Katukina

Katukina rapé at Mycotrop

Rapé, also written rapeh or hapé, is a finely ground snuff from the Amazon region. The four Katukina blends on this page come from one supplier, whose article numbers RAKA01 to RAKA04 match the references on the product pages. That supplier offers more pack sizes; Mycotrop stocks each blend in 10 g and 50 g. Like every item in the shop, the blends are sold strictly as collectible or souvenir items.

The blends and their declared ingredients

The table lists each product with the ingredients named on the supplier’s page for that blend, the pack sizes and the reference.

The supplier describes all five blends as tobacco products. The Kuntanawa blend is assigned to this category as well, although its name refers to another people; it also appears in the main Rapé category. Most other Kuntanawa blends are grouped in the Kuntanawa category.

Tobaccos, ashes and plants in these blends

According to the supplier, moi and corda are two sun-cured kinds of Nicotiana rustica, a tobacco species of the nightshade family (Solanaceae). Corda, Portuguese for “rope”, takes its name from the way it is rolled and comes from Arapiraca in north-eastern Brazil; moi resembles Peruvian mapacho in appearance.

The other ingredients differ by blend. Cumaru is Dipteryx odorata, the tonka bean tree of the legume family (Fabaceae); the supplier states that only the ash of its wood is used, not the seed. The Lady of the Night cactus is Epiphyllum oxypetalum (Cactaceae), a night-flowering species native to Mexico and Central America. For murici, tsunu and nisural the supplier gives no botanical name, so none is given here. The supplier also notes that eucalyptus, used in the Blond, is not native to Brazil.

Makers named by the supplier

The supplier states that the Blond is prepared by Katukina makers in the Juruá valley, in a Katukina territory near Cruzeiro do Sul, a town in western Brazil close to the border with Peru, and that the Lady of the Night is prepared by a Katukina woman artisan. For the Propolis blend it names a Kuntanawa maker who collects the propolis himself. Mycotrop relays these statements and has no further information on where or by whom each blend was made.

More rapé by people and maker

The Shawãdawa category lists four blends from the same supplier, made with tsunu or sunu ash. All blends, including tobacco-free blends, applicators and ashes, are in the main Rapé category.

Packaging and delivery

Orders are prepared on business days and shipped in neutral outer packaging that does not describe the contents. When tracking is available, the link is sent after dispatch to the email address used for the order. Many international deliveries arrive within 3 to 15 business days after dispatch; this is an estimate, not a fixed date. The details are on the Delivery, Tracking & Returns page.

Frequently asked questions

Which blends are in the Katukina category?

Four Katukina blends – Blond, Lady of the Night, Nisural and Cumaru – and the Kuntanawa blend with propolis.

Which pack sizes are available?

Each of the five blends is sold in packs of 10 g and 50 g. The stock of each size is shown on the product page.

Do the Katukina blends contain tobacco?

Yes. The supplier describes the four Katukina blends and the Propolis blend as tobacco products. Blond, Lady of the Night and Nisural are made with moi and corda, two kinds of Nicotiana rustica.

How do the blends differ?

By what is added to the tobacco: eucalyptus in the Blond, murici ash and the Lady of the Night cactus, tsunu ash and nisural herb, cumaru wood ash, or propolis.

Are there other Katukina products in the shop?

Yes, one outside the rapé range: Katukina Sananga, a shredded root bark of Tabernaemontana undulata, listed under Smart Seeds & Herbs.