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One upon a night in the land of enchantment, Jimmy prepared a cup of herb tea made from 6g of catnip herb and 2g of inebriating mint. The tea was left to steep for about 2 hours. The tea was a bit bitter, but it was fragrant at the same time. Thus still pleasant. Soon after the tea was drunken, a notable buzz set in. There were some visual disturbances, but no real OEVs. However, when he closed his eyes there were notable CEVs. Pools of rippling colors. This was fallowed by a scene of stripped poles in a strange room.
After this he fell asleep. He then had a strange dream. He seen two men in the dream. One was a man with African features and a Caribbean accent. The other was a pale blond man. At the beginning of the dream the blond man is laying on the ground with his arms spread out in a garden. He is exposed to the sun light. The Caribbean man is kneeling over him. Then the same blond man walks through a gate into the garden. Thus, he is in two places at once. Then the Caribbean man says; "How can you be there and here at the same time my friend?!
This was all quite bizarre indeed. It had a mild SD like effect. One is lead to believe that the inebriating mint related, but much milder, effects to SD. Perhaps some inebriating mint tea with a quid of SD leaf is in order. One wonders about a possible synergy.
Mint Ramblings: A Mint Dreams Blog.
A pinch each of the catnip, meadow sage and white sage were put into the scepter.
Jimmy inhaled the lot of it in 3 breaths. A Cannabis like buzz cam over him. There was some visual disturbances in the darkness.
Very minor OEVs one might say. About 3 hours later there was still a haziness about him.
A nice cup of tea was brewed. It was made from about 2g each of inebriating mint and white sage herb. Only 1/3rd of a cup of water was used to prepare the tea. The tea was sipped slow and allowed to set in the mouth like a tincture. A vague buzz was soon felt. Some minor visual pattering was seen in the darkness, but drowsiness soon followed suite. Thus, Jimmy fell asleep after only about a half hour.
0.3g of 5X Coleus extract was eaten, but nothing was felt from such an oral method of consumption.
When Jimmy had inhaled the smoke of the scepter that had been filled with such a dose, 0.3g of 5X Coleus extract, the Coleus produced a dreamy state for 2 to 3 hours.
0.3g of the 5X Coleus extract was placed upon a pinch of catnip herb in the scepter. After 3 inhalations, Jimmy started to feel glazed over and just a bit sedated. Such effect lasted about 3 hours.
When nightfall came upon the land of enchantment, Jimmy prepared himself a cup of a very bitter tea. A large bag of dream herb (Calea zacatechichi) and a bad of mixed mint tea (a mixture of pepper mint, spear mint and pineapple mint). The tea bags were placed into pre-boiled water, and the tea was let to steep for 15 minutes. Upon drinking the tea, Jimmy found it to be as bitter as wormwood tea. After he finished drinking the tea, he heard a buzzing sound about him. However there was nothing more to it, and he did not recall his dreams that night either.
On another day before hand in time, Jimmy found 2 pinches of wormwood, 2 pinches of catnip flower bud and a pinch of white sage in his incense scepter. He inhaled the smoke of the scepter in 3 inhalations. He was then hit by a sedate drowsiness. He described it as being much like MJ in effect. About 7 hours later he still felt a bit sedated, but there was also some brain fog effect, and he felt a bit dulled.
A few days earlier a cup of tea came before Jimmy. A table spoon each of catnip herb and meadow sage herb and flowers were used to brew the tea. The tea had steeped for >1/2 hour. After he drank down the tea, a buzz came upon him. He also saw some minor visual disturbances. It was as if auroras were trying to form, but they could not form before him. No true colors or geometries to the cloudiness. The buzz faded after about 1 and a half hours.
On another night a cup of tea made from 3g of inebriating mint and 2g of white sage herbs came before Jimmy. The tea was bitter, but it was not bad tasting like the dream herb tea had been. After about 10 minutes a buzz and some drowsiness set in. When he closed his eyes he seen CEVs with SD like qualities to them. There were replication patterns to things. In one scene he seen some model like young ladies sitting upon a toilet in a brick walled stall. However, there were many of these ladies replicated upward. It was like they were sitting on top of each other, but they were all different. Just weird as can be. The dreams he had after that were also filled with people wearing striped clothes, and poles with stripes on them too.
