The ethnobotanical thread

[justcametomind]

Thanks for the advice my friend

 

[Pcpvapors]

The hand rubbed sage I find makes more "clouds" than the traditional ground, may be due to the cold water used when rubbing. I enjoy sage and raspberry leaf together because the sage has a very pleasant menthol like taste.

EDIT: I cannot find mullein leaves locally otherwise I would be all over it. It's a great plant.

 

[OO]

EDIT: I cannot find mullein leaves locally otherwise I would be all over it. It's a great plant.

If you have Sprouts, they usually carry it, I wish you luck in finding it, as a tea ingredient for sore throats it has some benefit.

 

[Vakas]

I am thinking about trying the Dream Herb Calea_zacatechichi Anyone know a good online retailer? Also is extract much better than the normal plant?

 

[xer0]

Can you use herbs that are made for consumption, like the stuff you would get in capsules at a health food store?

 

[OO]

Can you use herbs that are made for consumption, like the stuff you would get in capsules at a health food store?

Not necessarily, and in some instances it may be dangerous to (not that I know of any, but interesting effects happen sometimes, and are not necessarily predictable).

That being said, some herbs can be used this way. Erowid is your friend.

 

[lookmomnohands]

should be getting some hops, damiana, and kava kava today from KT. Stoked to try them. Does one advise getting an additional WPA for my LSV when vaping the other herbs? Curious to know if ethnos leave their own wand hash or if they would possibly add to canna-wand hash

 

[Meremoth]

I may have to give vaporizing some hops a try sometime.

I don't drink anymore, but when I did I was a hop-head. Loved APA's, IPA's, and even Double IPA's.

I have a buddy that homebrews, I'll have to see what he has laying around.

Wonder what would be a good kind to get? I love all different types of hops, but I preferred really hoppy hops, mostly American hops because they seemed more bold and up in your face with their flavor profile compared to European hops. Perhaps I should try some centennial or chinook, always loved those hops.

I honestly think I loved really hoppy beer so much because of how much I love mary jane, because I would sometimes taste ganj in hoppy beer, but rarely ever in beer with a more malty profile.

 

[dirtpie]

lookmomnohands: I would say go for an extra WPA. I used to make a blend of Blue Lotus and Kava Kava and vape it out of my SSV. I would notice that there would be some residue left inside of my wand and WPA. I ended up getting an extra wand and WPA for my ethnobotanical adventures. I never experimented enough to get a sizable amount of wand hash. I'm sure one could though with enough usage.

 

[Jeppy]

I was at a Summer Jam in 1999 at the Samuel Adams Brewery. They had a tent set up with a big Hookah pipe inside. They also had big bowls of hops. When someone became too intoxicated, the 'police' would take the individual to the hops tent and have them take some big puffs off the hookah which was indeed full of hops. What I saw afterward was miraculous! It was very quickly and almost completely, pulling people out of their drunken stupor. No shit! I was amazed.

 

[visionaries]

Cool thread.
I have some Salvia Divinorum growing right now, just took cuttings a couple weeks ago and now have 4 plants, and I plan to take another 2-3 cuttings off the mother and then lay her to rest (lived a long life of stress, sadly. I hope this will not in some way affect the cuttings..Salvia must be treated with love and I am afraid I have not done that for the mother..)
Anyway if anyone is interested i might be able to get some pics going...New Salvia plants are rooting great, and putting on new growth! They are sealed in a humid environment.

I am planning to start some other ethnobotanicals and entheogenic plants out soon...

 

[exit]

My friend was moving out of his place and came by and left me with an ounce of mullein. I remember back in my combusting days I tried it a few times but didn't like how it made my throat feel. I might throw some in my PAX or NO2. What's a good temp for this stuff?

 

[farscaper]

Does anyone have any experience to comment on the use of mexican poppy extracts or lettuce opium extracts? Ive found sources for both (they are listed as 10x?).

Anyone other than myself mad enough to want to try it on a nail? Or maybe just vaped or oyherwise consumed...

Edit: also california poppy extract

 

[lesvape]

Any good link on where to get kava or kanna leaves, pref in like tea bags for tea?

 

[Cotelio]

Is there some trick to vaporizing/smoking herbs besides cannabis that I'm not getting? I've tried damiana, passionflower, lion's ear/tail, catnip, tobacco... I'm just not feeling anything. Maybe a little light-headedness with tobacco in the blend when I burn it, and the first and maybe second times I used lion's tail/damiana I got red eyes. Any tips?

 

[visionaries]

A lot of ethnobotanical a don't have a highly noticeable effect. The ones that really were noticeable for me were:
Kava root
Kratom
Blue lotus
Salvia divinorum


Lots of ethnobotanicals are just much more efficient ingesting versus vaporizing

Homegrown tobacco is absolutely delicious!

 

[thesoloman]

Has anyone tried vaporizing white sage flowers? I went for a hike today and picked a stalk with plans to vaporize it. I have experience with the leaves but not the flowers, would like to know about it before i try.

 

[Abysmal Vapor]

Marigold,Basil,Wormwood (wormwood extract) , Pink Lily (similar to blue lotus), Mapacho (indian tobacco) , Indian warrior , Canavalia maritima (baybean extract 10x) , Wild Dagga (marijuanilla,

 

[Cotelio]

Marigold,Basil,Wormwood (wormwood extract) , Pink Lily (similar to blue lotus), Mapacho (indian tobacco) , Indian warrior , Canavalia maritima (baybean extract 10x) , Wild Dagga (marijuanilla,

Any context for your list of herbs?

 

[Abysmal Vapor]

Well... Marigold is used by hippies to increase their visual experiences most common paired with peyote... Wormwood contains alfa-Thujone which is also known as absinthin ... Pink Lily has the same opioid as blue lotus.. baybean and indian warrior (well u can google but they are ingrediant of many of those legal spice shits.. ) Wild Dagga is rumored to contain cannabinoids like MJ .. anyway it gives a very nice backstap buzz

 

[Pcpvapors]

Wow, wild lettuce is a serious herb. By far the best for pain relief, definitely a strong sedated feeling. The come up and peak are relatively short but the come down lasts a while. I'm very impressed. Lots of vapor clouds as well.

 

[Abysmal Vapor]

If you can find it in the wild (for free) u can do an amber extract.. Just boil some and then evaporate the water.. product is something between tar and amber

 

[Pcpvapors]

If you can find it in the wild (for free) u can do an amber extract.. Just boil some and then evaporate the water.. product is something between tar and amber

Oh really?? I like the sound of bubble lettuce

 

[vaporonly]

some great info in this thread and i wanted to say thank you to everyone.

i'll be experimenting and i'll post back with my experiences.

 

[spanner]

Can anyone suggest a good carrier herb? I have an inhalator inh004 ( original one) and it works great but a full cap is too much for me and too costly.
I have tried peppermint but the taste was overwhelming. I recently tried thyme and got some great clouds but again i am not fond of the taste.
I am looking for something that has minimal taste, vapes at the same temp as "herb" and has no additional effects.
Would be great if i could buy it a health shop in UK.
Thanks in advance for advice