MAMBE
Plant Treatment
General Info Mambe and Mama Coca
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Mambe:
Mambe is a powder, the product of crushing and sifting roasted coca leaves and mixed with the ash of yarumo leaves. The Native communities of the Amazon have done it for spiritual and medicinal purposes since time immemorial. The act of mambe-ing involves, generally, all the forms of consuming coca leaf, which are various: in the mountains, the entire leaf is consumed, mixed with lime obtained by crushing it into a poporo of seashells. In Peru and Bolivia it is consumed in tea or chewed with Llipta, and in the Amazon, mambe.
For the indigenous peoples of South America, coca is a mother, a sacred plant that nourishes and gives life, a medicine that heals body and spirit, and in this way we must also treat it. Because when it is used for other purposes, when the use of medicinal plants is decontextualized, then they lose all their benefits and can be harmful. Although I believe that it is important to share and make the Mambe known in our society, I also want to warn of the danger that it is misinterpreted.
​Ambil:
The elders say that the Ambil is the "Companion of thought", this must always be accompanied by the Mambe as it endows and nurtures the power of the word and harmonizes thought. His character and flavor is stronger since he is represented in the male figure, which provides clarity when listening and allows ordering ideas so that, when talking, there is always a good reception from both sides.
The Ambil is made from the slow cooking of tobacco leaves with vegetable salts in water. This must be stirred for long hours to achieve a dark syrup or jelly. It is applied to the gums and tongue so that it slowly dissolves with the Mambe.
For the native communities that make use of the Ambil, it is a key element in the harmonization and cleanliness of the environment. The Ambil strengthens the word and under the native worldview, provides the wisdom to extend spiritual and practical knowledge to the entire community.
While the Mambe clarifies, concentrates and clears the spirit, the Ambil complements to externalize through the word, the internal state that the Mambe has prepared.
The act of Mambear implies discipline and responsibility, since through the use of the aforementioned plants the physical body enhances its moods and metabolism, generating altered states of consciousness where a greater concentration and a level of listening and self can be evidenced. observation higher than in the normal state of any human being, for this reason during the practice of Mambeo the participants achieve a better retention of the teachings and concepts that the knowers put in the conversation, generating as a result a continuous learning of how to live the life in permanent happiness in contact with the inner and outer nature that surrounds the human being.
Coca leaves:
Coca awakens the sleepy corners of our cells, and therefore consequently increases consciousness and physical energy. Much has been talked about the nutritional power of coca, but the most meritorious of the discipline of chewing coca leaves is to create a vegetative terrain conducive to reflection and for group sharing, a practice that is equally medicinal.
With coca, thoughts and worries are mitigated, perception of life is done with less words and speeches. Nourished with coca the soul is sensitized, the space occupied by the spirit becomes intuitive and deep, the dialogue becomes sincere and compassionate.
Consumption of the coca leaf instructs us in the philosophy of ayni, reciprocity. When there are problems and discords between couples, it can be put on the table some coca leaves, chew in silence and listen to yourself fully, coca forces us to sincere dialogue and with it only we can speak our honest truth.
Quote from the scientist Von Tschudi:
“Putting aside all the extravagant and visionary notions of coca, I am clearly of the opinion that the moderate use of coca is not only harmless, but conducive to health. To support this conclusion, I can refer to numerous examples of longevity among the native people, the who since childhood have had the habit of chewing coca three times a day, and those who in the course of their life have consumed no less than two thousand seven hundred pounds of coca when they reach the age of 130, having started chewing coca leaves at age 10, one ounce a day, and still thus they enjoy perfect health "
Acullicu (picchar) or ritual of sharing with the coca leaf.
The acullicu is the ceremony of sharing virtues and aspirations. In addition to forming a circle to heal social wounds, it is a therapy. The pijchador, with each puff of leaves, listens to his own quiet and clean it. More than a loud and noisy mouth, in his speech the words come out from below, with a correct word order, and more what words are gestures and good intentions.
With coca the psychic life of the circle is nourished, feelings take on a selective and attentive faculty, a stealthy palpation is given of the invisible, which runs parallel to the conversation, looks at itself without eyes, and heard without ears, all imbued in a collective self-examination of awareness.
​Philosophy of the coca leaf.
1. The invisible fabric.
The Ayni or interdependence is the first lesson that the coca leave offers us, with this law we see that the universe is relentlessly encased within a system of interwoven fibers. If we touch one fiber we are going to affect another place near or far in time and space. Our acts and thoughts touch these strands invisibly bound and bouncing they assume cause behavior and effect.
