Iporuro — Amazonian Lover’s Tonic

Iporuro — Amazonian Lover’s Tonic

There are herbs you drink because they taste nice. Iporuro is not famous for being one of them.

This Amazonian botanical has an old reputation as a tonic for strength, stamina, flexibility and sexual vitality — traditionally turned to when the body feels worn down and when a little more vigor, in every sense of the word, would be welcome.

Among Amazonian traditions, the bark and leaves have been prepared as strong decoctions and, perhaps more enticingly, steeped in aguardiente — local cane liquor — to make a potent botanical tonic. Iporuro has also acquired a longstanding reputation as an aphrodisiac and reproductive tonic.

Earthy, bitter and decidedly more jungle tonic than afternoon tea, this is exactly the sort of strange and storied plant The Cabinet was made for.

Cut: Traditionally simmered as a decoction or steeped in alcohol.

Powder: Use in traditional botanical preparations, tonic blends or other formulations.

Per ounce by weight as a mix of cut and powdered.