A few days later, he tried the same tea mix again, but on that occasion all he felt was a bit sedated for a few hours.
On another day the scepter cam before him again. Inside its head it had a good gram of some meadow sage. After 4 inhalation it was done. A mellow MJ like buzz was felt. It reminded him of the type of MJ they used to call home grown.
Another day came, and the scepter was also there again. This time it wad 0.3g of catnip extract in its head. It took Jimmy 4 inhalations to finish it off. After that a mild tranquilizer like feeling was felt. It reminded him a lot of the effects of a small dose of a benzodiazepine.
The effect only lasted about 2 and a half hours.
Another cup of herb tea came before Jimmy. This cup had been made with a mixture of 3g of inebriating mint and 3g of catnip herb.
The tea had a pleasant smell, but it was a bit bitter. However it was not as bad as some of the other teas he had done.
About 20 minutes after he finished the tea, a vague buzz came over him. 15 minutes later some minor visual patterning was seen. Nothing very well defined though. It was more a matter of appreciating of pattern around him. After about 2 hours he was back to baseline.
Once upon a time a plant came to Jimmy in his dreams. It was a Salvia coccinea, or more commonly know as tropical sage. It is a pretty red flowered plant. He decided to put about a half gram of the dried herb of it into his incense scepter. He inhaled it in 2 drags. The after math effect reminded him of a drag off of a thin joint of commercial MJ. However the effect did not last very long. This made him contemplate an extraction of the plant matter.
7g of dried S. coccinea (SC) herb came before him. A can of acetone was also there to great him. The herb was in a dark brown bottle. He just poured the acetone over the herb, and he then let the mix set for a day. After that the acetone solution was filtered off onto a glass tray. The process of extraction was repeated on the herb one more time. After about 3 days the acetone had dried off. A light green almost crystalline substance was in the tray. He scraped it up and weighed it. There was 100mg of the extract. The extract was not greasy or waxy like Coleus or SD extract tend to be. He declared the extract 65X SC.
The first day he vaporized 25mg of the 65X SC off of a 2" X 3" piece of aluminum foil. After 2 inhalations, a rush of auroras came over him for a bit. That was followed by a watery feeling. It was similar to a low dose of magic mushrooms or a large dose of Coleus. He saw incense scepter on a shelf. The incense scepter looks more interesting to him. All nice and shiny.
The next day he placed the remaining 75mg of 65X SC onto a pinch of SC leaf inside the head of the scepter. It took him about 3 inhalations to finish it off. This time the effect was almost opiate like with some MJ like qualities. This mellowed out into a Coleus like feel an hour later. The total effects lasted about 2 and a half hours.
Click on Ana to go to chapter 2 of Mint Dreams and Green Fae Scenes.
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Green Fae Tea
Once upon a midnight on a full moon Jimmy decided to emulate an herb tea based on the legendary drink called *Absinthe. The slang name for the drink was "The green fairy", thus, this tea mix came to be called "green fae". Into the mix he put several herbs. Some catnip(Nepeta cataria), lemon balm(Melissa officinalis), garden sage(Salvia officinalis), mugwort(Artemisia vulgaris) and wormwood(Artemisia absinthium). The 1st batch lacked anise seed(Pimpinella anisum), but he would add such to a 2nd batch later. I know catnip is not one of the traditional herbs, but it was added in lue of alcohol. He placed a heaping table spoon of the mix onto coffee filters that were then folded over and stapled together to form rather large tea bags.
The First Cup of Green Fea Tea
After preparing the tea bags, he decided to test out one of them. He placed the bag into a cup of pre-boiled water. He let it steep for about 15 minutes. As he sipped the tea, he noted that it was indeed quite bitter. However, that was to be expected from anything containing the likes of wormwoods. Soon after the cup of bitter tea was hence consumed a foggy buzz and drowsiness came over him. It was a bit like walking about in a cloud. However, soon thereafter he fell asleep.
