Flower Adding smokable herbs (like mullein)?

[ccassa]

I've known friends to add green tea leaves when smoking, but recently came across the respiratory benefits of mullein, specifically. So naturally I started looking into combinations of different dried herbs that I could add to my stash (Marshmallow Root, Damiana, etc) and was wondering if anyone else has done/does this? And what's been y'all's experience(s) with the blends, if any?

 

[Darksidesam]

its one of the ones ive heard of that i would have liked to try, but never did. Have tried camomile and raspberry leaf, the camomile was one of the smoothest smokes ever but it also tastes/ smells too weird
They are usually inexpensive so if you get some and try , let us know

Im guessing you are simply looking at it as a tobacco alternative? i gave up with looking for alternatives and just vape or very rarely bong it (mainly hash)
If anyone is looking for a cheap filler id suggest some CBD flower trim / shake , its usually inexpensive and will bring on more chill to a high as well as taste better than tobacco

 

[SpiralusSancti]

Smoking anything is bad. It also isn’t unlikely to chose something that’s worse for your lungs than tobacco.

 

[elgoucho9]

Surely just smoking less volume and only smoking the weed itself to get you high is the way.

Small pipes/dry herb vapes would probably be best.

 

[Jibult]

Man.... Man, oh man.....

So yeah. Absolutely. Yes without a shadow of a doubt.

I was younger, though, gainfully employed but making a pittance compared to what I earn nowadays. I loved to smoke and tried to figure out ways to stretch a stash-- sort of water it down like a liquor bottle, you know?

It, uhhh.... well, it worked. I stretched my stash and still got high. Even managed to tell myself I enjoyed the flavor (plot twist: I didn't.)
You know what put an end to it for me, though? I came on here one day a long time ago and made a thread similar to this one, only....

::sigh::

Only I made the mistake thinking others thought like me, and I mentioned that one of the things I was considering was catnip.

Dude, I caught so much shit for that thread that I almost deleted my account, lol.

These days the closest you'll catch me doing this is sprinkling a little bit of already-vaped bud into a fresh joint. I'm not sure all the science behind it but just the tiniest pinch of AVB in an otherwise regular joint puts me right to sleep.

 

[Jabberwocky]

potpourri

 

[brokedownpalace10]

Damiana is an enjoyable, but weak, buzz. I used to like a joint of Damiana in the evening after a day of smoking pot. That time when just a hit or so of pot is all you need to refresh things. A joint of Damiana will do so as well with a pleasant "flavor" to it.
Not much on it's own.

 

[Darksidesam]

These days the closest you'll catch me doing this is sprinkling a little bit of already-vaped bud into a fresh joint. I'm not sure all the science behind it but just the tiniest pinch of AVB in an otherwise regular joint puts me right to sleep.

that sounds harsh to smoke though

 

[elgoucho9]

Surely the most sensible thing would be just smoke less and smoke it pure...

I only smoke small pipes now. Handmade from African blackwood with a bamboo stem. I'll smoke maybe 2 or 3 back to back, 3-4x a day. Each 2 or 3 adds up to less than I'd put in one (tobacco) joint.

 

[Darksidesam]

i always found pipes harsh , and pure is just too much weed for me to consume in one go (years ago i would have smoked a regular sized pure rollie to myself but not these days,
Once you been spoiled with vapes and small bongs hooked onto vapes consuming a smaller (but equally strong) all in one hit no relighting up stale half smoked joints , then ye cant really go back lol
but i do think cbd flower trim is probably the best choice if you are going to mix anything with thc weed

 

[ageingpartyfiend]

Man.... Man, oh man.....

So yeah. Absolutely. Yes without a shadow of a doubt.

I was younger, though, gainfully employed but making a pittance compared to what I earn nowadays. I loved to smoke and tried to figure out ways to stretch a stash-- sort of water it down like a liquor bottle, you know?

It, uhhh.... well, it worked. I stretched my stash and still got high. Even managed to tell myself I enjoyed the flavor (plot twist: I didn't.)
You know what put an end to it for me, though? I came on here one day a long time ago and made a thread similar to this one, only....

