Xhosa Dreamroot (3.25″ pot)

Description

African medicinal herb traditionally used by the Xhosa people to induce vivid, lucid, or prophetic dreams.

Considered an oneirogen (dream-stimulating) and emetic (purging/vomiting) – the root is used to aid spiritual and shamanic practices. The Xhosa people of South Africa as a pathway to communicate with ancestors through dreams.
Root is used by drying and powdering and consuming with water on an empty stomach to cause vomiting (emetic) and trigger intense, lucid dreaming.

Perennial herbaceous plant; hardy to zones 7 to 12.

1-2 feet tall. Fragrant, white-to-pink flowers that open at nighttime. Aromatic, jasmine-like scent. Easy to grow. Prefers full sun, well-drained soil, and is hardy to -5°C.

Pink (Caryophyllaceae) Family.

Dreamroot is a catchfly or silene. It has sticky stems and sepals under the flowers that can actually catch small insects, thought to protect flower parts. But it probably also doubles as a way to collect extra nutrients, as vegetative pieces also get stuck and decompose on the sticky stems and can be absorbed.