Upon falling to sleep he dreamed of some young ladies running around in a field. He was note sure of where the place could be, but the youths looked to be of a European sort. The young ladies had on some sort of button down dresses. He could not recall much more about his dreams than that though.
The next day when he awoke, he felt a bit dazed still. It was that brain fog feeling. His memory at first also seemed a bit impaired. It was kind of like one might get after a night of drinking a few drinks of alcohol. By noon his mind was clear though.
The Second Cup of Green Fae Tea
About a week later he tried another cup of the tea. However, this time he put 2 tea bags into the cup of pre-boiled water. The tea was, of course, even more bitter that time. The effect was also more pronounced too. After drinking the tea the haziness manifested itself as a minor visual form. He saw figments of smoke that were really not there. A strong drowsiness followed the smoke vision.
After he fell asleep, he dreamed about a mansion someplace in the countryside. There was a lady there. She had a brown dress suit on. However, the style of her dress seemed to be rather Victorian. However her dress was shorter than what one would expect for that time in history.
After he awoke from sleep, he was groggy again. However, he recovered his senses in short order, and his mind was again clear.
A Third Cup of Green Fae Tea
Another two weeks later he made another cup of the tea. This time he used one bag of the tea mix and a second bag of anise seeds. He placed the two herb tea bags into the cup of pre-boiled water, and he let them set about 15 minutes.
This time the anise seed seemed to make the taste much more tolerable. He felt not only the hazy feel after he drank the tea, but there was also a glazed over quality to things around him too. However this time after his nap, he did not recall his dreams this time. Of course, the anise seed was a good addition. Thus the next batch of tea was to include such in it. That, however, is a story for another time. As he has yet to taste that batch tea.
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Other species of the mint family
There have been occasional reports of the use in bohemian circles in the United States of large doses of some of the spices of the mint family, such as sage and marjoram, to induce hallucinations. Perhaps the economically important mint most widely misused in sophisticated circles is catnip, Nepeta Cataria. Hallucinogenic effects of these plants may be attributable to components of their essential oils, but little research in this direction has as yet been undertaken.
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Victoria Blue Sage (S. farinacea)
One day, less than not so long ago, a pinch of some dry Salvia farinacea herb ended up in Jimmy's incense scepter. The material ended up being inhaled in 3 drags. The effects to him seemed very much like a similar amount of commercial grade MJ. It had made him very sleepy, though, and he fell asleep soon after. He then dreamt of visiting with this herb again. In the next dram the herb will be measured out though.
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Petting the Lion.
More notes from Jimmy.
Quite some time ago I found a nice big bag of wild dagga (Leonotis leonorus [ http://leda.lycaeum.org/?ID=323 ]). After taking it home, some of it ended up in the incense scepter. A fair sized load was combusted and inhaled. but only a very mild MJ like effect was felt.
On another night, I tried it a a tea. A nice 3g bag of the leaves and flowers was made. It was then steeped for 30 minutes in hot water. It was a bitter tonic like tea, and it provided a mild tranquil effect.
Some of the wild dagga was then prepared into an extract using IPA. 56g of the herb made about 2.7g of a 20X resinous extract. The extract took two weeks to prepare.
The extract, also, ended up in the incense scepter. A half gram of it was smoked up like hashish. It was not as harsh as the mixed herbal and flower matter. It had a sedative effect, and it was stronger than the other two methods. However, it was still not all that interesting. It would make a good nightcap to help one get to sleep, but that was about all it was good for. Nothing really visual or profound about it off hand.
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Petting the Mad Dog: A Skullcap Night Cap.
After the petting the Lion thing, Jimmy decided to try the same extraction technique with 2OX of skullcap (Scutelleria species [ http://leda.lycaeum.org/?ID=6694 ]) herb. Once again, the extraction took about 2 weeks to prepare. However, the extract was 7g at the end, so it was an 8X extract.
