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Kuntanawa Rapé – Heart of the Boa
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Heart of the Boa is a Kuntanawa rapé made from Sabiá tobacco and Sapota ash. It takes its name from the third ingredient, a forest vine that the supplier calls heart of the boa. You can order it in labelled metal tins of 10 g or 50 g, and both sizes hold the same blend.
- People or maker: Kuntanawa (name on the label)
- Blend name: Heart of the Boa
- Declared ingredients: Sabiá tobacco; Sapota ash; heart of the boa vine (veia de pajé)
Rapé · Kuntanawa · 10 g / 50 g
Heart of the Boa: a Kuntanawa rapé with Sabiá tobacco and a forest vine
This rapé (also written rapeh or hapé) is sold under the name of the Kuntanawa, an Indigenous people of the far west of Acre, Brazil. Its supplier lists Sabiá tobacco, ash of the Sapota tree and a vine called heart of the boa, which gives the blend its name. Mycotrop carries it in two sizes, 10 g and 50 g, with the same blend in each tin.
- 10 g / 50 g
- Kuntanawa
- Brazil
- People or maker
- Kuntanawa (name on the label)
- Blend name
- Heart of the Boa
- Declared ingredients
- Sabiá tobacco; Sapota ash; heart of the boa vine (veia de pajé)
- Net weight
- 10 g or 50 g
- Origin
- Brazil (Kuntanawa people)
- Packaging
- Round metal tin with a screw lid and printed label
The vine behind the name
The supplier describes heart of the boa as a vine and links the name to the heart shape of its leaves. In Portuguese the same vine goes by veia de pajé. No botanical name is given, so this page does not suggest one.
Sabiá tobacco and Sapota ash
Sabiá is the tobacco the supplier names for this blend. On its page for the Kuntanawa blend Jarina, which uses the same tobacco, it describes Sabiá as a variety of Nicotiana rustica, a tobacco species of the nightshade family (Solanaceae). The ash comes from a tree the supplier calls Sapota; it is also declared in Yunu, where the supplier specifies wood and bark as the source.
Who the Kuntanawa are
The Instituto Socioambiental places the Kuntanawa in the Pano language family and estimated them at about 400 people in 2008. They live along the upper Tejo river within the Alto Juruá Extractive Reserve, municipality of Marechal Thaumaturgo. ISA also notes that from the late 1980s the family at the centre of the group rejected the label caboclo and affirmed its Indigenous identity.
Other blends sold under the Kuntanawa name, including Força, Nixpu and Samauma, are listed in the Kuntanawa category.
Rapé: what is known
Rapé (also spelled hapé or rapeh) is the name for Amazonian snuffs, most often made of finely ground tobacco, usually Nicotiana rustica, mixed with bark ash or other plants. In Portuguese, rapé simply means snuff; the word comes from the French “râpé”, grated. There is no single recipe: the blend changes with the people, the region and the purpose, and tobacco-free rapés also exist.
Among several peoples of Acre, including the Huni Kuin, the Yawanawá and the Noke Koî (Katukina), rapé has a ritual role. It is blown into the nostrils with a tepi, a long pipe handled by another person, or with a kuripe, a V-shaped applicator used on one’s own.
| Known compounds | Nicotine, in very variable amounts: 0.6 to 4.8% in the rapés analysed by a US CDC laboratory. Alkaline ashes make the nicotine easier to absorb (Stanfill et al. 2015). |
|---|---|
| Reported effects | Brief burning in the nose, watering eyes, runny nose; dizziness, nausea and sometimes vomiting, which practitioners call a “purge”. Rapé is not psychedelic. |
| Traditional use | Shamanic and communal use among the Huni Kuin, Yawanawá and Noke Koî of Acre, often in ceremonies where ayahuasca is also present (ISA; Faria 2016). |
| State of research | Chemical analyses of commercial products, with no clinical study of rapé itself. Health data come from studies of smokeless tobacco. |
Good to know
- Rapés with tobacco contain nicotine, which is addictive and speeds up the heart; they are not suitable during pregnancy or for people with heart disease.
- The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies smokeless tobacco as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1).
- Nicotine is toxic to children and pets: keep rapé out of their reach.
- Do not share an applicator: traces of blood can remain on the tips.
Storing rapé
Keep rapé in a tightly closed container, dry, away from light and heat: the powder takes up moisture and clumps quickly.
Specifications
| People or maker | Kuntanawa (name on the label) |
|---|---|
| Blend name | Heart of the Boa |
| Declared ingredients | Sabiá tobacco; Sapota ash; heart of the boa vine (veia de pajé) |
| Tobacco | Yes: Sabiá, which the supplier describes on its Kuntanawa pages as a variety of Nicotiana rustica |
| Net weight | 10 g or 50 g |
| Origin | Brazil (Kuntanawa people) |
| Packaging | Round metal tin with a screw lid and printed label |
| Reference | RAKU15-10 (10 g), RAKU15-50 (50 g) |
| Sold as | Collectible or souvenir item; do not consume |
Discreet delivery
Orders are packed on working days and leave in plain outer packaging that does not describe the contents. Once your order has shipped, we email you the tracking link when one is available. Estimated delivery times, right of withdrawal and exceptions: Delivery, tracking and returns.
Sources: Stanfill et al. 2015, Food Chem Toxicol 82; Faria 2016, Federal University of Santa Catarina; Instituto Socioambiental, Povos Indígenas no Brasil; IARC Monographs vol. 100E; supplier information. Updated 5 October 2026 by the Mycotrop team.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the blend called Heart of the Boa?
It is named after one of its ingredients, a vine the supplier calls heart of the boa. In Portuguese the vine is known as veia de pajé.
Which tobacco is in this blend?
Sabiá tobacco, which the supplier describes as a variety of Nicotiana rustica.
Which other Kuntanawa blend uses Sapota ash?
Yunu. Both blends declare ash of the Sapota tree; Yunu adds the leaves of the yunu tree instead of the vine.
Which sizes are available?
10 g and 50 g, each in a labelled metal tin.
Does rapé contain tobacco?
Most rapés do: ground tobacco, often Nicotiana rustica, mixed with ash or other plants. Some blends are sold tobacco-free. Each product’s specifications state what the supplier declares.
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