SENNA
This herb is a powerful laxative. Senna tastes terrible, so most herbalists recommend a
tincture or a commercial product. To avoid abdominal distress, do not take more than the
package directions specify.
UVA URSI
Research has shown that this bitter herb has diuretic and urinary antiseptic effects.
Use it in addition to mainstream medical treatment.
how to: One teaspoon per cup, boiled 10 minutes. Up to 3 cups per day.
GINGER
Ginger prevents motion sickness and may help prevent the internal blood clots that trigger
heart attacks. how to: For motion sickness, take 2 to 3 capsules of 500 milligrams 30 minutes
before departure. For tea, 2 teaspoons powdered or grated root per cup, steeped 10 minutes.
Up to 3 cups per day.
CHINESE EPHEDRA
commonly used to treat colds and asthma, Chinese ephedra (Ma Huang) can also raise blood
pressure and cause insomnia and other problems. warning: Prior to using Chinese ephedra, seek
advice from a health care practitioner, especially if you arepregnant or nursing.
It should not be given to children under 13.
LICORICE
Licorice can soothe sore throats and treat ulcers.
how to: For sore throat, add a pinch of root to tea. For ulcers, 1/2 teaspoon of powder per cup,
boiled 10 minutes. Up to 2 cups per day. warning: Large doses can be dangerous.

A WITCH'S MAGICKAL HERBAL SPELL
There are many herbs that can be used for magickal purposes;
Herbs are wonderful for magick - they can be burned or tied up in sachets or made into
amulets to wear. (Not recommending that you ingest any of these herbs)
Anise: purification, protection, keeps away nightmares
Basil: purification, protection, exorcism, love, prosperity
Chamomile: prosperity, meditation, calmness
Cinnamon: psychic powers, protection, success, healing, clairvoyance, prosperity
Dill: seeds draw money and protection, the flowers are used for love
Hazel: mental powers, hazel nuts are used in fertility amulets or spells
Lemon Balm: health, success, love
Mugwort: divination, clairvoyance, psychic powers, protection,
strongest when picked on a full moon night
Nutmeg: clairvoyance, prosperity
Parsley: purification, protection
Peppermint: healing, purification
Rosemary: protects from negativity, blessing, consecration, aids memory, protection rituals of all kinds
Sage: healing, prosperity, wisdom
Thyme: burn for purification, protection from negativity, clairvoyance
Yarrow: for a happy marriage, defense, protection

MAGIC HERBAL SMOKING MIXTURES
Medicinal Uses Herbs for the Lungs
Mullein, Verbascum thapsus
Mullein is a fine medicinal for the lungs, even when you smoke it. It soothes inflamed or infected lungs,
and prevents coughing until infection or inflammation is broken. Then it aids in expectoration, helping to
break up congestion and promote "effective" coughing. It was smoked to stop the coughing of
tuberculosis years ago. It is wonderful for any kind of lung cleansing. Very gentle and non-toxic,
you can use it anytime. If you are a smoker, and you are sick and can't stop coughing from a cold,
you can smoke some Mullein instead of Tobacco. It may help you to stop coughing, and you will
have smoked one less cigarette. If you are not a smoker, stick with tincture (extract) or Mullein tea.
After all, there's no need to smoke when you're sick in your lungs.
It also has almost no flavor and is a very light smoke.
Crispy dried crushed Mullein is a lousy smoke. Be sure to keep it ever so slightly moist.
Dried Mullein should be rubbed for the best results. It will become very fluffy and puffy.
This fuzzy rubbed Mullein will burn evenly when smoked in a paper or pipe.
It will hold other herbs that are in the form of small pieces and powder, and keep them evenly distributed.
And it has no flavor! Ideal for a smoking base; I use it in almost every smoking mixture.
I like the light green baby leaves found in the center of the first year basal rosette, but it's a
matter of personal choice. Any leaf will work.
Horehound, Marrubium vulgare, and Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara
These commonly used smoking ingredients are expectorants.
They promote coughing and aid in the upward flow of mucus.
