Siberian Motherwort aka Leonurus Sibiricus

Commonly known as Honeyweed. Alkaloids isolated from the plant include:
Stachydrine 

• Cycloleonurinine
• Leoheterin
• Leonurine
• Leonurinine
• Leuronurine
• Prehispanolone 
• Preleoheterin

I first heard about this herb while googling information on spice. I have owned an ounce of this herb for about four months or more, but I just had not gotten to actually trying it. So the other night I was chilling with my two favorite lesbians and their couch dweller. We were sitting around reminiscing on the old days when smoking pot was not such a big deal. We started wishing that we had something, well anything to smoke that had a marijuana like high. I remembered reading that this herb was an inebriant and users had experienced a marijuana like high. It contains some of the same alkaloids that are found in pot, but in lower doses. We loaded up my purple pipe and passed it around till it was burnt. I felt a slight head high, but it was more like the endorphin just from inhaling some form of smoke. The couch dweller who has a very low tolerance for smoke-able fun said he felt high. Neither of the two lesbians said they felt any different than smoking a cigarette. I am sure if I extract the alkaloids from this herb it would give us a marijuana like high, but when smoked alone there are just not enough alkaloids to cause more than just a light head. The herb does mix well with most other herbs, but when smoked alone it doesn't taste all that awesome. Anyway, we are going to blaze one something real tonight, so happy blazes and toodles all.

Lavender Flowers

Lavandula

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavender
Lavender is an easy to get a hold of herb. I found mine on ebay, but you can find Lavender everywhere. Flower shops, craft stores, smoke shops, its everywhere and cheap too. Alright so the reason I am smoking this herb, is because I love the smell of Lavender, its relaxing and doesn't bother my skin. Oh and because its purple. Alright so this is not the first time I tried lavender, I added it to some motherwort once, because motherwort tastes terrible. But today I am going to smoke lavender all by itself. 
Now I have not been keeping up on my checklist, I apologize for that, but I am as of this blog commiting to always or at least almost always remember to fill out my checklist. So here it is for Lavender:

What method are you using to smoke this herb?

Mini Hookah 

On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the worst, how bad did it burn when you took the initial hit?

 4, this is not a very harsh herb, in fact its rather enjoyable. It's sweet to the taste buds and soft on the lungs. To me though it feels too sweet, so I would love it to be mixed with something

How many hits did it take for you to start feeling any effects?

 1, after one hit I felt a head change

In two to three words describe how the herb is making you feel

 Dizzy, relaxed

Are you feeling horny at all?

 No

Do you have the Munchies?

 No

Do you like this herb?

 Yes, it relaxes me and smells awesome.

Would you smoke it again?

 Yes, but not alone, I plan on making a mixture of this herb, as soon as I perfect the recipe I will post it on here. I plan on calling this blend Purple Paradise.

Would you suggest this herb to anyone to try?

Sure and if you can figure out an amazing mix for it, please let me know so I can try it.
Alright so i am gonna go try a few different mixes with Lavender in it, so keep blazing and toodles all.

Wild Lettuce

Wild Lettuce aka Lactuca Virosa aka Lopium aka Lettuce Opium

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactuca_virosa

So this herb is said to have the same effects or similar effects as Opium. Even though this herb contains no opiates. Most sleep aiding blends contain this herb. Its uses include sleep aids, relaxants, or just to make you feel good. There is an extract you can make with this herb, I will be looking into it of course, but for now the effects of smoking this herb on it's own will suffice. You can also add the oils that are made from this plant to tea to help induce sleep as well.

I ordered my Lopium from ebay but you can find yours at The Herbal Smoke Cafe. My first impression of this herb was horse hay. It smelt very similar to freshly bailed hay. It has a very pleasing aroma, well to me anyway. I first attempted to load my purple pipe, but the herb doesn't burn like some herbs, it plugged up my pipe whithin the first hit, I couldn't smoke it in a pipe. So I pulled out the old trusty roller. Ok so with the joint, I could actually get a real hit. My first hit burned at about a 5. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't all that good either. If you have ever smelt burning weeds, like when they do controled burns to get rid of the dead weeds, that's what this herb smelt like when it burned. I liked it, but chille didn't think it was all that awesome. Within three hits I started to feel very relaxed, not high but just relaxed. I was completely content to just watch the joint burn, something I noticed while I watched it burn, is this herb burns weird like blue, and it tip of my joint looked like someone stuck a mini firecracker in it.

