We found it before
it was a trend.
A plant the San people of South Africa used for over a thousand years. We spent a decade figuring out the right way to bring it here.
A trip to South Africa.
A plant that changed everything.
In 2012, I had traveled to South Africa with my brother and met a botanist who introduced me to Sceletium tortuosum — Kanna. A succulent used by the San and Khoikhoi peoples for over a thousand years to take the edge off, lift their mood, connect with each other.
I tried it. Something shifted. I never forgot it.
"It wasn't in any supplement store. Almost nobody in the West had heard of it."
First encounter with Kanna in South Africa. Met a botanist who introduced me to Sceletium tortuosum and its thousand-year history of use by the San and Khoikhoi peoples.
Twelve years of skydiving, a spinal injury, working in tech and cannabis. A separation that brought me to my knees. Found my way back through breathwork, nervous system work, and movement — and Kanna was quietly there throughout.
Created AkinKanna. Sublingual strips — because wellness shouldn't require a ritual. Just something that works, in the middle of a real day.
Most supplement brands are built
by marketers.
This one was built by someone who needed it.
AkinKanna exists to bring one of nature's most underknown plants to people navigating real life — stress, transitions, burnout, the search for calm focus without the crash.
The sublingual strip format exists because wellness shouldn't require a ritual. Just something that works, in the middle of a real day.
The principles that guide everything we do.
Environmentally responsible practices throughout our supply chain, from cultivation to packaging.
Nutraceutical grade KANNA (Sceletium Tortuosum). Rigorously tested.
Complete honesty about our ingredients, sourcing, and manufacturing. Always.
Grown where it belongs.
The Sceletium tortuosum plant is native to South Africa, where it has been used by indigenous communities for centuries. We source through partnerships with licensed South African cultivators who use sustainable farming practices and fair labor standards.
These partnerships support local economies while ensuring the highest quality raw material — nutraceutical grade, every batch.
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