::sigh::

Only I made the mistake thinking others thought like me, and I mentioned that one of the things I was considering was catnip.

Dude, I caught so much shit for that thread that I almost deleted my account, lol.

These days the closest you'll catch me doing this is sprinkling a little bit of already-vaped bud into a fresh joint. I'm not sure all the science behind it but just the tiniest pinch of AVB in an otherwise regular joint puts me right to sleep.

Catnip

Interesting regarding the AVB though and sedation. Seem to remember one of the most sedating cannabinoids has a high vaping temp so is commonly left over in AVB which could explain things

When I gave up baccy I used raspberry leaf or dried nettles as a baccy substitiute for spliffs. Not for long though. Much better to just roll blunts, or use pipes/vapes/edibles

 

[w01fg4ng]

I used coltsfoot to stop smoking cigarettes.

 

[Jibult]

I used coltsfoot to stop smoking cigarettes.

we used colt's foot to make fun of rocky, man, me and tum-tum kept singing rocky loves emily while he twirled his foot and emphasized the syllables

it was dope, but i really kind of regretted it after i caught a sidekick to the chest on the top bunk


For the uninitiated:

 

[Jibult]

that sounds harsh to smoke though

I don't use much! It's probably a 1:5 ratio of AVB:fresh flower, and my li'l joints tend to be about 0.5g-0.7g. It's basically just a pinch of AVB crumbled and spread evenly, and then properly mixed by pouring the whole mixture onto my rolling tray several times (that's not EXACTLY how I mix it but it's close enough)

And yes, sometimes it hits/tastes like a fuckin' donkey kick but only when I'm too drunk to make an even mixture (I wanted to say homogenous mixture but it felt wrong, if anyone could chime in on that it would be most welcome)

EDIT: I need to apologize for saying the word mixture so many times. I re-read my post and started to feel fuckin' autistic.

 

[Bleaney]

Since giving up tobacco I have tried smoking weed and Spice variants in a mixture of smokeable herbs, (Damiana, Mullein, and Marshmallow leaf) that burn fairly evenly and well allowing a decent mix with weed or hash for a smoke.

But I found that these herbs created masses of disgusting tarry gunk that accumulated on the filters. Worse than tobacco for tarry gunk. But i don't know about the carcinogenic properties of these herbs. Maybe combusting anything and smoking it is potentially carcinogenic. I dreaded to think of the effect on my lungs if I'd not used filters, or how much tars and gunk still got through anyway.

I soon stopped using those herbs and switched to a dry weed vape for a while.

Does anyone have any ideas, which of the 3 ingredients might have been causing the most tar and gunk?

I know I could separate them out, and experiment myself, but just wondering if anyone else has already tried this.

 

[Bleaney]

I've tried a strong Damiana and Mullein tea this afternoon. Damiana is said to be mildly euphoric, providing a mild buzz, and anecdotally is apparently quite the aphrodisiac. Male rodents in experiments were a lot more interested in mating, and in mating more times, post Damiana. It's also banned in some countries, so there must be something to it.

Seeing as I'm not likely to be smoking these herbs again, I figured I may as well try them in a tea, and see if I notice any effects.

I will report back.

 

[Bleaney]

Quelle surpsise! /s The tea didn't do anything noticeable, and it was about 2 large tbsps steeped in water, just off the boil, for some time.

Maybe I should try just damiana on it's own.

Although it seems more likely that its not going to work for me, or that it would work better smoked (which I'm not going to do.)

 

[Egzoset]

I've known friends to add green tea leaves when smoking, but recently came across the respiratory benefits of mullein, specifically. So naturally I started looking into combinations of different dried herbs that I could add to my stash (Marshmallow Root, Damiana, etc) and was wondering if anyone else has done/does this? And what's been y'all's experience(s) with the blends, if any?

Why care for health when smoking?? To me there's a simple golden rule: « Follow the Shortest Path of Lesser Transformation ». Hence, divergence from it typically translates into a degradation, villainization or vilification. In short a sacrilege if one respects the noble molecules.