2. Kallpa or Force.
We see the size of this lesson in the famous phrase "ama quella", no be idle. This means that in our life we ​​have to be energetic, indefatigable and diligent like a blessed big man for the energy of chewing coca.
He works because he loves to do it, without expecting any reward, and when proceeding like this they hardly seem like work, the stocky body is inhabited by a ritual vigilante, is to live intensely, be productive and surrender to the community. In a trickle, each act is performed with maximum vigilance and thus the force, like conclusive streams, leaves channeling in great rivers of unshakable will.
3. Truth
Anyone who follows the path of authenticity with or without the help of the coca, will dust off all the inner lie, and as a consequence he will get closer to his own truth, which in time will be intimately ever sweeter. "Ama Lulla", popularly known as don't be a liar, more exact, it will encompass the need to be authentic and true to yourself. In our relationships, at work, coca helps us shake off our inner lie, which is deeply rooted in the uchupacha or sub-world of unconsciousness.
Being in a circle of coca pickers, like invisible vines they weave the warp of feelings, bonds are created, love is expressed in relationships, and at the same time the man and the woman will be flawless with his words. Being flawless with words includes speaking the truth, but sometimes the truth hurts, and for this, the coca leaves implant a vegetable mattress of love on which the impact of the truth.
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Coca teaches us to speak and be impeccable and implacable with the truth, only the truth sets us free. It is very difficult to speak without bewitching, victimizing, threatening, approaching, or spreading any kind of emotional poison. We have made lying a habit in our communication and this practice we transfer it to our inner communication, and with speech internally, a being full of falsehood is being built, and the path to inner truth is permeating with darkness.
With this subtle lie the Consciousness is a jelly of intersecting ideas, idiotic illusions, where it is unlikely to access our truth. However, with coca the death of lies advances rapidly, false paths are discarded, the juice of the leaf warms the soul, courage is filled with impetus, and looking into each other's eyes affection blossoms without delay.
Main therapeutic uses of the coca leaf.
1. As a calcium supplement, of which it is a superior source.
2. As a source of protein, it contains 19.6% protein content.
3. To combat arthritis, osteoarthritis,
4. As a fast-acting antidepressant.
5. As a restorative tonic, in cases of chronic fatigue.
6. As an analgesic in pain conditions.
7. To improve digestive functions, intestinal spasms and colic.
Andean medicine in its magical language it says that coca contains a spirit that knows where and how to heal. Today there is physiological evidence that an isolated alkaloid can have a certain effect, but if accompanied by its alkaloids associated their behavior is different.
Coca has a large number of chemicals that are acting dynamically, therefore an isolated analysis of each alkaloid is not similar to the effect of consuming it together. Even so, we will observe how.
Minerals and Vitamins of the Coca Leaf. (100grs)
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Nitrogen 20.06 Mg.
Fat 3.68 Mg.
Carbohydrates 47.50 Mg.
Beta carotene 9.40 Mg.
Alpha carotene 2.76 Mg.
Vitamin C 6.47 Mg.
Vitamin E 40.17 Mg.
Thiamine (vitamin B 1) 0.73 Mg.
Riboflavin Vit. B2 0.88 Mg.
Niacin 8.37 Mg.
Calcium 2097.00 Mg.
Phosphorus 412.67 Mg.
Potassium 1739.33 Mg.
Magnesium 299.30 Mg.
Sodium 39.41 Mg.
Aluminum 17.39 Mg.
Barium 6.18 Mg.
Iron 136.64 Mg.
Strontium 12.02 Mg.
Boron 6.75 Mg.
Copper 1.22 Mg.
Zinc 2.21 Mg.
Manganese 9.15 Mg.
Chromium 0.12 Mg.
​Some Alkaloids of the Coca Leaf.
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1. cocaine 7. ecgnonine
2. benzoin 8. quinonine
3. reserpine 9. papain
4. inulin 10. cocamine
5. globulin 11. pyridine
6. hygrine 12. atropine
7. pectin 13. conin
8. Apparently the coca leaf also
contains insulin, but this data
not been confirmed yet.
In addition to the calcium content in the coca leaf, we have calcium provided by the llipta. The llipta is a two-seeded ash mixed with water, usually quinoa and kañiwa to form a paste that is dried by sun, a pinch of llipta is chewed with the coca leaf to enhance the effect of it. Only the llipta supplies the coca consumer between 200 and 500mgr of calcium per day. The WHO recommends 800 Mg. of calcium daily.
