Chiric Sanango Root

CHIRIC SANANGO (Brunfelsia) are the most common of the native names for
several species of shrubs that appear to have been important hallucinogens among some South
American Indian tribes. The use of the name borrachero, which means " intoxicator," indicates that the
natives of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru recognize the shrub's narcotic properties, and the special care
taken in its cultivation seems to suggest a former religious or magic place in tribal life. Recently, real
evidence has pointed to the use of several species of Brunfelsia either as the source of an hallucinogenic
drink, as among the Kachinaua of Brazil, or as an additive to other hallucinogenic drinks, as among the
Jívaro and Kofán Indians of Ecuador.

The species traditionally employed are B. grandiflora and B. chiricaspi. All species, however,
enter into folk medicine, being used especially to reduce fevers and as antirheumatic agents. B. uniflora
(as B. hopeana) has been included in the Brazilian pharmacopoeia.
Chemical investigation of the active compounds in the various species of Brunfelsia is still in the initial
stage, and what the active principles may be has not yet been determined. The genus comprises 40
species of shrubs native to tropical South America and the West Indies. It belongs to the nightshade
family, Solonaceae.

In Ecuador, Shuar shamans mix the hallucinogenic plant’s root into batches of ayahuasca tea for added psychedelic potency during special initiations. Throughout the Amazon, healers rely on the root for its diuretic and analgesic properties, using it to treat everything from yellow fever to syphilis to snakebite. The Conibo, who live around Peru’s Ucayali River, drink a root-based decoction for alleviating rheumatism and arthritis.
Vivid dreaming, intense emotional release coupled with profound awareness and gratitude for the emotions being released, increased mental clarity, confidence and self-esteem and an appreciation of the interconnectedness of all life are but some of the spiritual effects grandfather Chiric Sanango plant teacher can produce in the committed dietero.
With very strong physical cleansing it re-boots the immune system, aides the treatment of diseases of the nervous system and has potential in the treatment of heavy addiction.

This information is gathered directly from:
Hallucinogenic Plants: A Golden Guide by Richard Evan Schultes