Calea Zacatechichi - Dream Herb Plants

Calea zacatechichi, also known as Dream Herb, Cheech, and Bitter Grass, is a plant used by the indigenous Chontal of the Mexican state of Oaxaca for oneiromancy (a form of divination based on dreams.) It has been scientifically demonstrated that this Calea zacatechichi plants increase reaction times and the frequency and/or recollection of dreams versus placebo and diazepam.

Dream Herb is also employed by the Chontal people as a medicinal herb against gastrointestinal disorders, and is used as an appetizer, cathartic anti-dysentery remedy, and as a fever-reducing agent. The Chontal medicine men who assert that this plant is capable of "clarifying the senses", call it thle-pela-kano, meaning "leaf of God". Whenever they desire to know the cause of an illness or the location of a distant or lost person, dry leaves of the plant are smoked, drunk in infusions, and put under the pillow before going to sleep. Reportedly, the answer to the question comes in a dream.

As this plant is primarily grown for foliage I have been pinching back my plants to create a denser bushier more desirable growth pattern. These plants are all very well rooted and ready to be transplanted into a one gallon or larger container. The plant in the photo is an example of the actual plant you will recieve. Grown and shipped in 4 inch pot with soil.

"DO NOT select expedited shipping for live plant orders, they ship from our greenhouse located on the other side of the country. Live plants, because they are very delicate, must be healthy enough to survive the shipping. This may cause a delay in the shipping time. Again, please note that adding expedited shipping will not speed this process up. *** WE CANT SHIP OUTSIDE OF THE USA ***"