Amazonian Plant Diets: Healing and Learning Paths with the Forest Spirits
At the heart of traditional Amazonian medicine, the plant diet is one of the most profound and transformative practices. Much more than a simple purification protocol, the diet is a path of spiritual apprenticeship, an intimate encounter with the master plants of the forest.
Practiced for centuries by native peoples such as the Shipibo-Conibo, it establishes a direct link with the plant spirits, nature’s true teachers and healers.
What is an Amazonian plant diet?
A traditional diet(sama in Shipibo) consists in isolating oneself in the forest and following a simple, purified diet while consuming medicinal plant preparations.
During this period, participants enter into a subtle relationship with the plant, listening to its messages and visions, and allowing their body and mind to re-harmonize.
The rules of the diet are strict:
- light diet (no salt, sugar, fat or spices),
- sexual abstinence,
- isolation and silence,
- openness to spiritual experience.
This framework creates the necessary space for the plant to “work” in depth, cleansing the body, calming the mind and opening the heart.
The role of master plants
Each master plant has its own spirit, personality, energy and teachings.
Some promote emotional healing, others enhance mental clarity or spiritual grounding.
Among the most commonly used Amazonian plant diets are :
- Bobinsana(Calliandra angustifolia): plant of the heart, associated with love, sensitivity and connection to nature.
- Chiric Sanango(Brunfelsia grandiflora): plant of strength and courage, useful for purifying the body and strengthening the mind.
- Ajo Sacha(Mansoa alliacea): cleansing and protective, it helps dissolve stagnant energies.
- Noya Rao(Tree of Light): considered a sacred plant of very high vibration, associated with light and inner truth.
These teaching plants work beyond the physical plane: they reveal hidden aspects of the self, release emotional blockages and transmit profound spiritual teachings.
The diet, a commitment to oneself and to the spirit of the plant
Committing to a plant-based diet is no trivial matter. It’s an act of discipline, faith and humility.
Solitude, simplicity and silence become powerful allies in listening to what lives within.
Participants often testify to a reconnection with their intuition, an emotional release and a sense of oneness with nature.
The plant then becomes a mirror: it teaches and heals, but demands respect and commitment.
Dieting in Inin Jema, Peruvian Amazonia
At Inin Jema, our herbal diets are guided by master Shipibo healers trained in the ancient tradition.
Each participant is accompanied in a safe, respectful and caring environment in the heart of the forest.
Diets can be done alone or in conjunction withayahuasca, as guided by the healers.
Our retreats are designed for people seeking inner healing, spiritual reconnection ora deeper relationship with plants.
They offer a space of silence, introspection and transformation, where the forest becomes the true master.
An experience of profound transformation
To embark on an Amazonian plant diet is to answer a call: the call of nature to heal and teach you.
Through respect, patience and listening, plants open the way to a broader understanding of life and yourself.
At Inin Jema, we invite you to enjoy this unique experience in a safe, traditional setting, accompanied by the wisdom of Shipibo healers and the benevolent power of the Amazon rainforest.
Medicine, silence and transformation await you
Discover our herbal retreats and diets in the Peruvian Amazon and let the spirits of the forest teach you healing, clarity and inner peace.
A journey towards yourself, guided by nature.