The 8X extract also smoked up like hashish. The 1/3 to 1/2d range seemed to do well in his incense scepter. The effect was also a sedative on in nature, but it was more downer like. It was kind of like mixing benzos and barbs, but it did not knock one out in the same way. It seemed easer to function on for him. That is that he could still walk around and do things like read and write a bit. Once again however, it was not one of those very visual experiences. However, skullcap is a mint, so the notes have ended up here.
BTW, a 0.3 to o.5 of the 8X Skullcap extract taken orally mad a good sleeping pill too. The herb tea made from 2-4g also makes a good herb tea to help one get to sleep.
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Some other Salvias of interest.
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Source;
http://edot.lycaeum.org/TOPsalvia.html
THE OTHER PSYCHOACTIVE SALVIAS
Many quotes in this article are from persons who wish to remain anonymous. Others are from published reports on various newsgroups and forums. I have used no names accordingly.
It is not the intent of this article to discuss Salvia divinorum. That has been done elsewhere and at great length. Nor is it the purpose of this paper to discuss the fragrant and culinary sages that are known to contain thujone, the active principal in absinthe. Rather this article is meant to deal with the other tested and untested but potentially psychoactive species of Salvia plants. There has been much recent interest over claims of similar compounds to those in S. divinorum being found in other species of Salvias.
The earliest record is to be found in Pharmacotheon (Ott, 1996, pg. 380) "Similar diterpenes such as salviarin and splendidin have been isolated from Salvia splendens and other Salvia species (Savona et al 1978; Savona et al 1979), and these Salvia diterpenes represent a novel class of psychoactive compounds."
Late in 1997 there began to appear references to Salvia splendens being sublingually active as an anxiolytic on various forums on the internet. When attempting to pursue these leads, contradictions were encountered that did not deter my quest, but gave me certain reservations. Through the good graces of a benefactor, I was able to obtain some S. splendens leaf in late 1997 about the same time I acquired some seeds. I posted at that time on two different forums (The Lycaeum and E.com trip reports forums) but did not save a copy of the posts and they have become unretrievable. The posts dealt with the smoking of Salvia splendens and how the effects were comparable to the last hour of a Ps. mushroom experience.
Others who tested Salvia splendens in various forms had varying degrees of success. While some thought that the experience was likenable to that of cannabis "less than a similar sized bowl of "Cannabis Cup Mix" but worth trying again" and " kind of being high (MJ) without the confusedness" others compared it to Benzidiazepines or anxiolytic substances "yes, definitely calming". Most of the remarks concerning tranquilizing effects were from those who used the leaves sublingually "When I took S. splendens sublingually the effect was one of emotional numbing without intellectual dullness" and "I felt a relaxing effect in my head the muscles in my arms had relaxed as well".
Other comparisons were to smoking wormwood "she thought that it was a gentle relaxant and found it quite pleasurable to read whilst under it's effects. When I mentioned that I noted a similarity with wormwood, she concurred".
Wormwood is Artemesia absinthum and contains thujone.
The various reports of differing effects are not unusual when trying to describe a new and hitherto unknown experience. People tend to describe the unfamiliar with what is familiar to them, and so each person coming from their own frame of reference can only use those terms they know. I have seen posts comparing S. splendens with GHB, beer and cannabis, valium and psychedelics in their last stages of intoxication. The only thing some of the posts have in common is that there is a definite effect from S. splendens.
Some have found combining it with cannabis helpful "When some cannabis is smoked one hour into the experience the latter's effect is considerably potentiated, but with the clarity of the splendens evident", while others have found it to be the opposite, "after an hour and a half of completely no-show, I was persuaded to try a small pipe of good, strong, but known quality bud. Bad Idea! Whether the splendens affected the buzz off the bud or the bud in some way activated the splendens trip-I knew even before I put the pipe down it was going to be a bad one. I had a tendency to nod as if my body was in two parts split by a V running from shoulders to just above the navel and joined by a hinge like a joint. I probably could have had an out of body experience (it certainly looked like it would have gone that way) if I had let the trip take over, but the thing was a bit too freaky for that".
