THE MARA JOURNAL

Three plants. The whole story.

Where each root and pollen grows, how people have used it for generations, what's in it, and how to choose a good one.

DRAGON BREATH · CHILCUAGUE

Dragon Breath Chilcuague

The tingling golden root of Central Mexico: its history, what is in it, how it compares to spilanthes and akarkara, and how to buy it well.

START HERE5 MIN READ How to Stay Awake While Studying (Even at 1am) A researched playbook for long study sessions and late nights at a desk, from 50-minute blocks and bright light to one spray of Dragon Breath between chapters. Read the guide
025 MIN How to Stay Awake While Driving, Long Distance or at Night The researched playbook for long and night drives, from AAA, NHTSA and the Highway Code, plus the spray drivers keep ... 035 MIN How to Get Motivated to Workout When the Couch Is Winning The hard part of training is the 10 minutes between the couch and the first set. Here are the tactics with real resea...
045 MIN How to Stay Focused at Work for a Full 8-Hour Day 055 MIN How to Wake Up Without Caffeine and Feel Switched On 065 MIN How to Get in the Zone for Sports (One Moment at a Time) 075 MIN How to Stay Awake in Class (Even the 2pm Lecture) 085 MIN How to Stay Awake During Night Shift (and Get Past the 3am Wall) 095 MIN What to Do Before a Driving Test, From the Night Before to Pulling Away 105 MIN How to Get Energy Before Work (the Hour Before You Clock In) 115 MIN What to Do Before an Exam, Hour by Hour 125 MIN How to Get Energy Before a Run (and the Last Step at the Door) 135 MIN What to Do Before a Job Interview, from the Night Before to the Door 145 MIN How to Get Pumped Up Before a Game, from the Night Before to Kickoff 155 MIN First Date Nerves (What to Do in the Hour Before) 165 MIN How to Feel More Awake Instantly (Without Another Coffee)

PINE POLLEN

Pine Pollen

The pollen men take for testosterone support: where it comes from, what the research in men found, and how to pick a good tincture.

START HERE5 MIN READ Pine Pollen vs Moringa (Which One Men Should Take) Moringa is a leafy green from the drumstick tree of northern India. Pine pollen is the plant where testosterone was first found. Here's how they compare for men. Read the guide
025 MIN Pine Pollen vs Maca (What Men Should Know Before Choosing) Maca is a root vegetable from the Peruvian Andes. Pine pollen is the plant where testosterone was first found in 1971... 035 MIN Natural Testosterone Booster Foods, and the Studies Behind Each One Oysters, fatty fish, whole eggs, pomegranate juice and pine pollen, each with the named study, the number of men and ...
045 MIN Pine Pollen Tea Snacks (Songhwa Dasik) and How Men Take the Pollen Today 055 MIN Pine Pollen Medicinal Uses, from the Tang Herbals to Today 065 MIN Pine Pollen and Tongkat Ali Together (How Men Stack Them) 075 MIN Pine Pollen Reddit Questions Men Ask (and the Straight Answers) 085 MIN Pine Pollen and Shilajit Together (How Men Run the Stack) 095 MIN Pine Pollen Spiritual Benefits, From Taoist Pines to a Man's Morning Ritual 105 MIN Pine Pollen Broken Cell Wall, and Why Men Ask for Cracked Cell 115 MIN Pine Pollen Extract for Men (Which Kind to Buy and Why) 125 MIN Pine Pollen for Energy (What Men Report and What Two Studies Measured) 135 MIN Pine Pollen for Prostate Health and the Studies Behind It (for Men Over 50) 145 MIN Pine Pollen Dosage for Men (Droppers, Grams and Capsules) 155 MIN How to Choose a Pine Pollen Supplement (What to Check on the Label) 165 MIN Natural Testosterone Booster for Men (Why Pine Pollen Stands Out) 175 MIN Is Pine Pollen Legit? What the Research and Men Report 185 MIN Pine Pollen Harvesting (How and When It's Gathered)

BEAR ROOT · OSHA

Bear Root Osha

The mountain root of Northern Mexico that bears dig and chew: its names, its history, what researchers have found and how to take it.

START HERE5 MIN READ Osha Root vs Echinacea (A Mountain Root and a Prairie Flower) Osha and echinacea come from different families, different heights and different histories. Here is how the wild mountain root compares with the prairie coneflower. Read the guide
025 MIN Osha Root Syrup Made in Seconds from a Tincture Where osha root syrup comes from in New Mexico herbal tradition, what a classic syrup is, and how a dropper of Bear R... 035 MIN Osha Root Energetics (Why Herbalists Call It Warming and Drying) How herbalists classify osha (pungent, bitter, aromatic, warming, drying), where its celery-like bite comes from, and...
045 MIN Osha Root Essential Oil, and When the Tincture Makes More Sense 055 MIN Osha Root vs Rat Root (One Grows on Mountains, One in Marshes) 065 MIN What Osha Root Smell Is Like, and How Foragers Told It from Hemlock 074 MIN Osha Root Tea Benefits, From Rarámuri Kitchens to the Lab 085 MIN Osha Root Medicinal Uses by Region and People 095 MIN Ligusticum Chuanxiong vs Osha (Two Lovage Cousins Compared) 105 MIN Osha Root Candy, and Why We Carry the Extract Instead 115 MIN Osha Root Benefits for Women (and How to Take It Every Day) 125 MIN Osha Root Benefits for Men (and How Bear Root Fits a Man's Day) 135 MIN Osha Root in Spanish, and the Other Names It Goes By 145 MIN Osha Root for Altitude Sickness and High Mountain Trips 155 MIN Is Osha Root a Stimulant? (What a Dropper Feels Like) 165 MIN Osha Root Native American History (Who Used It and How)