 Chille was already sleeping next to me, so it is a good sleep aid. After about an hour, I started to feel the effects slow wear off. So It was off to bed while I still felt tired. There was no red eye associated with smoking this herb, I was not hungry or horny. I was just tired and relaxed. I highly suggest this herb to anyone who has trouble relaxing, or who just wants to relax with a great smelling smoke. I will be smoking this herb more often and even mixing it with some other herbs to enjoy more of its benefits.


Here is some more reading for those of you interested in learning more about Wild Lettuce:
http://marijuanaalternatives.com/wild-lettuce.htm
http://www.drugs.com/npp/lettuce-opium.html
  Alright readers thanks for reading and keep on blazing toodles all.

Skullcap

Skullcap aka Scutellaria lateriflora aka Mad dog weed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutellaria_lateriflora

 The general use for skullcap is to promote sleep, and it is a mild sedative. I will by trying this herb tonight, because I have to wake up at 6am for work tomorrow, and I don't even get off work till 11 pm. There are also some noted uses of this herb in the study of cancer, you can read up more on this at the wiki link above, if that sort of stuff interests you. At one point in time, this herb was thought to help cure hydrophobia aka rabies.

 I personally am only interested in if this herb is going to help me sleep tonight. I purchased this herb on ebay, but you can find it at The Herbal Smoke Cafe.

Alright so my first impression of this herb is grass, not the good kind but like the crap you pull out of your lawnmower. It smells like cooking herbs to me, I loaded my awesome purple pipe and took my first hit of skullcap:

My first hit was kind of mild, I would rate the first hit at about a 4, but my second hit burned at about a 6. I felt an overall sense of wellbeing, kind of like when you take half a loratab, I just felt dopey, but not tired. The effects of this herb don't amplify the more you smoke, they just kinda stay at the same level of dopiness, till either you fall asleep, or it wears off in about an hour. Now if you are using this herb as a sleep promoter, I would suggest that you smoke it lightly till you fall asleep, I preferred the my my mini hookah for this. The hookah tones down the harshness and gives it a different flavor, not by much but enough to make it tolerable. I would probably suggest mixing this herb with like lavender flower, or something mellow for an intensified state of tranquility. I will be mixing this herb around to find a good combination, so I will be trying this herb again. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave me a message or a comment in the comment boxes. Thanks for reading, keep blazing and toodles.

Mullein Leaf

Mullein Leaf aka Verbascum thapsu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbascum_thapsus
Now something funny about this plant, as a child I used to play with the leafs from this plant saying they were towels for small critters, or large bugs, because the leaves of this plant have a fuzzy hair on them that protects the leaves so my step mother would tell me. to the touch of a hand they feel soft and fuzzy like a towel, but if you touch them to your face or other areas with more tender skin it feels like sand paper.
This plant is a biennial plant, meaning that it takes two years for this plant to completely grow up and produce seeds/flowers. Now in my Mullein, it is the leaves, so the plant that was used could have only been a year old, I am unsure, I prefer to not get to know the things I burn. Now the main uses for this plant are topical astringents, emollients, and they help a great number of skin issues. This herb is also good for treating coughs, or other related problems. According to The Herbal Smoke Cafe, this is one of the smoothest smokes they offer. So I was expecting a nice mild smoking experience out of this herb. Now there are no known effects of this herb that will give you a euphoric high of any sort, so why am I smoking this herb? Because all of my different smokes have fucked with my lungs, and if this herb is good for that, then hey this herb could be used even for our MM users. You can make a tea out of this herb, mix it with any of your favorite smoking herbs, or just smoke it alone to gain its benefits.
Effects of Smoking Mullein
Ok I didn't feel like rolling a joint, because I was pretty tired last night, so I packed the bowl of my favorite pipe, took a deep breath and took my first hit of Mullein.
I was surprised to find out Mullein is not a mild smoking experience in any way shape or form. My first hit almost choked me, I would rate this herb a 7! I was not expecting it to be as harsh so after I got done hacking my lungs out I took another hit. One thing I did notice was that as I coughed it did work as an expectorant, and the googies that I had been battling all week finally decided it was time to give me peace. I smoked the entire bowl, even though it made my lungs hurt. The next day however my lungs felt awesome. I could breath like I haven't breathed in a while, and I haven't hacked up any googies today. In fact I have coughed, but nothing like I had been, its a light dry cough. It felt almost like the only reason I was coughing was a force of habit. I do suggest that if you are having any issues with googies, or your lungs to give this herb a try. I think the burning I felt was it's way of doing a clean sweep on my lungs, so who knows maybe my tolerance has gone down, and I will have better smoking experiences thanks to Mullein leaf. I guess I will let everyone know tomorrow after I smoke the Panama Gold Legal bud I got this morning.
Alrighty thanks for reading, keep blazing, and toodles everyone

Hops Buds

Hops flowers aka Humulus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humulus

Hops are found in the Canabea family, meaning they are related to Cannibis (Oh Happy Day).

