MedicoHerbs
Sceletium Spray 50ml

Sceletium tortuosum was used by South African pastoralists and hunter-gatherers as a mood-altering substance from prehistoric times. The earliest written records of the use of the plant date back to 1662 and the plant were first illustrated in 1685. Sceletium was an item of barter in the time of Jan van Riebeeck, and there is documentation of trade from the Castle in Cape Town, South Africa. The traditionally prepared dried Sceletium was often chewed as a quid, and the saliva swallowed, but it has also been made into teas and tinctures. Sceletium used to be inhaled as a snuff, or smoked, usually with the addition of other herbs.

Sceletium elevates mood and decreases anxiety, stress, and tension. It is used to treat depression and is excellent for rehabilitating drug addictions as it is not addictive itself. In intoxicating doses, it can cause euphoria, initially with stimulation and later with sedation. It has also been used as an appetite suppressant by shepherds walking long distances in arid areas. Long-term use in the local context followed by abstinence has not been reported to result in a withdrawal state. The plant is not hallucinogenic, and no severe adverse effects have been documented. Sceletium tortuosum was used in rural areas in very small doses as a treatment for colic in infants, added to a teaspoon of breast milk, and this use still survives in some local communities.

DOSAGE & SIDE EFFECTS

The new liquid extract oral sprays are easy to use and very effective. The dosage is 3 sprays into the mouth as and when needed. There is enough in 1 bottle to last over a month (Based on using 3 times a day). The powder is also very popular - and works out very cost-effective. This can be taken as you would with capsules, or it can be sprinkled into your tea or can be smoked with or without tobacco. Very few people experience side-effects. The reported side-effects include occasional episodes of Mild headache. Slight nausea, no vomiting Soft stool, or loose stool with no cramping. Transient increase in anxiety or irritability an hour after initiating treatment, which resolves after an hour or so. Insomnia: corrected by lowering the dose or taking the product not later than midday.A feeling of sedation: corrected by taking the product as a single 50mg dose at night