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Uxi amarelo is the bark of women's health. Coming from the Amazon and linked to Nanã (Nana Buruku), it is used in garrafadas and teas by women with chronic inflammation and cycle imbalance.
💡 "Uxi amarelo and cat's claw are sold together in almost every herb shop in Brazil. The combination became a fixed popular recipe for female health."
Navigate through the different facets of the plant: from its native biome to the ritual preparation in the garrafada and in the terreiro.
The foliage and energetic structure of Uxi Amarelo (Endopleura uchi), harvested with respect to the botanical cycle and the axé of nature.
Always check the botanical origin. The legitimate root of Uxi Amarelo has a rustic texture, no moldy odor, and an intact woody consistency.
In Afro-Brazilian cosmology, each plant acts as a condenser of the forces of the Orixás. Uxi Amarelo operates direct transformations in the subtle body:
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Earth and water elements, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Earth and water elements, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Vibrational activation under the regency of the Earth and water elements, acting on the breaking of blockages and the restoration of essential forces.
Discover how Uxi Amarelo is traditionally used by priests, herbalists, and healers:
Consecrated use with the force of Nanã.
Consecrated use with the force of Nanã.
Consecrated use with the force of Nanã.
Consecrated use with the force of Nanã.
Identify the energetic signs and situations in which the power of this plant is the key to restoration.
When waking up requires superhuman effort, the body feels like it is carrying lead, and you feel your vital energy being drained by dense environments or envious people.
Before difficult negotiations, competitions, lawsuits, or professional decisions where cowardice has no place and you need the courage of Ogum (Ogun) and the cunning of Exu (Eshu).
Lack of drive to achieve, stagnation of personal projects, and emotional coldness. The fiery force of this herb warms the vital centers and restores the desire to live and conquer.
Select the type of preparation to see the list of ingredients, ritual time, and detailed consecration instructions.
Recipe consecrated in the knowledge of terreiro and popular healing
Take the ritual bath on a favorable day. Ruling Orixás of this plant: Nanã, Oxum (Oshun), Obaluaê.
Balance tea: 1 spoon of uxi amarelo bark in 300ml of water, boiled for 10 minutes and covered for 10. Drink one cup per day for 20 days, with a pause before repeating.
Keep your thoughts elevated and speak to the plant during the entire handling, asking it to awaken its virtues.
Strain the herbs gently and take the ritual bath from the neck down after your usual hygiene.
Return the strained leaves to a garden, flowerbed, or plant pot, thanking the axé of Ossaim (Osanyin).
Pregnant and lactating women should not use. Prolonged use requires monitoring due to the hepatic load.
*"Kó s'ewé, kó s'òrìṣà"*: Without leaf there is no Orixá. Every plant is sacred and requires respect with the axé:
Discover the divine vibration that commands this herb and how to connect your ritual bath to the strength of each divinity.
Grandmother of the Orixás, lady of the mud and ancestry
Under the domain of Nanã, Uxi Amarelo acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
Queen of the fresh waters, lady of gold
Under the domain of Oxum, Uxi Amarelo acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
Lord of health and the earth, the doctor of the Orixás
Under the domain of Obaluaê, Uxi Amarelo acts as a conductor of firmeza, opening paths and breaking stagnation.
Uxi amarelo is an Amazonian tree whose bark is used by the people of the region in women's health care. It arrived in herb shops across the entire country in recent decades, almost always in a pair with unha de gato.
In the traditional garrafadas of Central Brazil, the raizeiro masters recognized in the knotted shape of the root the living metaphor of firmeza: the capacity to tie knots in adversity and remain standing even in arid lands.
Uxi amarelo and unha de gato are sold together in almost every herb shop in Brazil. The combination became a fixed popular recipe for women's health.
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At Joia Mística Laroyê, we treat every herb as sacred matter. Our uxi amarelo is carefully selected, free of impurities, weighed, and packaged with full respect for terreiro traditions.
No mixtures, pure with preserved axé.
We deliver to all of Brazil or for pickup in Extrema, Minas Gerais.
We create the exact combination of herbs for your ritual bath.
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By ritual safety precept, we recommend that the ritual bath be taken from the neck down, unless you have received express guidance from the priest of your terreiro to wash your head.
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