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Basic Smoking Herbs
Melissa Leavitt
Tuesday, April 30, 2002
I copied and pasted this article and since it could be freely reproduced and distributed here is it is. The permission is at the bottom of the page. This artice does not mention mullien but it can be smoked I hope this has helped. However some of these mixtures I would used at my own risk, some can cause side effects. I also found that one can smoke hops, marshmallow, red clover, catnip , mugwort.
Here's a rundown on herbs you can use as tobacco substitutes:
- Bearberry leaves (Uva-ursi)
- Buckbean leaves (Menyanthes trifoliata)
- Chervil leaves (choerophyllum sativum)
- Coltsfoot leaves (Tussilago farfara)
- Corn Silk (Stigneta maidis)
- Dittany leaves (Cunila mariana)
- Eyebright leaves (Euphrasia officinalis)
- Life everlasting leaves (Antennaria dioicia)
- Marjoram leaves (Origanum marjorana)
- Mullien leaves (Verbascum thaspus; said to give relief from asthma.)
- Raspberry leaves (Rubus strigosus)
- Rosemary leaves (Rosmarinus officinals; mixed w/ coltsfoot to relieve asthma
- Sage leaves (Salvia officinalis; said to give relief from asthma.)
- Wood betony leaves (Betonica officinalis)
- Yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum)
- Aromatic Smoking Herbs
Try adding any of these herbs and spices to your herbal tobacco to give it added aroma:
- Allspice berries (spicy aroma)
- Licorice root (sweet)
- Cascarilla bark (musky)
- Melilot flowers (vanilla aroma)
- Cubeb berries (spicy aroma)
- Sassafras bark (sweet)
- Deers tongue leaves (vanilla aroma)
- Thyme leaves (incenselike)
- Eucalyptus leave (menthol aroma)
- Tonka beans (vanilla aroma)
- Lavender flowers (very fragrant)
- Woodruff leaves (vanilla aroma)
- Intoxicating Smoking Herbs
Finally here is a list of some of the common herbs that are being used today to give herbal tobacco that something extra. Unlike cannabis, all these are legally obtainable (as of the time of this writing), but some of them at least could be harmful taken to excess. As with all powerful herbs an spices ,any good thing can be overdone.
- Boldo leaves (rather harsh on the throat)
- Broom tops (be careful with these; they can be dangerous)
- Catnip leaves
- Damiana leaves
- Ginseng leaves
- Hydrocotyle asiatica minor (stimulant in small doses, but narcotic in large)
- Lobelia leaves (herbalists use these in asthma preparations; I wouldnt recommend them because, like broom tops, they can be dangerous.)
- Passionflower leaves
- Poppyheads and leaves (if they're whit poppies, then they're opium and very illegal; however, legal red poppies also have a mild effect)
- Wild lettuce juice (also known as lettuce opium; need i say more?)
- Yarrow leaves
This concludes this excerpt. I hope it proves useful or interesting to you.
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