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What is a Bobinsana plant?
Bobinsana (Latin: Calliandra angustifolia) is one of the main teacher plants of the Amazon. Surprisingly, it is rarely talked about, even in Peru, and is often underestimated. It is virtually unknown to Europeans. Bobinsana improves awareness, clears and opens the heart centre and teaches us to love. Thin pink petals, like threads. Small leaves, graceful twigs. Lovely fragrance comparable to that of roses. Elegant flat bush shape, like a cone or funnel expanding upwards.
From the side bobinsana seems so cute, graceful, beautiful, delicate. It is not for nothing that the Spirit of bobinsana is often seen as a young girl or even a mermaid. But behind the outward fragility is a rare strength. A bobinsana branch can be bent, but is almost impossible to break. The small leaves are covered with a thick skin that protects them from enemies and damage.
The character of the bobinsana is as complex as its external form. The spirit of this plant can teach to love and be loved, to accept and love oneself and others. Bobinsana opens the heart and teaches how to harness the energy of love, yet remain strong, collected and disciplined. Bobinsana love is not like “pink bunnies.” There is joy and calmness in it, but at the right moment such love transforms into sternness and militancy, readiness to fight for one’s life.
How to combine love and strength – this is the main lesson in which Bobinsana is a master.
How to float on the stream of life harmoniously and joyfully, and at the same time manoeuvre and move in its own direction. How to be in resonance with the waves, but not surrender to their will. How to remain calm and friendly when you are being pelted with mud, but at the right moment to collect that mud, bring it back, and calmly go on, without losing balance for a second.
Is Bobinsana Psychedelic?
Bobinsana is not considered a classic psychedelic. It does not contain DMT, psilocybin, or mescaline. However, in Amazonian shamanism, bobinsana is revered as a plant teacher capable of inducing expanded states of awareness, especially when used in Amazonian plant diets (dietas) or combined with ayahuasca. These altered states are more subtle, heart-based, and emotional, rather than visual or hallucinogenic.
Bobinsana tea and its effects on physical health
Bobinsana tea is traditionally prepared by slowly simmering the bark, roots, leaves or the whole plant in water. The tea has a bitter taste and is consumed for its profound healing effects. Bobinsana primarily heals the nervous system, blood, and joints – those body systems that make us flexible. Traditionally, bobinsana is often used to treat rheumatism and arthritis. Bobinsana is most commonly used as:
- A general tonic and tonic. Bobinsana gives energy and strength. Some tribes traditionally apply bobinsana before a battle.
- For arthritis, rheumatism, bone pain.
- Blood purifier
- Anti-edematous (for fluid retention in the body)
- To increase resistance to disease and cold, with colds and flu
- For uterine disorders and tumours, including uterine cancer.
- Contraceptive
Bobinsana should not be used if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy.
Bobinsana and Ayahuasca
Bobinsana blends well with Ayahuasca, and can be used either as part of an Ayahuasca brew or prepared as a separate infusion. While it does not contain DMT, it synergizes with ayahuasca by enhancing emotional healing and supporting the heart-opening process. In our Ayahuasca retreats, bobinsana is offered to participants when the intention involves themes like:
- Reconnecting with compassion
- Healing heartbreak or emotional numbness
- Building emotional strength and boundaries
Bobinsana Rapé (Rapeh)
Bobinsana rapé is a plant blend made with the powdered bark or leaves of Calliandra angustifolia, traditionally blown into the nose through a long pipe. This type of rapé is known for its gentle, enveloping effect, directed toward the heart center.
Bobinsana in the form of rapé helps to:
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Calm emotional turbulence
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Gently open the heart
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Deepen intention during ceremony or meditation
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Attune to purity, forgiveness, and compassion
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Connect with the spirit of the plant without requiring a full diet
The effect of bobinsana rapé is often described as deeply relaxing and emotionally touching. It may bring soft tears, memories, and a feeling of warmth in the chest — without overwhelming the body or nervous system.
Bobinsana rapé is especially appreciated during integration days after ceremonies, in morning practices, and as a gentle tool before sleep, particularly by those working with lucid dreaming or the dreamworld.
Bobinsana Dieta (Plant Diet)
What is a Bobinsana Dieta?
A plant dieta is a traditional Amazonian practice of deep communion with a single plant spirit. During a bobinsana diet, the participant consumes the plant daily and follows strict guidelines (food, sexual and informational diet). The dieta allows direct communication with the plant’s spirit.
At Home of Ayahuasca, a shamanic diet with Bobinsana is possible for experienced participants that are already familiar with it.
Bobinsana Dieta Benefits
In the form of shamanic dieta, bobinsana becomes more than just a medicinal plant. She reveals herself as a subtle and powerful teacher. Those who come into deep contact with her spirit often speak of her gentle but unwavering presence. Bobinsana does not provide a quick shift in consciousness and visions like Ayahuasca, but her spirit remains close, teaching and guiding for weeks or even months.
For some, bobinsana awakens emotional clarity, not by suppressing pain, but by helping it flow and transform. For others, she becomes a teacher of energetic integrity, showing how to remain open and loving without losing one’s own center.
Bobinsana can be a guide to dreams and astral worlds. For the person who finds contact with her, she can be as powerful a dream teacher as chiric sanango. If a person has a predisposition to healing, bobinsana spirit can help open healing currents and teach how to control them. She can show how to interact with the Spirits and energies of nature, other healing plants.
Bobinsana and Lucid Dreaming
One of the most intriguing effects of bobinsana is its ability to enhance lucid dreaming. In a well-held dieta, she may gradually open the gates of lucid dreaming. Dreams become more vivid, colorful and easier to re-call. Many dieters describe a growing sense of being guided by Spirit of bobinsana in their dreams, that feels wise, maternal, and deeply compassionate.
Bobinsana acts as a dream ally, facilitating spontaneous out-of-body experiences and expanding the ability to navigate astral spaces with more awareness and confidence. Encounters with ancestors, plant spirits, or inner archetypes are not uncommon, and these experiences often carry teachings that continue to unfold long after the diet ends.
For those who approach her with respect and patience, bobinsana can become a bridge between waking and dreaming life, gently dissolving the walls between the two and reminding us that the dreamworld is not an escape, but a place of real learning and healing.
Final Thoughts
Bobinsana is not a plant of fireworks and spectacle. She works gently, deeply, and with immense precision. Whether used alone in a shamanic plant diet, together with ayahuasca, or as a tea in daily ritual, her presence supports spiritual awakening, emotional healing, heart activation, and inner strength.
If you’re curious to experience bobinsana in a traditional Amazonian context, please contact us.
