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SUMPA KITA Flower Essence

$11.00

Sumpa kita means, I promise you.

A vow of love that endures.

Made from Sampaguita flowers, this essence is intended to support the heart through grief. It steadies the emotional body, softens sorrows and reminds you that love remains, even in absence.

Sumpa kita means, I promise you.

A vow of love that endures.

Made from Sampaguita flowers, this essence is intended to support the heart through grief. It steadies the emotional body, softens sorrows and reminds you that love remains, even in absence.

Part of Paglalambing ni Lola (A grandmother’s tenderness), a limited series rooted in care passed down from my matriarchs.

The practice:

Take 1-3 drops internally or in water.

The supporting energies / ingredients:

jasminum sambac, organic coconut glycerin, spring water, brandy

.5 fl oz

The story:

Made of Sampaguita flowers, a type of jasmine that grows in Southeast Asia, this essence embodies the wholesome experience of devotion and grief.

The name, Sumpa Kita, comes from a Filipino legend of lovers. The story follows Princess Lakambini and Prince Lakan Galing, hailing from two different barangays (villages). These two began as a quintessential story of Romeo + Juliet. It wasn’t until the passing of the Princess’s father - leaving her to be the ruler of her village- where trouble began. Other barangays saw this as an opportunity to seize control of her lands, but the prince devised a plan. Upon a grassy hill that overlooked the ocean, the prince met with the princess and proclaimed his love to her. He took the role of defending her honor and was leaving to go into battle. With heavy hearts, they pledged their love to one another, “Sumpa kita. Sumpa kita” I promise you. I promise you - with the hopes that they will be reunited again. Every passing day, the princess stood on that hill, yearning for her lover’s return. Until one day, she came to the realization that the prince will not be coming back. She fell upon the grass, meeting her death with a heart full of grief. After the natives created her burial on top of the hill, they noticed many tendrils growing to which then covered the entirety of her grave. Shortly after, sweet fragrant, white flowers began to bloom. The natives called the flowers, Sampaguita, to symbolize the love and devotion of a grief stricken princess.

Although the princess and prince never got to see each other again, the vows of their love lives on through the retelling of their story.

MANITU is a small-batch herbal and astrological practice rooted in ancestry, land-based healing, and intentional craft.

All products are handmade in limited quantities, never mass-produced, and designed to support presence rather than quick fixes.