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First gate: it cleanses the ground and protects, before the other plants can enter.
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on of three dieta plants that were used in my ayhuassca ceremony. I felt deep in love with this masculine plant, allowed me to let go of many things that held me down, be present, & plan for the future. amazing.
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Ritual · 13 January 2023
I got interested in this plant because of its anti-micotic properties. I read people bathe in the infusion, so I considered rinsing with it - but I decided against it because I don't want to smell garlicky. So I drank it instead - it is nice and sweet, it smells kind of soup-y but n ot in an aggressive, Korean takeaway-like, way. It doesn't taste like garlic, but after 20 minutes or so, you can feel the flavor in your mouth and it persists for a couple hours. And after a few days, it seems to be working, because I'm not itching nearly as much!
Silvia Francesca
Ritual · 10 May 2021
Very good quality and energy. Thank you deeply I'm dealing with weird negative entities attached to my energy, creating havoc on my life. Ajo Sacha have me intuition to work on the physical body and the root chakra, which was exactly what I needed. Gratitude
Maria Gameiro
Ritual · verified purchase · 16 September 2025
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What is Ajo Sacha?
The Shipibo-Conibo name her the Opener — the one who clears the ground before the others can enter, and one of their most revered master plants. She is Ajo Sacha (Mansoa alliacea), an Amazonian liana of the Bignoniaceae family whose whole plant breathes a garlic odour, with no botanical kinship to common garlic. Her name weaves Spanish ajo (garlic) and Quechua sacha (wild, of the forest).
Why does Ajo Sacha smell like garlic?
Because she synthesises the same sulphur compounds as common garlic — alliin and various allyl sulphides — through evolutionary convergence and not through kinship. Two plants separated by six thousand kilometres developed the same chemistry independently, and the two cultures who know them lent them the same protective reputation.
What are the traditional uses of Ajo Sacha?
Amazonian tradition uses her as a plant of purification, in ritual bath (banho) before an important moment, and as a tonic of strength and vitality. She is also the first or second dieta in the formation of a Shipibo curandero. Hunters drank her to mask their odour; fishermen purified body, tools and canoes with her.
What is a master plant (planta maestra)?
In Shipibo-Conibo curanderismo, a planta maestra is not a medicine but a teacher — a plant with her personality, her gifts and her demands, who requires a dieta (ceremonial retreat) to be learned. At the end of the dieta, she is said to transmit an icaro, a song received by the curandero.
How is Ajo Sacha prepared?
INFUSE offers three forms. The shredded vines are prepared as a long decoction of 20 to 30 minutes. The leaf powder is simply infused in a warm drink. The resin paste (x30 extract) dissolves under the tongue or in warm water. Tradition also takes her as a ritual bath, poured on the body without rinsing.
Does Ajo Sacha act on dreams?
Tradition describes her as a subtle ally who makes the dreams of the following nights particularly auditory — it is said that the plants begin to sing there. This is one of the reasons she is held as a source of icaros. INFUSE notably offers her in leaf powder for dream work.
Is Ajo Sacha legal in France?
Yes. Ajo Sacha (Mansoa alliacea) is not subject to any known legal restriction in France and in the European Union. She is sold freely as an ethnobotanical plant.
What precautions should I take with Ajo Sacha?
Like garlic, her sulphur compounds can reinforce the effect of anticoagulants and antidiabetic medications — hence caution, and stopping two weeks before a scheduled surgery. She is contraindicated as a principle during pregnancy and breastfeeding. In case of treatment, ask your doctor for advice before any cure.
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