What is Rapé?
Rapé (pronounced Ha-pay in Brazil) Is a tobacco powder medicine. Also known as sacred snuff, it has been used ceremonially in the Amazonian regions of South America for thousands of years.

Rapé often contains a mixture of Amazonian medicinal plant leaves, finely ground herbs, seeds, and ashes. It has the ability to realign energy channels, clear the mind for focus and intention, detoxify the physical body, and support increased intuition. It brings you into the present moment.

The process of creation is complex, refined and delicate; secrets having been passed down through tradition within indigenous jungle tribes.

Traditionally, the powder is applied by a medicine man/woman using a pipe called ‘Tepi,’ made of bone. The shaman blows the powder into the nostrils of the person receiving the medicine: first through the left nostril to represent a metaphorical death, then through the right nostril to represent rebirth. These blowing rituals are known as Soprada, whereby the breath of the rapé giver is connected to the nose and mind of the receiver.

Tobacco is considered a master plant in every shamanic culture. In this way, the native’s perspective of rapé contrasts greatly with the Western use of tobacco.
During the beginning effects of using rapé may include purging, sweating and shaking, as healing and purification take place. Properties of this ancient shamanic medicine vary greatly with ingredients and intention.