Smoking Herbs
This is more of an informational post, where I got the information will be linked on the x, but most of the sources are from people who have “tried” it I have no idea if they actually did and I’m not doing this for myself. Just something to note, IF YOU CAN’T FIND ANY PROFESSIONAL SOURCES FOR DOING IT, THEN DON’T DO IT!
Just so you know, smoking anything will cause damage to lungs, smoke is bad for you and you are putting your lungs at risk by smoking anything. Smoking through a plastic straw is extremely dangerous because it has toxic materials in it (Yes, people do this).
X Basil- You can smoke it, it is not toxic to smoke it and will not burn a hole through your throat or anything, but it is extremely harsh and will burn in general. The smoke will cause damage to your lungs as will anything you smoke.
X Valerian Root- For your own sake, DON’T!!!! Valerian root has an acid in it called valeric acid, it is toxic (X) while it is a seditive it also has cytotoxin in it (X) which in the name it even says it is toxic. While it is a sedative it will not act the same if you smoke it, valerian will cause chemical burn to your throat, etc..
X Sage- Sage has slightly psychoactive properties and while you can smoke it even with thujone (X) and what I have found is that thujone is in absinthe and extremely addictive (So is absinthe and the thujone is the culprit of that)
X Bay Leaves- Burning a bay leaf in general is a calming thing to have around in your room etc.. bay leaves are probably the best one to smoke (The Greeks used bay leaves to associate themselves with the God Apollo), burning it brings almost a trance like state to your body since it is a narcotic, that part is a given. Warning it can be addictive if you do it too much. (For any witches a tip for this instead of inhaling smoke you can chew bay leaves and it’s less harmful)
X Rosemary- While it is great for incense smoking it too much can cause dry mouth and headaches. It is another smokeable herb while it does not cause a buzz or addictive in any sense, it can become a habit, nothing is safe to smoke though so do be careful.
X Oregano- All that will happen is you’ll get a headache, it is pretty harsh, while it is pretty painful to smoke you won’t get any chemical burns or anything. You will get a sore throat because it is harsh to breath in and smoke isn’t really made for you to breath in the worst it will do is a shortness of breath and a pretty painful throat (X).
If you have any questions about any of this stuff please just ask me even if it on anonymous because these aren’t all of the herbs you can and can’t smoke. If you are too lazy to go looking for side effects, I will do it for you because I would rather waste my time trying to stop you from getting chemical burns than let anyone burn their throat and have to go to the hospital from not doing research.
