Dream Herb
Calea Zacatechichi, Leaf of God
Dream Herb was traditionally used
by the Chontal Natives of Oaxaca, Mexico. It would be
prepared as a tea and drank while smoking a cigarette
made up of the foliage just before going to bed.
Those who partook of the Dream Herb were able
to experience lucid dreaming; the ability to control
and remember their dreams with less effort. Auditory
hallucinations are also fairly common, which prompted
the Chontals, believing they were hearing the voice
of God, to refer to Calea zacatechici as Leaf of God.
Exactly how Dream Herb effects the brain is
not well understood. Modern studies have shown an increase
in brain activity during sleep and some minor hallucinations
of subjects when awake.
