Hi

I was wondering what I could use as a smooth smoke to layer my spice.

Tobacco is harsh and I am a lightweight when it comes to smoking weed.

I have heard peppermint is very easy on the lungs as is oregano?

Can anyone expand on this?

Whats your fav herb to layer your spice with?

Kind Regards
Peace

Mullein. And it's good for the lungs.

Peppermint is nice as well.

Mullein. But don't layer it. Infuse it, 1 to 1.

mulleins always been a harsh smoke to me for some reason, but its still nice to have some in a batch of changa

i'd just use caapi leaf, and stick it in a bong. Its very smooth that way

Do you grow it yourself? I've always found it hard to find.

Arg! I need to get me some caapi vines growin'!

Mullien, as well as any other herb for that matter, will be much less harsh if it is properly hydrated. Completely dry herbs is often the cause of harsh smoke. There's a few ways to hydrate herbs. Fine tobacco stores sell small discs that are run under water and just throw them in with the smokables.

I've found just about anything is smooth and easy coming from a bong/bubbler, hydrated or not. It's my fave!

I have smoked change with tarragon, marigold, dagga, motherwort, caapi, mullien, pau d'arco, passionflower and some others. I think my favorites are a blend of tarragon and marigold, and motherwort. I pretty much always mix some caapi leaf in, or smoke a bowl or two of it before hand.

someday i plan to

i get hardly any direct sunlight at my current place

i just have some left from over a year ago...when just using it for changa it lasts quite a while. but it might very well be harder to find these days

thanks everyone

Ill get some Mullien later today

would a bowl of caapi leaf have a strong MAOI effect?

peace

..caapi leaf (nice as it may be) doesn't exactly class as 'inert'..
while it will only have a very mild maoi effect, it is nonetheless not CNS inert, will slightly modify the effects of the tryptamine, and a few people are quite sensitive to smaller amounts of harmalas..

another option to mullein, peppermint is nettle, which also aids lungs..

jonathon ott originally used parsley which had been soaked in water a few days (to de-flavor) and then dried..
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ah Verbascum thapsus

that stuff grows wild everywhere here ! nice!

good for coughs too!

nen888

thanks!

thats very interesting, ill try them all )

peace

Peppermint is alright but don't use too much or it can be a really overwhelming taste. Mullein is best. Yerba mate works and is smooth but it has the same problem as caapi; the leaf is very 'flat' without a lot of surface area like buds. This can make smoking a little tricky.

all cool advice!

there is some mullein growing on some waste land close to me!

ill harvest it later, superb!

thanks again

damiana!
we here like it much better than mullein for smoking, just been using a little mullein on the bottom of bowls and mostly as tea before bed

Damiana is very nice if its not too dry. I hear good things about Mullien too, but haven't tried it myself. From experience I know that damiana smokes perfectly through a bong. Perhaps too fast burning for changa though... I have yet to try changa, so I wouldn't know.

Organic Salvia Leaf or even some Salvia Extract

Edit: sorry I was not aware of the meaning of the word inert. Yes salvia is in no way inert. But it is definitely a good combination of entheogens! And fairly smooth as far as taste goes

Same point as nen888 above... salvia is FAR from inert. So be warned.

gordolobo.. similar to mullein.

blue lotus is technically active, but fairly inert.

also the fan leaves of the cannabis plant make for a tasty, inert smoke.

Another trick is to stick a piece of lettuce in the container with the dried herbs. Just be sure to remove it before it dries and crumbles into the mix.

or a small piece of damp (not soaked) paper towel... thats what i use, and normally i can get it to stick to the side or top of the container, so it doesn't come into direct contact with anything.

osmosis ftw.