As most of us cultured people know hops are used in the making of beer, so what are the effects when you smoke it you ask? Well according to The Herbal Smoke Cafe http://www.herbalsmokecafe.com/loose-smoking-herbs.php

"Many of our customers love smoking Hops! Hops plants are usually tall and can grow as much as 22 feet! As everyone pretty much knows Hops is primarily used in the production of  alchoholic beverages.  It can also be made into tea and smoked as well."

So seeing as how hops are so well loved as an herbal smoke, and they are related to cannabis, I had to order some. I got mine on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140489554092&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_2039wt_905. It's nice and cheap, and I bought it with some left over paypal money.

Effects of Smoking Hops Buds

Ok first thing I noticed when I opened my package, it smelt like dirty socks (yuck). My first thought was ew everything about beer just stinks. Ok so I am still going to give this herb a try even though my instincts generally tell me don't smoke anything that smells like a men's locker room. I loaded one bud into my lovely Purple Pipe, it was flaky to say the least I didnt want to crush it because I was afraid if I did it would pull through, and nothing is worse than having pipe poop in your mouth. My first hit was really harsh, not enough to make me cough but enough to make me exhale almost as fast as I inhaled I would rate it a 7. I started feeling the effects of this herb immediatly after the first hit. I felt dizzy and my face started to heat up. Much like when you start getting a buzz from drinking, but as I smoked more of this herb I began to feel relaxed with a hint of a headache. I did not get the munchies off this herb, in fact I didn't even want to look at food while smoking this herb. I did get a little horny, but nothing like Damania. I would say try this herb if you want to try something new, but it does not give you that melting butter sensation its illegal cousin is so well loved for. I will try crushing this herb just a little, but not too much and smoke it again, but I'm not sure if this herb will be repeat very often. I did wake up with a hangover the next day. I did not however have what I like to call ashtray mouth, like I get after smoking most herbs before bed. And this herb did not have a foul taste when I smoked it. It smelt the most like weed that I have smelt since smoking weed however, so be careful where you blaze up when smoking this herb.

Ok I ran a couple of buds through my herb grinder, and packed a bowl. It wasn't as harsh this way, and I started feeling the effects off the first hit. this time however it was a "clear head high", meaning I could feel the high, but I did not feel any head change. I played video games on this smoke, and it seemed to me to be more vivid than usual, so that was awesome, but other than the awesome visuals, and the slight head change whenever I took a hit, there was really nothing to smoking hops. They smell like dirty feet, and taste kinda sweet, but did not get me all that high. If you have anything you want to add to this blog, or if you want to post your own experiences while smoking this herb feel free to comment. Thanks for reading, and keep blazing toodles all.

Damania

Damania aka Turnera Diffusa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnera_diffusa

Damania is a known aphrodesiac, and is said to relax the central nervious system.

In Mexico they use it in some Margaritas, and was said to be used in the "first" Margarita.

Damania is used in almost every herbal blend I have tried so far.

I first heard of Damania when I first started smoking spice, Damania is usually the main ingrediant for spice blends. Little did I know at the time that there was HU-210, aka synthetic THC in spice so I assumed it was the Damania that was getting me high. Well since I started studying why the county over from mine made it illegal, I decided to try pure unlaced Damania to see if the effects of spice are also influenced by this herb. I ordered mine from ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300411073091&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_1315wt_905, but you can also find it in most head shops, or even some health food stores, or at http://www.herbalsmokecafe.com/loose-smoking-herbs.php. The Herbal Smoke Cafe is a really good place to get some idea on what other people are smoking, but I sell things on ebay so using paypal to buy my herbs is just easier for me. And it seems alot cheaper in some cases. Ok so the link I pasted from ebay, shipped within about a week and a half.

Effects Of Damania

Ok so I used my lovely purple pipe to smoke this herb for the first time.