Let me relate to you a story I have heard more times than I can count on my hands and my feet.
The person hears that Coltsfoot was smoked by the Native Americans.
They run to the health food store, roll up a cigarette of dried raspy Coltsfoot, and proceed to
smoke it as if it was marijuana. After they cough a piece of their brains out, they decide that
perhaps this wasn't such a good idea. However, the difference between poison and medicine is dosage.
If used properly, these herbs are very effective healthful herbs.
Mix these herbs in medium amounts with other herbs.
If the mixture makes you cough too much, use less of the expectorant.
They are ideal for a general lung cleanse, for the ending of respiratory flus and colds,
when you're quitting Tobacco, and to get the crud out of you lungs in general.
Do not use them when you are coughing up blood or if it hurts when you breathe.
See a qualified health professional if this is the case. Also, do not use them when you can not stop
coughing. If this is the case, stick with Mullein. Ideally theses mixtures should not make you
cough incessantly, but just cough effectively once in a while, bringing up some of that excess phlegm.
Jimson Weed Seeds, Datura
One good reason to smoke an herb as a preferred method of ingestion is regulation of dosage.
You can smoke an herb that is very strong and regulate the dosage safety.
The difference between medicine and poison is dosage.
Many plants are too strong to take internally safely. If you take a tea, it may take half an hour or
more before you can tell how strong of a dosage you took. At that point it is too late to take less.
When you smoke an herb the effects or side effects become
apparent quickly. If the herb doesn't agree with you, you can stop before overdosing.
Jimson weed is definitely a strong hallucinogen, poison, medicine any way you look at it.
The dosage is all important. I do not recommend internal use of Datura without guidance.
The use of Datura for a high by pimply adolescents looking for some fireworks is deplorable.
Too many of them end up as newspaper reports. People have landed in the
hospital for extended stays because of this plant.
Used in the proper dosages, Datura can be a very effective treatment for a variety of problems.
Smoke the crushed seeds only. The seeds are the mildest part of the plant. Just a few puffs will
anesthetize your throat and lungs. This could be very helpful with some lung problems.
You will not feel psychological effects from this small a dosage. I have used this method of
taking this herb and will guarantee that you will not get high from two puffs. This plant does
not agree with some people. If you feel light headed or nauseous, then stop smoking it.
In some oversea countries, you may find that the cigarettes still contain Datura leaf.
Datura has been used as smoking mixtures in a variety of cultures.
Generally this is for their hallucinogenic effect and doesn't concern us in this book.
Herbs to Quit Smoking Tobacco
Let's face it, herbal smoking mixtures will not cause you to quit Tobacco.
Only you can cause you to stop. Smoking mixtures can aid in the process if you are ready.
A variety of mixtures can be helpful.
At first, a thick bodied flavorful smoke with Lobelia and calming herbs is indicated.
After the physical withdrawal is finished with, drop the Lobelia smoke and use a calming smoke
with lots of astringent herbs for a heavy "Tobacco" smoke. In reality, no herbal smoking mixture
tastes as "thick" as Tobacco. Be sure to add some Mullein and possibly some expectorants to
aid in the cleansing process. Finally, you may wish to cut the astringents and just go with the very
light Mullein alone. Mullein is so light it will feel as you aren't really smoking anything, and you will
eventually lose interest in it. This regimen is an example, and can be modified to your own personal
needs. Other herbs, taken as tea or tincture, may be helpful during the withdrawal process.
A liver stimulant like Oregon Grape Root or Goldenseal may help your body remove the nicotine quicker.
This won't make the withdrawal symptoms easier, but it will just speed it up.
Salicylate herbs, like Willow and Oak, can help with headaches. Calming herbs like Skullcap,
Valerian, and Parrot's Beak, are definitely indicated. After the physical addiction is broken, it's
up to you to break the psychological addiction.
Lobelia, Lobelia inflata
Lobelia is another example of a strong herb whose dosage can be regulated by smoking.
It is a very strong muscle relaxant and tranquilizer that should not be mixed with any other
pharmaceutical tranquilizers or alcohol. It also is an expectorant. As an added bonus it is
an alterative that increases your body's own natural defense mechanisms. All this makes it ideal as
an herb to stop smoking with.
