Alice Posted April 20, 2006 i am interested to know what herbs people consume regularly, for health, wellbeing, or whatever. i guess this post is aimed more at those who have a wide variety to choose from (eg torsten, darren etc) but i am interested to hear replies from anyone. with such a large selection of plants to choose from, what do u consume most? personally, i am a big tea drinker. frequently consumed teas include passionflower damiana rose hips and petals chamomile peppermint green tea also some nicec supermarket mixes are: heatheries ginko with lemon st johns wort ginseng Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apothecary Posted April 20, 2006 (edited) Tea wise Damiana is no1 for me, not for effects, rather it's just a nice tasting tea. Morning: Damiana + Gotu Kola + Gynostemma +/ Black tea Night: Lemon Myrtle + Cinnamon + Damiana Fun: T. ulmifolia + Lemon Myrtle + Heimia (Usually mix it up a lot if I have access to good herbage) I would drink a lot more Ashwaghanda if it wasn't for the taste Smoking wise Tobacco no1. Henbane if I can get it, Datura/Brug, Nymphaea, sometimes Sida if I find a plant not near any pollution... Nymphaea splashed with brown Rum and set to dry is verrrry nice smoke. I know tobacco is bad for you and all, but I love the stuff, it's sacred in my eyes. Used to be big on the Sceletium/Nymphaea combo but have moved into a more tropanic space over the last few months, Datura + Tobacco, Brug + Nelumbo, and so on. Check out the smoking mixes thread for some whacky stuff Main focus points for smoking in the near future will be combination of sedative smokes (Cali Poppy, Kratom, Nymphaea) with slower Solanaceous plants (Mandrake, Henbane) and stuff like Calea. Also very interested in more experimentation with Withania somnifera leaf. Dunno if the withanolide class of chemicals is actually responsible for the effects obtained by smoking, but it is extremely interesting. I am working on a smoking mix including this that looks to be highly promising. Yes, I smoke all that kind of stuff regularly Edited April 20, 2006 by apothecary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy the Great Something Posted April 20, 2006 (edited) Garlic for sure, for health and ginseng,(on and off on the ginseng, it's not so good for you all the time....... especially women as it increases testosterone levels) I wish I could stand more green tea, the stuff is great for you but doesn't taste so well I think. Fish oil suppliments for the omega III's....... great for the ticker And the good/not so good for you herbs Coffee, ephedra and tobacco Yummm Edited April 20, 2006 by Andy the Great Something Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Posted April 20, 2006 Hey Apo,I got a bag of good quality ashwaganda leaf. If you,d like it,send me a pm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
transDiMenTional Posted April 21, 2006 Brahmi is what I consume mostly during the day and sometimes some yerba.... Some times some skullcap at night. Whilst on the subject of ashwaganda, Is there anywhere where you can buy the leaf? I have some root powder and that is yummy chewed and washed down with soy milk.. :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indigo264nm Posted April 21, 2006 Green tea with jasmine - righteous stuff. At TAFE I consume several cups of it a day. Chamomile and peppermint are big ones. Occaisionally a bit of calea chilled and thrown down the hatch Most of my herbs consumed are tablet or tinctured... garlic, violet leaves, pokeroot (for lymphatic system), vervain, ginko, ginseng etc... basically mostly immunity and wellbeing herbs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leo^ Posted April 21, 2006 Daytime: Coltsfoot, nettle, sassparella, ashwaganda, brahmi Nightime: skullcap (everyday), lemonbalm, more coltsfoot I make teas, tinctures or smoke the appropriate ones. Theres also another herb I like to partake of but its a secret Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
transDiMenTional Posted April 21, 2006 hey Leo, what effects does the sassparella have? do u smoke or drink as a tea? I ask because I was givin sum and dont know what to do with it! (and no I dont want to UTFSE) hehe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leo^ Posted April 21, 2006 I just have it in a tea with nettle, and its a 'male tonic' whatever that means ^_^ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indigo264nm Posted April 21, 2006 hey Leo, what effects does the sassparella have? do u smoke or drink as a tea? I ask because I was givin sum and dont know what to do with it! (and no I dont want to UTFSE) hehe Generally classified as a blood purifier - a book in front of me says it is a carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic and a tonic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
