Camo Posted September 13, 2012 Hey everyone. I've recently been researching different herbal teas to try, not nessecarily actives, just for flavour and freshness. Amongst the online Australian sites I came across this one which has quite a large rang of dried herbs alot of which i'm completely unaware of. http://herbsupplies.com.au/index.php?cPath=1_17 So I'm putting it to you more knowledgable walking ethno encyclopedias (i'm looking at you mindperformer :D) to help me spot some "noticable" actives! There are some obvious stand outs like Cali Poppy, but so many more i've never heard of before. I appreciate any help guys. Cheers, Camo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted September 13, 2012 nothing too wild there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ErraneousHerbalist Posted September 14, 2012 Nothing particularly exciting in terms of 'actives'. But I do see a couple of herbs I wouldn't mind buying notably: Mullein and Pau d'arco, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Posted September 14, 2012 Not sure what you mean by actives. But one that you might find do a bit more than a tasty tea are ashwaganda calamus (though read up on beta-asarone for yourself before you ingest it - I'm undecided) catnip celandine greater (again, read up on this before taking large doses) chamomile damiana frankincence ginseng guarana (yuk!) hops jasmine cola nut lobelia mace nutmeg passionflower rhodiola st johns wort tea tulsi valerian wormwood yerba mate Note that volatiles are easily lost from some of those, so storage and freshness are important. Note also that many people to not respond to any of these. Likely if you are used to "real drugs" then you may struggle to notice anything. But they are the ones I would consider "active". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camo Posted September 14, 2012 Sorry guys, by active i mean any "noticable" physiological or phsychological effect however minor it may be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Posted September 14, 2012 All of the above then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted September 14, 2012 worm wood and mugwort, green anise fennel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mindperformer Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) first of all in which direction active? wormwood-tea is extremely bitter I make tea from nearly every plant material exept the few disgusting tasting and plants from the morning glory family. There is a thread "Herbal Teas" where I wrote much about them. If you mean psychoactive with "active" there are lots of plant materials from which you can tea, but many of the more potent ones can be toxic in higher doses. The action of every plant is decided by the dose (and the plant), some mild can be quite potent in higher doses and some potent can be quite mild in lower doses and so on... You wrote Cali Poppy, so I think you would like Kratom too, from which you also can make tea, the best with lemon... Edited September 14, 2012 by mindperformer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camo Posted September 15, 2012 Thanks mindperformer, i did mean psychoactive. I will check out that herbal teas thread. I didn't notice Kratom on that website but i will check again, and isn't it illegal in Australia? Calamus has cicked my ass before (6 hours of vomiting) so i'm not going to revisit her, but greater celandine sounds usefull. I've also had nauseous reactions from skullcap tea :/ One again thanks for the input guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mindperformer Posted September 15, 2012 (edited) oh I think Kratom is illegal in Australia..... did you try mulungu? Edited September 16, 2012 by mindperformer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mindperformer Posted September 15, 2012 you could try mixing with Iberis amara and ginger against nausea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites