Thelema Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Hi, I was just trying to find a reference for that australian gum-leaf that's boiled and made into a tea, I'm pretty sure ed dunkel or Murple or someone did a write-up on it once...and I came across a reference to dodonaea as traditionally used by indigenous australian cultures as a mild narcotic! Pretty hard to believe, I've never come across it before, here's the original reference:herePS anyone know the name of the tree/gum tree that I'm looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worowa Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Strawberry gum is used for tea...forgot the bot. name.Lemon scented gum can also be used, and Peppermint gums....probably most Eucys could be used as tea, but I'ld go easy on them, the volatile oils can be toxic in large enough doses.Pretty common bush practice to add a gum leaf to the your billy of tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarenna Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Strawberry Gum = Eucalyptus olidaIt contains the highest known concentrations of Methyl cinnamate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerbil Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Never caught the dod discussions around? were a few people doing some bioassay a few years back, i think it came down to the spathulata subspecies being active, or at least the most noticeable?I tried the local ones in melbourne around 2005 but in very small doses of foliage, from memory the astringent nature gave me a headache but i'm a very headachy person, so i never went any further, plus i wasn't really sure what was in it so didn't feel too confident testing the waters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 fyi... http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/inde...rt=#entry101663 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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