Entada Rheedii Extract (Giant Sea Bean) – 50:1

African Dream Herb and Dream Recall

Entada rheedii has a distinctive place among southern African dream plants: its recorded uses include helping diviners remember dreams. Known as African Dream Herb, it connects the experience of dreaming with recalling and interpreting what is remembered after waking.

This 50:1 dry seed extract comes from Thailand. Maya Herbs supplies it as part of its commitment to careful, ethical ethnobotanical sourcing. The plant is also known under the accepted botanical spelling Entada rheedei.

Dream Recall and Ancestral Communication

Sobiecki’s research on southern African divination plants lists Entada under the Zulu name umbhone and records its traditional use by diviners to remember dreams. The South African National Biodiversity Institute also describes its use in practices seeking vivid dreams through which healers understand themselves to communicate with their ancestors.

Within this setting, remembered dreams form part of divination. Their images and messages can be interpreted for meaning and guidance. This gives Entada’s dream-herb reputation a specific cultural context, centred on both vividness and recall.

Entada in Contemporary Dream Work

In Maya’s Dream Herbs collection, this extract is selected for interest in dream recall, introspection and reflective dream work. Contemporary exploration includes dream journaling and quiet evening reflection, with attention to the images and experiences remembered on waking.

Research on Entada and Dreaming

A 2013 study by Nzowa and colleagues isolated two tryptophan derivatives, tryptorheedei A and B, from Entada seed kernels. The researchers investigated isolated compounds in cell-based experiments and proposed possible effects on tryptophan metabolism as a lead for understanding the plant’s reported psychoactive properties.

Those experiments did not test sleep or dream recall in people. They offer a line of investigation rather than a demonstrated explanation of the dream effects described in traditional use, or proof of a particular effect from this 50:1 extract.

The same botanical is also available as whole Giant Sea Bean seed.

This product is sold as a botanical specimen. Information provided here is for educational and ethnobotanical purposes only.

Storage

Keep the container tightly closed in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight. Use a clean, dry utensil and reseal promptly to protect the extract from moisture.

Selected References

• Sobiecki (2008) — southern African divination plants and Entada’s recorded use for dream recall; journal record.
• South African National Biodiversity Institute — Entada rheedii and traditional dream use.
• Nzowa et al. (2013) — seed-kernel compounds and cell-based research.
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — accepted botanical name.