Iron, anemia and the coca leaf
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Anemia and cellular asphyxia, being the mother of all diseases, endemic in third world countries, finds an interesting team of remedies in the coca leaf.
1. Very high iron content
2. Globulin alkaloid
3. Ability to thin the blood
4. Ability to alkalize the blood
5. Chlorophyll content of the coca leaf
6. Content of vitamin C and B complex vitamins B1, B2, B3.
First we know that the coca leaf is the quintessential remedy for hypoxia, that is, it facilitates oxygenation in land lacking oxygen, like the highlands. First of all the coca, allows the blood to have higher alkalinity, also thins the blood: a low viscosity of the blood increases the respiratory capacity of red blood cells.
Coca leaf proteins
As a source of protein, coca also surprises us, it has 19.6% protein content. Laboratory studies indicate that Following amino acids are present in the coca leaf. Histidine, Alanine, Arginine, Proline, Valine, Methionine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Cysteine, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine and Lysine.
As we know there are 8 essential amino acids in adults and 10 in children, the Essential amino acids in children are arginine and histidine, both present in the coca. The only essential amino acid lacking in the leaf of coca is threonine.
FOOD Proteins (100 gr.)
Coca 19.90
Quinoa 14.00
Wheat 8.60
Corn 8.40
Rice 6.10
Barley 6.90
Kiwicha 12.90
Pope 2.10
Yucca 0.8
Turnip flour 2.90
In short, we can say that coca contains the juice of powerful substances, that, like ants on an infinite cobweb, go through a laborious cleavage of enzymes, coupling of molecular chains, chemical reactions of oxidation and reduction of innumerable biochemical consequences for our cells, different for each case. The set of coca alkaloids readjusts imbalances neurochemicals, remedies depression, coca puts us in marches and wakes us up from the sea of ​​eye mucus, gives us fuel, that is: that produces in us a microscopic cellular revolution.
(W. G. Mortimer)
The deepest and most universal purpose of human existence is to know oneself, another equally noble goal is evenly being able to share human warmth, joy and compassion with the brothers. The coca is an instrument, a bridge that helps us cross the road towards the mystery of man. A pijchador (chewer) of coca goes to the mountains and, While he chews in silence, the leave teaches him, speaking and instructing him on his path and his destiny, reveals to him how nature is woven into a cobweb, Historically the Andean Paqo have used coca to read the messages of the spirit, and this plant is intimately associated with Andean cosmovision, in the same way, the leaf propitiates a breeding ground for ayni or reciprocity, upon entering a house always offers coca leaves, when seeking to solve a difference or conflict, coca leaves are placed on the table and chewing the leaves the man is sensitized, the coca unites the society, it is created an invisible fabric where understanding, forgiveness and understanding is possible
Talking about coca is not knowing coca, it is collecting the dust of those who they really know it, and they know it by chewing it. The knowledge about coca is borrowed, others have experienced it and a third think it must be true, but the wisdom of coca only comes through an own experience with the leave. There are many specialists on coca, have read all about coca, its chemistry, its social problem, but still they have not begun to know it truly. The white man should chew the coca, and only then they can understand and value, and he will have the authority to speak about her, in otherwise it will be in the dark, and how is he going to be able to think or perhaps legislate on something that he does not know? Only when the white man and the Andean man gather to chew in a humble acullicu, from the leaves will spread the message of a sensible handling of coca and social peace for all.
Coca never respects time, when the pijchador starts chewing, live without hurry, the years hide, for some it seems lazy, live calmly. Whoever chews coca is overwhelmed by sensitivity and tenuous experience that the leaf offers him. The modern western world time is of great interest, and above all not wasting time, He lives continually in fear that time will not escape him, and without However, they are the ones who waste time the most. If they have a life of 60 years, 20 years or a third of his life is spent sleeping, 20 years possessed by the internal shock of having to study, primary, high school, university and master's degrees, and 20 years are lost in countless unproductive chores and bustles, housework confuses them, car traffic, bureaucracies and labor sleepwalking, and suddenly life is ending, they notice its parched existence, they warn that not even they have begun to live. He who chews coca never stops living, because reflecting and meditating with coca leads him to live more awake, prayer
channels the blood to warm the heart and thus attends life without ever stop admiring the enigmas of each immense second. No society can prosper and evolve by dragging a social inequality as marked as ours.
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External information sources used:
(Anatomía de la Hoja de Coca, by Sacha Barrio Healey)
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