One person has reported on the usage of the combination of Salvia divinorum and S. splendens, stating that "well over an hour and a half had surely passed when I got an idea that I just had to try. Splendens flowers, naturally dried. Three hits later I'm pleasantly fried. Is it synergistic? It surely must be.
"Like an elongated divinorum trip, with a lower peak" and " I smoked five big hits of splendens flowers then I immediately smoked one good hit of divinorum. I was rocketed into a slightly altered divinorum peak the peak wasn't quite as intense as just divinorum, but lasted about an hour" and "after I came down off the divinorum I smoked some splendens and it brought my divinorum trip back almost to the peak".
After experimenting with splendens, I became interested in other Salvia species that might contain active diterpenes. A friend sent me a reference to diterpenes in S. coccinea (Savona et al 1982) and I acquired seeds and germinated them. The following is from the Lycaeum Trip Reports forum, February 22, 1998:
"Pursuant to reports of diterpenes in the aerial parts of the plant Salvia coccinea (Savona et al 1982). ½ gram of leaf material was prepared and used for pyrolytic assay. The effects may be compared to those of Salvia splendens. Firstly was noted a disinclination to move from the chair in which one was sitting. Colors and textures became more distinct, accompanied by a mental clarity. Music became deeper and more full, with nuances that had never been previously noticed in familiar works. The thought process seemed to have been given wings. Physical effects were basically non-existent except for the disinclination to move which may also be described as feeling made of stone, hence having no inclination to move in the first place.
Where previously S. splendens had been compared to the last hour of a cubensis experience, this reminds the subject more of mescaline at a similar stage. Potentiation with cannabis at plus one hour was synergistic. Unlike S. divinorum, one can carry out "normal" activities under it's influence, although activities requiring concentration-such as typing-are somewhat hindered.
The duration seems to be similar to S. splendens , but somewhat more stimulatory in nature after the initial onset". After the success with S. coccinea, I began to investigate other members of the Salvia family and I began aquiring and testing other species. I tested S. Argentia, S. plebia, and S. superba, all by smoking.
All of the Salvias tested had similar effects. A short time later I received in the mail a copy of Chapter 12 of "Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plants" edited by John T.Arnason et al, the chapter being entitled "Neo-Clerodane Diterpenoids from American Salvia Species" by Lydia Rodriguez-Hahn, Baldomero Esquivel and Jorge Cardenas which listed the following American Salvia species:
S. melissodora
S. breviflora
S. keerlii
S. semiatrata
S. lasiantha
S. madrensis
S. splendens
S. fulgens
S. microphylla
S. lineata
S. rubescens
S. greggii
S. coccinea
S. plebia
S. gesneraeflora
S. puberula
S. tilleafolia
S. rhyacophyla
S. lanquidula
S. urolepsis
S. reptans
S. farinacea
S. lavenduloides
S. cardiophylla
S. thymoides
S. purpurea.
Neo-clerodane diterpenoids are the class of chemicals of which Salvinorin A is one example. Others in this class are Splendidin and Salviarin from S. splendens, Salvimadrensis and Salvimadrensinone from S. madrensis and Salviacoccin from S. coccinea.
Other reports came in from other forums and newsgroups regarding the effects of S. greggii, S. lyrata, S. farinacea and S. guaranitica, all of them positive.
Many of the Salvias on this list have not yet been tested, to my knowledge, and while so far no one of those tested has come close to the effects of S. divinorum, all tested have been found to be worthy of further study.
One more note: A compound known as forskholin extract, isolated from Coleus barbatus (=Coleus forskholii) also in the class of neo-clerodane diterpenoids and having a chemical structure similar to that of Salvinorin A was also tested in the above series of experiments and was found to be similar to smoking the flowers of S. splendens which are considered to be somewhat stronger than the leaves but otherwise alike in effects. The feeling of "clarity" was more noticable, also.