My first hit was really harsh to be honest I would have rated it a 6, which for anyone who has read any of my other posts, that is the highest rating I have given so far. But that 6 soon turned to awesome, it tasted exactly like spice, well duh! Ok so I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but hey most people say I'm cool, anyway I started feeling the effects within 3 hits. I felt happy and spinny I guess. This initial happy feeling turned to hyperness within 15 mins and 2 more hits. After about 15 more minutes of hyper-happiness I started to come down to a relaxed kinda horny/hungry stage. So yes this herb does make you horny and does increase sensation. It does not make food as awesome as some cannibis does, but hey it does give you an appatite. I would say I really like this herb in fact I am planning on smoking it alot more. It is currently my favorite herb. I would say yes try this herb cause it's awesome and it might get you lucky.

Updated Knowledge on Salvia

So I get paid every two weeks, and that is when I get my new herbs, well yesterday I went to the local smoke shop in Cedar, and attempted to purchase some "more" Salvia Divinorum. I found out yesterday that the smoke shop will not sell real Salvia to anyone under the age of 21. So the crap I was smoking when I thought I was smoking salvia, is more than likely just organic sage. That is why it had no effect on myself, my dog, or Duece. So now that I have this new knowledge its time to either send Duece in to buy it, or just get it off the internet. More than likely I will just get it off the internet.
In other news I got my shipments of Krypto legal bud, and Damiana today in the mail. So come Monday or even Sunday there will be new postings on at least one of them. Probably the Krypto it looks like real weed, so my mouth is just watering to try it.

Salvia Divinorum (or so I thought This is actually Salvia O)

I first purchased an ounce of Salvia at a head shop in a town about 56 miles away from where I live. Why so far you ask, well its the closest place with a head shop. Now I had only ever heard rumors about salvia when I made my purchase, I had no idea what it was going to do nor had I any clue what it even was. So being a smart blazer I googled it, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_divinorum, I have to say Wikipedia is becoming my new best friend. In general what I learned about Salvia is:
1. you can smoke it (the head shop sold it as incense)
2. It is called the diviners herb, meaning it will make you hallucinate
3. Salvia is a genus name for Sage, so not any Salvia will do, make sure when you purchase Salvia it clearly states Salvia Divinorum on the packaging, otherwise you could be purchasing Sagebrush.
Now I had to work that day so being a smart blazer I put the salvia up till I got off work. While at work I decided to look up on youtube, effects of Salvia, Here are some of my favorite videos:

As you can see from this video Salvia is not for the faint of heart, make sure you film your first time of Salvia Divinorum, and always post it on youtube if its funny.

Now so far in all the videos i have watched I have noticed everyone is hitting Salvia from a bong, this makes me wonder if this is the best way to hit it, I note to myself that I need to make a bong because I am not driving 56 miles to buy one that night. I have also noticed that all of the videos I have watched so far Salvia is not a good trip, so this explains why Salvia is not as popular as marijuana.

The last video is kinda long, but it was super funny in the end. So as of now I am really excited to try Salvia for the first time. Most people would watch the above videos and think dude I'm not trying this shit no fuckin way, but I just spent some of my hard earned money on it so I will try it at least once.
As soon as I got home I called Duece over, so I wouldn't have to trip alone, nothing is worse than trippin alone. I also purchased my first herb grinder, because the Salvia I bought was in dried leaf form

After grinding it into a chunky powder, I loaded the bowl of my favorite purple pipe, took a deep breath exhaled all the way and took my first hit of Salvia...It tasted Horrible! Like smoking something a horse shit out, it didn't make me cough, hell it didn't even make Blake cough, after smoking the whole bowl which for my pipe is about 4-5 hits a peice, neither of us felt anything to what the people in the videos were feeling. There was a head change, but that was about it, I thought hmmm...maybe we weren't hitting it hard enough, so I created our redneck bong.

our franken-bong was created with my purple pipe, duct Tape (because duct tape fixes anything) and a Coke bottle. Now this is when I found out my pipe does not do water, so we had to keep a towel under it so as to keep it from getting everything wet. After a bowl from the franken-bong, we were able to eliminate the bad taste, but still not high like the people in the videos, all I got was a headache. So we gave up on trying to get high off of the Salvia I bought. I made one major mistake when I purchased it...I did not fully read the label. What I had purchased was just Salvia, which could be any number of plants. My Salvia looked nothing like the above picture of salvia leaves, mine looked more like the crap you pull out of a rain gutter. So as soon as I get paid again I will go online and find some real Salvia Divinorum, and I will actually have a real bong. Sadly Franken-bong was dismembered to release my pipe, so I could smoke something else. I will repost as soon as the Salvia divinorum gets here in the mail. Till then keep blazin, and send me some funny videos of you or your friends smoking Salvia Divinorum for the first time.