Lavender can help relieve sore muscles and inflammation. Buy lavender here. Raspberry leaf can help with menstrual issues and can help boost the immune system.
Buy raspberry leaf here. Like smoking hops and lemon balm, chamomile can also be calming. Buy chamomile here. Rose can soothe and ease sore throats.
Buy rose petals here. Smoking horehound is a great alternative to tobacco that can actually aid in lung health! Buy horehound here. Catnip can be beneficial to the nervous system.
Buy catnip here. Mugwort can help with anxiety and can aid in lucid dreaming. Perhaps a good peyote smoking alternative? Buy mugwort here. Like the raspberry leaf, smoking blackberry leaf can help boost the immune system. Buy blackberry leaf here. Remember, this is only a partial list of herbs that can be smoked for various reasons and benefits. There are a few ways that you can smoke herbs to get the smoke into your system.
One is to use rolling papers. Choose natural papers if you can. Commercially made papers are often loaded with chemicals. Pipes are the most common ways to smoke herbs. From the old corn cob pipes to the new stainless steel pipes , there are many choices. Even a tamping tool looks like a bent spoon that you can use to pack your herbs down and remove air pockets. I, among others, dislike smoking.
In this case, I would make an incense blend from the herbs. Mix them as you normally would, place them in a heatproof bowl, and light them on fire. Grow in full sun or light shade; excellent drainage is essential. Uva-ursi is drought-tolerant and requires little care once established. Herbal Properties: Mints are used primarily to impart flavor to smoking blends. Close relatives of mint, including lemon balm lemony flavor and yerba buena sweet menthol flavor , are often incorporated in smoking blends, as well.
Type of Plant: These herbaceous perennials spread to form extensive colonies under optimum growing conditions. How to Grow: Mints are easier to establish from potted plants, or by transplanting a clump from an established patch, than by sowing seeds.
Part sun and rich, moist soil are the preferred growing conditions. Mints can become invasive in the garden, especially in moist areas, so you may want to confine them to a pot.
Herbal Properties: Sages are used primarily to impart flavor to smoking blends. There are many varieties worth experimenting with, including white sage Salvia apiana , black sage Salvia mellifera , and pineapple sage Salvia elegans pictured above.
Beware though: One type of sage, Salvia divinorum, has strong psychotropic properties and is illegal in many states many gardeners find themselves accidentally breaking the law.
Type of Plant: Most sages are shrubby perennials, ranging from less than 1 foot to more than 6 feet tall. How to Grow: Growing conditions vary by species, but most sages prefer full sun and dry conditions.
Cut them back about 50 percent each fall. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. I recently quit tobacco and have found that mugwort has been a great replacement. It grows in my garden so there is no expense.
Grow your own euphoria, make a nice ice tea of it…. Would like to get more info on growing of the 7 smokable plant and mixing of the plants to used for smoking. I love smoking rosemary. It has a calming and relaxing benefits along with other medicinal purposes. Plants leaves, stems and textures are completely different. Needs a higher humidity environment for best growth. Just fyi. The Red Willow bark is another mild earthy smoke.. Is it safe to smoke sage. I have quit tobacco after 50 years but the smoking habit is hard to stop..
I am growing sage and mint are they safe? The Million Gardens Movement doesn't just help you grow a garden, we're also bringing gardens to kids across the country — and you can help. Some herbs are motivating, some are for chilling out, and some are even reportedly aphrodisiacs.
Always buy organic and local. Why so cheap? And by all means, ask your herbalist for suggestions. They know much more than I do. Cannabuzz Nov 9, Support The Portland Mercury If you're a fan of smart, local, progressive journalism that makes a real difference in Portland, please support the Mercury with a recurring monthly contribution.
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