Product: African Dream Root (1 oz)

Manufacturer/Vendor: Shaman’s Garden

Website: [DISCONTINUED REVIEW]

Cost: [No Longer Available]

Fat Sam’s Legal High Rating

General Product Info

*Update 04-25-20: I cannot reliably get a new pouch of this stuff, and it is now no longer the same when it does show up.  This review is outdated, there are newer lucid dreaming products available.

I will start out by saying I have made many purchases from Shaman’s Garden for many different products and been very satisfied. Their African Dream Herb (Calea zacatechichi) is a generous one ounce portion for a very cheap rate. Unfortunately it is not always in stock, and currently out of stock at the time of this review. Nonetheless, it deserves a review for the time I’ve spent with the product…which I’ll admit has been significantly more than other products I have reviewed. This is probably because I ordered more than one ounce, and didn’t realize how little was required to achieve effects. The product itself showed up timely, and looking good. The herb seemed semi-fresh. I would guess…maybe harvested within the last year; And foil protected wrapping can go a long way!

Product Administration

I used a bowl to smoked about half a gram’s worth of this stuff for the first time, and fell asleep within 10 minutes afterwards. I did not have any background noise, as I did set myself up in bed with no distractions, as to promote the likelihood of the product working. I have used Shaman’s Garden’s African Dream Herb many other times as well, after this first experiment. After my first time, I usually smoked a little more, maybe about .7-.8 of a gram within half an hour while watching a low-key television show, or listening to some non-vocal music (jazz, classical, etc).

Product Effects

Almost always, within 10-20 minutes after finishing a smoking session of Shaman’s Garden’s African Dream Herb, I would fall asleep. Even if I was sitting upright in a chair. It felt good, like when you wake up after falling asleep for only a few moments, and are in that euphoric-like phase of sleep where you want to go back to sleep but feel REALLY comfortable. And my dreams, EVERY TIME I smoke this stuff, are both lucid and incredibly vivid. I also FULLY remember them every time.

I will admit that sometimes they aren’t always “good” dreams…they can even be down right terrifying…but they are always vivid and remembered. And I always know I am dreaming within the dream. Most of the time, I can control my dream to most extents (change the place, bring people in, change the environment). Sometimes the dreams can still be hard to control, even when I know I am dreaming. I suppose even with the aid of the African Dream Herb, it can take some training and practice. When I smoke more of the stuff, the dreams are more intense, seem to last longer, and are more likely to be “more” lucid…but harder to control. When I smoke less of the African Dream Herb, the dreams are very vivid, a little less lucid, but in the lucid parts…much more controllable.

Also, it is worth noting that I have experienced no side effects and almost always wake up feeling really refreshed. I never have any headaches, hang over like effect or nausea. I do wake up feeling kind of hungry though…and I typically do not eat breakfast. Oddly enough, after a night of smoking African Dream Herb, I not only am hungry the next morning, but I really enjoy cooking, smelling, tasting, and consuming breakfast meals of all sorts.

Final Thoughts

Again, I have purchased from Shaman’s Garden before and some of their products are hit and miss, but this one was one of the good ones! Their African Dream Herb was the best Calea zacatechichi I have ever tried. I can strongly recommend this to anyone who is exploring plants for lucid dreaming, or trying to better remember their dreams. My rate of success in lucid dreaming is extremely high with this herb. In fact, almost any time I use it before bed (it must be smoked, I haven’t had success with any other administration method), I have had lucid dreams that I can actually remember. Shaman’s garden has earned a solid 4 star rating for their Calea zacatechichi, or African Dream Herb!