There is a report of use of a 5X extract of S. splendens leaf which states; "Too much of a good thing can definitely put you to sleep. I only lasted about an hour, but the effects were distinctly stronger, more like cannabis, and like it, too much will put you right to sleep. It was more than before, but still nothing like the world shattering of S.D. I had a similar experience with the flowers a week ago. They seemed stronger than the leaf and put me to sleep".
There are approximately 900 different species of Salvia. Only a very few of them have been tested and of those the great majority has been found active.
The above list only represents a small fraction of the Salvia family; those from the Americas which have been chemically analyzed. For the most part these remain to be bio-assayed. There may be another Salvia divinorum out there still. The success so far can only be looked at as encouraging.
I have seen reports on various newsgroups and forums mentioning skullcap and other members of the mint family, such as the basils, as having psychoactive activity. This is another promising direction for experimentation, one which I hope to explore more fully as soon as possible.
In closing, let me state that it appears the mint family-which has more medicinal plants in it than any other plant family-has great potential for new and unusual entheogens yet to be discovered and the availability is such that anyone can be a pioneer in this field. Let me also state that I do not advise anyone to attempt to duplicate or expand upon these experiments unless they are a qualified researcher. To blindly go into the garden or anywhere for that matter and just break off and chew or smoke leaves from plants without first knowing the chemistry of that plant adequately enough is asking for a trip to the hospital or worse.
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A Quid of SC
One day a hand full of the fresh leaves of some tropical red sage (Salvia coccinea [SC]) came before Jimmy. He forgot to, or did not bother to, count the leaves, and he just put them in his mouth. He then proceeded to chew the leaves. After the leaves were well chewed, he worked them under his tongue. There he let the quid sit under his tongue. The leaves were just a little bitter, but not as bitter as SD leaves. After 15 minutes, a slight buzz and some minor visual disturbances started to set in. Soon thereafter, he saw some mild visuals in a darkened room. The OEVs consisted of a septagram and a replicating moth. A minor visual of a replicating heart shape soon followed that as well. This was at the 35 minute point. In a lighted room there are still some minor visual disturbances. It was like an overlay of patterning upon the rug and walls. At one point a lion pattern formed on a wall. That was soon followed by a mild sedation.
When he closed his eyes, he saw a CEVs of some sage flowers in a field. After that he became more drowsy and fell asleep. The dream he had was about the field of flowers. At the two hour point, he awoke from his nap. At that point there were still some minor visual patterning effects. Just a mild lingering sparkling around him, the effect seemed to form a counter-clock-wise vortex. It seems that the fresh leaves seemed stronger than the dry ones he had previously tried.
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A Quid of May Night Meadow Sage (Salvia nemerosa)
On still a different day four fresh leaves of Meadow sage (Salvia nemerosa[SN]) ended up in Jimmy's hand. The leaves were of good size. The leaves than found their way into his mouth. When he chewed them, he found that they were not at all bitter. They just had this vegetable like taste to them. After the leaves were chewed quite well, he worked the quid under his tongue. After about 20 minutes, some very vague auroras started to form in the dark. The visuals were very mild. Not in his face like SD OEV and CEVs. Even the SC had stronger visual effects than the SN. However, the SN does still seem active.
At the half hour point, he swallowed the quid down with some water. Soon after that drowsiness set in. When he closed his eyes, some minor CEVs formed. However such was soon followed by dreams and normal sleep.
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A Double Red Sage Extract Report.
Before me came a square of Al foil with 200mg of an incense extract made from a combination of Salvia splendens and Salvia coccinea. I had done a 100mg dose in the past. However, this time I decided to increase the dosage by twice. The foil was curved into a tube. The tube was then clamped with an alligator clamp. Then the flame came to heat it up. 6 inhalations were needed to finish it off. This vaporization occurred in the darkness.
At first there was a strange rush that came over me. That was followed, about five minutes later, by a vague patterning that started to form in the darkness. The patterns tried to form into auroras or geometrics, but they failed. They just could not make it. The OEV pattering just could not become more defined.
