa diviners as a sacred plant with the ability to induce remarkably vivid and prophetic dreams.

Xhosa shamans regard the plant as a type of “Ubulawu” or medicinal root that they call “Undlela Ziimhlophe,” which literally translates to “white paths” or “white ways.”

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African Dream Root – Silene capensis

Xhosa: iindlela zimhlophe — “white ways/paths”, also known as African Dream Root (Silene capensis,) is a plant native to the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Regarded by the Xhosa people of South Africa as a sacred plant where it was used to induce vivid and prophetic lucid dreams, particularly during the initiation journeys of shamans.

The Xhosa believe that their ancestors can be best contacted through dreams, and so they use S. capensis to receive assistance and advice from those ancestors, classifying it a naturally occurring oneirogen similar to the more well-known Dream Herb Calea zacatechichi.

This product has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. No directions for use. This product is NOT sold for human consumption. It is only being sold for research, education and/or incense burning purposes only. If you purchase this item, you agree to not ingest it and accept all legal responsibility if you do.