Your body sees Lobelia's main ingredient, lobeline, as nicotine.
Certain receptors in your body are waiting to be filled with nicotine and so you feel nicotine fits.
Lobeline is the same shape as nicotine and fits into these receptor sites, fooling your body into
thinking you've been smoking Tobacco. Lobeline, however, is not addictive when used properly
for the short term.
The prescription chewing gums that doctors prescribe to quit smoking have lobeline as the main ingredient.
One day I had a wicked headache and took some Lobelia. It was a good solid dose;
I had to sit down but my headache was gone. I went to light a cigarette, but after one
puff I could not smoke any more. My body felt as if I had smoked too many cigarettes already.
It was just the Lobelia.
The important thing to remember about Lobelia is that it is so strong.
When making tea, use a teaspoon per 1/2 gallon of water mixed with other herbs.
For a smoking mixture add a pinch to a bag of other herbs. If you do take too much
Lobelia will make you throw up over 90% of the time. Unfortunately, if you do not throw up,
you can have respiratory failure from the sedative effects. This is a very difficult thing to do
because you'll feel so wretched long before it's dangerous.
In the United States Lobelia is illegal to sell for internal consumption. Certainly official reasons
include the possibility of poisoning. Strangely enough Lobelia is extremely effective for a significant
amount of asthmatics. For some people the tincture is useful in place of inhalers. I am sure that
the powerful pharmaceutical companies losing a significant percentage of inhaler business has
nothing to do with this law. When I was a pimply adolescent looking for psychic pyrotechnics,
I found this ad in the back of High Times for legal highs. My friends and I purchased some
Lobelia touted as a mild LSD type feeling.
Leaving our parents and going on a camping trip, we promptly rolled thick joints of Lobelia
which we smoked endlessly. After puking our guts out, we were left with headaches and not
so vague feelings of depression. We were so bummed out we canceled the camping trip.
The difference between poison and medicine is dosage. Personal note: almost all of the 15 or
so herbs we tried during that time period had similar results.
Lobelia is the herb for stopping smoking with its calming, expectorant, alterative, and nicotine
mimicking effects. When making your mixture, add a pinch of Lobelia. If it's not satisfying, add more.

MAGIC HERBAL SMOKING MIXTURES
Flavorings
Sometimes an herbal smoking mixture can be quite bland, or the smoker may like
menthol cigarettes. The herbs in this section are good for flavoring. Most are aromatic
or good smelling herbs with no system wide effect when smoked.
If you were to smoke these herbs alone full strength, they wouldn't taste good.
They may even be irritating this way. Only add a little to the mixture and taste it.
Experiment to find your own special flavor and strength. Go light handed at first.
Feel free to go further in experimenting with flavors. Any smelly edible plant might
be useful as a flavoring. Look in your spice and tea rack for possibilities like lemon grass, etc.
Mints, Mentha sp.
Mints are probably the most accessible and used flavoring agents for smoking mixtures.
They impart a menthol flavor. This includes Spearmint, Peppermint, and all the numerous
ornamental varieties such as Apple Mint, etc.
Remember to go light so as not to irritate your lungs and throat.
Mugwort Herbaceous Artemisia sp. (not shrubs)
Mug means glass; Wort means plant. It's the mug plant used for beer in medieval times.
It is also used today at country fairs and gatherings by the more esoteric beer makers.
It replaces hops in the beer formulas.
Mugwort is a very interesting plant deep in historical references. It is often said to promote
prophetic dreams. It seems to me that Mugwort intensifies the dreaming process.
It all depends on where you are in this process.
If you don't dream, Mugwort will help you to dream, but you may not remember them.
If you don't remember your dreams Mugwort will help you to remember them. If you remember
your dreams, Mugwort will help you to have conscious dreams. Conscious dreams are dreams
where you are aware that you are dreaming and in full control of the situation. If you are
consciously dreaming already, the plant will increase the frequency and control.
