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Tobacco Substitutes
Here's a rundown on herbs you can use as tobacco substitutes:
Basic Smoking Herbs
Bearberry leaves (Uva-ursi)
Buckbean leaves (Menyanthes trifoliata)
Chervil leaves (choerophyllum sativum)
Coltsfoot leaves (Tussilago farfara)
Corn Silk (Stigneta maidis)
Dittany leaves (Cunila mariana)
Eyebright leaves (Euphrasia officinalis)
Life everlasting leaves (Antennaria dioicia)
Marjoram leaves (Origanum marjorana)
Mullien leaves (Verbascum thaspus; said to give relief from asthma.)
Raspberry leaves (Rubus strigosus)
Rosemary leaves (Rosmarinus officinals; mixed w/ coltsfoot to relieve asthma
Sage leaves (Salvia officinalis; said to give relief from asthma.)
Wood betony leaves (Betonica officinalis)
Yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum)

Aromatic Smoking Herbs
Try adding any of these herbs and spices to your herbal tobacco to give it added aroma:
Allspice berries (spicy aroma)
Licorice root (sweet)
Cascarilla bark (musky)
Melilot flowers (vanilla aroma)
Cubeb berries (spicy aroma)
Sassafras bark (sweet)
Deers tongue leaves (vanilla aroma)
Thyme leaves (incenselike)
Eucalyptus leave (menthol aroma)
Tonka beans (vanilla aroma)
Lavender flowers (very fragrant)
Woodruff leaves (vanilla aroma)

British Herbal Tobacco
This is a pleasant tasting and aromatic mixture which i can heartily recom- mend for anyone anxious to find a less noxious substitute for tobacco. It can be smoked in a pipe or rolled into cigarettes. Pipe smoking, however, precludes the direct (and harmful) inhalation of saltpeter from the papers.
16 pt. dried coltsfoot leaves
2 pt. dried rosemarry leaves
8 pt. eyebright leaves (Euphrasia officinalis)
1.5 pt. dried thyme
1 pt. dried lavender flowers
8 pt. buckbean leaves
1 pt. rose petals
4 pt. wood betony leaves
1 pt. camomile flowers (optional)
Although they do form part of the recipe, I usually omit the rose and cam- omile as i find they distract from rather than add to the flavor. The herbs should be rubbed to a coarse powder through the fingers or the wire mess of a sieve. Make sure they get a good mixxing too. If you prefer a milder blend, increase the porportion of coltsfoot leaves. Any of the aro- matic smoking herbs can, of course also be incorporatd to give your blend extra distinction.

Intoxicating Smoking Herbs
Finally here is a list of some of the common herbs that are being used today to give herbal tobacco that something extra. Unlike cannabis, all these are legally obtainable (as of the time of this writing), but some of them at least could be harmful taken to excess. As with all powerful herbs an spices ,any good thing can be overdone.
Boldo leaves (rather harsh on the throat)
Broom tops (be careful with these; they can be dangerous)
Catnip leaves
Damiana leaves
Ginseng leaves
Hydrocotyle asiatica minor (stimulant in small doses, but narcotic in large) Lobelia leaves (herbalists use these in asthma preparations; I wouldnt recommend them because, like broom tops, they can be dangerous.)
Passionflower leaves
Poppyheads and leaves (if they're whit poppies, then they're opium and very illegal; however, legal red poppies also have a mild effect)
Wild lettuce juice (also known as lettuce opium; need i say more?)
Yarrow leaves

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  • so I just looked in my spice cupboard, would I be able to throw some rosemary leaves and Jamaican allspice berries in a grinder and then smoke it from my pipe?

  • @hyperballsmcgee not sure

  • please can you shave you beard and smoke the hair

  • @joe588 I wonder what it tastes like..

  • Are you living just for smoking ? lol all ur videos are about tabacco !

  • @Clemgoff lol no 99% of my life is other stuff, this just happens to be my niche for making videos

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  • @linkthegreat182 Thanks for watching

  • i used my tobacco pipe for weed. its very nice

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  • dude just smoke weed

  • Very interesting. Thank you for this report!

    New Age shops, places that sell crystals and other mystical paraphenalia, tend to have lots of packaged herbs of every sort.

  • I mix my weed with Marjoram.. I don't know what the fuck it does but it mellows me right out.. more than just the weed alone. Tastes nice too.. sort of sweet.

    I only really use that mix after shitty work days when I want to get home and turn off, the rest is just weed alone.

  • u forgot about the weed bro ;)

    great video btw!

  • Wild lettuce, wich is mostly known as dandy lions, I smoke this all the time and it is a grate sub for tobaco and it also relaxes tense nerves.

  • ever try smoking this herb called marijuana? you should try smoking it's buds, once combusted with a flame it creates this smooth, rich smoke that contains cannabinoids. One part of the cannabinoids group is a chemical, abbrevated is called THC... which is euphoric and sedative.....it also has this rich sweet, piney aroma from the smoke......this herb also builds immunity towards cancer and tumor it's quiet amazing....

  • you should try smoking hops leaf with skullcap, the hops leaf makes a sweet flavor its a good supplement for pipe tobacco, the skullcap is a sedative so it will "chill you out" much like a cigaret does

  • i smoke a lot of herbs, along with tobacco. they taste grate and can sometimes be beneficial. some give you a pleasant relaxing feeling when inhaled, check out herbal smoke shop.com and sun-cost organics,com they are the best in my opinion

  • I plan on getting my hands on some Passion Flower, apparently Native Americans used to smoke it as a calming mild sedative. Not entirely sure where I'll find it in western PA though :/

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