CHIRIC SANANGO (Brunfelsia grandiflora)

Chiric Sanango — Brunfelsia grandiflora 1:2 Alcohol Tincture

The Grandfather Medicine. The male peer of Ayahuasca. One of the most powerful and challenging master plants in the Amazonian tradition.

Chiric Sanango is an Amazonian shrub of striking beauty — growing to eight or ten feet in height, adorned with brilliant purple and white flowers and fragrant leaves. It is a member of the nightshade family and grows abundantly throughout South America, but it is in the Peruvian and Colombian Amazon where its reputation as a master plant teacher is most deeply established.

In Peruvian shamanic tradition, Ayahuasca is considered feminine — mother or grandmother. Chiric Sanango is her male counterpart. It is referred to as grandfather, father or the grandfather medicine. Where Ayahuasca opens and reveals, Chiric Sanango strengthens and fortifies. It is the plant called upon when a person needs to be rebuilt from the inside — when resilience, courage, clarity and physical renewal are what is required.

It is known as a plant that is not easy to diet. It is one of the most challenging and most transformative master plant dietas available, and it is worked with by serious practitioners precisely because of that depth.

Traditional Uses

Chiric Sanango has been used by Amazonian healers for centuries across multiple traditions. In the Putumayo region of southern Colombia it is used by the Siona, Kofan and Inga peoples as an ingredient in Ayahuasca brews, specifically for its focus on deep spinal, joint and neurological healing. Shamans of the Lama tribe in northern Peru consider it their primary spiritual guide. It appears in the traditional medicine of the Canelo-Kichwa people of Ecuador, where ancestral practices involving the plant remain in force today.

On the physical level, Chiric Sanango's leaves are traditionally prescribed for flu, colds, fever, chronic pain, arthritis, rheumatism and venereal diseases. It contains scopoletin, a plant compound that has been the subject of increasing pharmacological interest for its anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antibacterial and antitumour properties.

On the psychological and spiritual level, Chiric Sanango is one of the most well-documented plants for deep introspection, emotional processing and the shift from distress to clarity and resilience. Research conducted at the Takiwasi Centre in the Peruvian Amazon, where Chiric Sanango is integrated into strict plant-based dieta protocols for addiction recovery and psychological healing, found that participants frequently reported shifts from distressing emotional states to states of clarity, acceptance and resilience. The plant is increasingly recognised for its potential role in psychotherapy and the treatment of addiction alongside its traditional ceremonial use.

Chiric Sanango is worked with to face the shadow self — to illuminate what has been avoided, suppressed or denied — and to align the ego with the heart. It is a plant of emotional honesty and inner fortitude. Where some plants open and soften, this one clears and strengthens.

The Dieta — What to Expect

A full Chiric Sanango dieta is one of the most demanding in the Amazonian tradition. The plant induces notable physical effects including numbness, tingling, dizziness, cold sensations and a feeling of disorientation — experiences that are understood by traditional healers not as side effects to be avoided but as integral to the plant's healing process. The body is being worked on at a deep level — nerves, joints, the spine, the energy channels — and this work has a physical signature.

These physical experiences are accompanied by deep psychological introspection, emotional release and, in time, a profound clarity and strengthened sense of self.

Working with the tincture is a gentler and more gradual pathway than a full dieta and will not produce the same intensity of physical effects. It offers a real and meaningful connection with the plant's medicine — approached with appropriate intention and consistency — while remaining accessible and safe for daily use.

The Spirit of Chiric Sanango

Chiric Sanango is a grandfather energy — wise, grounding, strong and clear. It does not indulge weakness or self-deception. It illuminates. What is out of alignment becomes visible. What needs releasing is brought to the surface. What needs strengthening is strengthened. Those who have worked deeply with this plant describe a profound recalibration — as though everything that had drifted from its true course is brought firmly back to centre.

It is not a comfortable process. It is a deeply worthwhile one.

About This Extract

Our Chiric Sanango tincture is prepared as a 1:2 alcohol tincture — one part wild-harvested Chiric Sanango bark to two parts organic alcohol. The bark is the part of the plant most used by Amazonian healers for its spiritual and medicinal properties, alongside the leaves and roots in traditional decoctions.

Most tinctures on the market are made at a 1:5 ratio. Ours are 1:2 as standard — significantly more plant per drop and noticeably stronger. Sourced directly from trusted indigenous partners in the Amazon, prepared in small batches by hand with care and respect for the plant and the tradition it comes from.

How to Use

5 drops under the tongue twice daily, away from food and drink. Hold briefly before swallowing. Chiric Sanango rewards consistency and intention — its effects deepen over weeks of sustained use. Approaching it with a clean diet, reduced stimulants and genuine commitment to the inner work it supports will determine the depth of the experience.

Important

Not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Consult your doctor before use if you are taking prescribed medication. Not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any medical condition. This product is offered for its ethnobotanical and traditional value.