None of this implies that the dreams will be pleasant. Some people don't remember their
dreams for a reason. Mugwort can cause nightmares and restless dreams leading to lack
of sleep or poor quality of sleep.
Certainly, Mugwort can lead to prophetic dreams if that is what you are into. I do not prefer that
course of dream work. It is all up to you. One of my long term students feels that Mugwort is the
most reality altering of all the psychotropics he's tried. Maybe you will too.
These effects are most pronounced with long term exposure to the herb. Dream pillows, fresh
bundles allowed to dry by your bed, and smoking over a period of weeks. You may not always
experience the subtle effects with one joint.
You can smoke Mugwort alone, but it's best to use as a flavoring agent because it is strongly
aromatic. Mugwort can also be rubbed into a very good consistency as a carrier for the smoking
mixture like Mullein but the flavor can overwhelm the mixture.
Internal use of Mugwort has physiological effects on your stomach and female reproductive
system but this will not transfer through smoking.
Tarragon is a herbaceous Artemisia called Artemisia dranunculus or Dragon Sagewort.
Sagebrush, shrubby Artemisia sp.
Sagebrush is a shrub found growing throughout the desert western United States.
It is in the Sunflower family and is not related in any way to the Salvia Sage used in cooking.
It has been traditionally used to purify the environment. It is indeed an anti- bacterial for airborne bacteria.
Often found in Sage sticks, and in stores labeled as Sage, it can be used as a flavoring for smoking mixtures.
Native people used this plant like Salvia if they lived in an area where there was no Salvia.
Sage including White, Black, and Hummingbird, Salvia sp.
There are many kinds of Salvia Sages. Some are good to smoke as flavors including the white, black,
purple and garden Sages. Some are not so pleasant but worth a try. Some of these Sages were used
by Native Americans for purification rituals. They are in the mint family and are not related to Artemisia
Sagebrush or Mugwort. These are also found in sage sticks.
Lemon Balm, Melissa officinalis
Melissa is an herb often escaped from gardens and easy to find in the Pacific Northwest growing
wild in cities. It is a very mild and friendly calming herb that will add a peaceful lemony flavor to
any blend.
Yerba Buena , Satureja douglasii
Yerba Buena is a good herb for flavoring that grows in the coastal west. It should not be confused
with peppermint, which is also sometimes called Yerba Buena. It has a menthol flavor that should
satisfy those people who like "Kools."
Angelica, Angelica sp.
Angelica has many physiological effects when taken internally.
When smoked as a flavoring in small amounts, it should have no system wide effects.
You can use the root, dried and powdered and thoroughly mixed with the rest of the blend.
Feel free to experiment with the leaves and green seeds for different flavor and strengths.
Osha, Oshala, Lovage , Ligusticum sp.
Ligusticums are yet another very special herb that the Native Americans deemed powerful
and sacred. Ligusticum porteri, Osha, is called Peyote's little sister. All native Ligusticums
were held in high regard by the local Natives. As a smoke it is only a flavor. You can use the root,
dried and powered, but I find that the root hairs, not usually used for their medicinal
effects, to be the best for flavor.
Clove
A common kitchen spice used with a light hand. Use the powder. Clove cigarettes with Tobacco
were very popular for a while. Clove can be very irritating to the esophagus and lungs. This, together
with the exceptionally strong Tobacco found in these imported cigarettes, quickly caused lung and
esophageal problems. I have known many singers who have lost their voices in a few weeks of clove
cigarette smoking. So feel free to use it, but respect it.
Lavender
Use the flowers and rub them if you wish. I love the smell of lavender but I hate the taste of smoked
dried lavender. Perhaps you will love it, feel free to check it out.
Sweet Cicely, Osmorhiza sp.
This is another local Pacific Northwest plant with a pleasant aromatic anise flavor. You can use the
root dried, powdered if it smells good. Seeds are also useful.
Ginger
Use dried powder, thoroughly mixed with a light hand.
Licorice
Use dried powder, thoroughly mixed with a light hand.
Anise
For those who like the licorice flavor, try these seeds.

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