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Yopo powder must be forcefully blown into your nasal cavity

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Some profound botanical medicines cannot simply be swallowed with a glass of water. This potent seed powder is entirely ineffective unless someone uses a long tube to forcefully blow it directly up your nostrils. Reaching a state of divine clarity apparently requires allowing a friend to essentially aggressively sneeze dust into your brain.

Yopo powder must be forcefully blown into your nasal cavity
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