Herbs For Vaporizing

Information gathered from totse.com.

Tobacco Substitutes

Here is a list of herbs can be used as tobacco substitutes:

• Basic Smoking Herbs
• 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)

British Herbal Tobacco

This is a pleasant tasting and aromatic mixture. British herbal tobacco is recommend for anyone looking for a less noxious substitute for tobacco. It can also be smoked in a pipe or rolled into cigarettes. Pipe smoking, however, permits the direct (and harmful) inhalation of saltpeter from the rolling papers.

• 16 pt. dried coltsfoot leaves
• 2 pt. dried rosemary leaves
• 8 pt. eyebright leaves (Euphrasia officinalis)
• 1.5 pt. dried thyme
• 1 pt. dried lavender flowers
• 8 pt. buckbean leaves
• 1 pt. rose petals
• 4 pt. wood betony leaves
• 1 pt. chamomile flowers (optional)

Although they do form part of the recipe, the rose and chamomile can distract from rather than add to the flavor. The herbs should be rubbed into a coarse powder through the fingers or the wire mesh of a sieve. Make sure they are mixed well.  If you prefer a more mild blend, increase the porportion of coltsfoot leaves. Any of the aromatic smoking herbs can, of course, also be incorporatd to give your blend extra distinction.

Intoxicating Smoking Herbs

Finally below is a list of some of the common herbs that are being used today to give herbal tobacco that something extra. Unlike cannabis, they are all legally obtainable (at the time of publishing this), but some may be harmful if taken in excess.  As with all powerful herbs and 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 white poppies, then they are 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