Posted by Shaman Australis on March 08, 19100 at 13:02:28:
In Reply to: brugmansia incense posted by ashley on March 08, 19100 at 01:41:29:
Dried flowers of Brugmansias are powdered and mixed with some fine saw dust
and charcoal. A couple of drops of essential oil are added (flavour of choice)
and a little Potassium nitrate (to keep them burning). To make them hold
together you can either use arrow root or methylcellulose. Not as easy as it
sounds....
they can take any shape I mould them into and they smell like the
oil when cold, but have an overwhelming smell of pot when burning ;-)
It's a
pity that the actual aroma of the flowers can't be fixed as this would be very
special. I used to keep a flowering brugmansia in my bedroom to liven up my
dreams ;-)
These cones are dangerous to handle as the active principles can
be absorbed through the skin and the quantities are high enough to do a lot of
damage to several people. I will probably be taking them off the site soon
anyway as new legislation is about to be passed in regards to Brugmansias and
Datura.
: Could someone, (Torsten?), explain how these "shaman power" incense cones are prepared, what they look like, fragrance?
: Thanks.