However, there was some CEVs to the effect. These were things about people and places, but it came at me pretty fast. Thus, I did not get a good look at them. At 15 minutes, I went to write down these notes, so I had to turn the light on for a bit. At that point I did notice some vague trails after moving my hands. After that, I turned off the light. A few more flashes of light came to be as CEVs, but those too faded about five minutes later. It was then replaced by strong drowsiness. After the drowsiness set in, normal sleep followed.
Commentary: The Double Red Sage had been extracted from a mixture that was mostly S. splendens. I have found S. splendens leaf to be similar to low grade MJ in the past.
This mixture was stronger than that, but it was still an MJ like effect. It was nothing like SD. The effect seemed to be mostly a sedative one.
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Here is some info about catnip (Nepeta cataria). To most cats catnip is a strong intoxicant, but to humans it is just a mild sedative. BTW, mosquitoes hate catnip more than they do DEET.
Source; http://www.holoweb.com/cannon/catnip.htm
Click on the catnip to get to the source site.
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CATNIP
Taken as a hot infusion, Catnip promotes sweating and is beneficial for colds, flus, fevers, and infectious childhood diseases. It is soothing to the nervous system and calming to the stomach. It aids with flatulence, diarrhea, and colic. It is sometimes used as an enema to cleanse and heal the lower bowel (use in diluted form). Catnip helps to prevent miscarriage and premature birth as well as allays morning sickness.
Catnip, a member of the mint family, is a harmless "high" for felines. Although many cats will eat it, scientists say they're reacting to the smell rather than the taste. Felines bite, chew, rub against, and roll in catnip to release the volatile oil trapped in the leaves. Catnip is harvested when this essential oil production reaches its peak, and leaves and fragrant flowers are carefully air-dried to preserve essential oils at their best.
About 80% of adult cats -- including lions, pumas, and leopards! -- react to this irresistible, intoxicating, analgesic soporific. The tendency to like or ignore catnip is inherited, and it's true that some cats are immune to its influence.
Catnip, Nepeta cataria, is a mint family member said to be an import that went wild and now flourishes everywhere. It grows about 2' tall. The leaves are downy above and below, a little larger than peppermint leaves. By the 1890's, Ojibwe women were using it. It had a Native name, Gajugensibug, and was said to be a good tea to drink to bring down fevers, as well as pleasant-tasting.
Catnip
Other Common Names: catmint, catnep and nebada.
Scientific Name: Nepeta cataria
mature plant
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Note: Coleus(Solenostemon)are members of the mint (Lamiaceae) family.
*Click on the Coleus to get to the second page of the Mint Dreams and Green Fae Scenes Blog.
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Some Coleus Dreams.
This time an incense scepter with one third of a gram of 10X coleus extract In its head came before Jimmy. A torch to light the scepter also came before him. Seven hit were inhaled. A zonk like rush came over him. This was followed by a dreamy state of mind.
The smoke of the Coleus incense swirled around to make a face, but he had to look hard to see it.
He could hear the music he had listened to earlier, but the radio was off. Things around him had a dreaminess and a liquid look to them. There also seemed to be some minor anisoscopia and brightening of colors as well. This lasted about two hours.
In the past he had tried Coleus leaf as a tea and as a smoke. Only a mild effect was was acquired on most of the attempts. However on one occasion, he saw an elf vision in a vortex during a zonk like rush. This experiment, however, took place long, long ago.
Later he would try coleus again. However, he would try to smoke extracts of it. At first he tried a 4X and then a 5X. It was similar but not as strong as the 10X he tried the last time. He feels that Coleus may be of interest if it were in the 30X extracted range. Next come the dream of how to get it that strong.
Has anyone else experimented with Coleus? I think it may be worth look into some more. Other mint family plants may also be of interest, and I think they are worth investigating. That is why I put a post about this here in the Mint Dreams and Green Fae Scenes blog. I found a few posts about Coleus over at Erowid, but there was not that much about it there.
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Some enchanted Sage leaves in the rain.
Click on the sage leaves to get to The Rabbit Hole Glossary.
