Hi! Let's talk about herbal smoke blends, their benefits, and how you can create your own! Fair warning, this post is going to be fairly lengthy!
~ first of all, what is an herbal smoke blend and why would someone choose to use one? It's exactly what it sounds like. A blend of herbs that are smoked! There are many reasons people choose to smoke herbs. Depending on which ones used, it can be very medidative, give you more energy, help you sleep, help relieve anxiety, and help you connect with your spiritual practices. Let's get into how to make one!
~ Each smoke blend must have a base herb! A base herb is one that will be gentle and even beneficial for the lungs. What you're looking for here is an herb that is light and fluffy. This herb will make up about 3/4 of your blend. Listed below are the most commonly used and reccomended base herbs!
Mugwort - a great herb to use as a base! Gentle on the throat and lungs, it's also an amazing herb to promote relaxation, better sleep, lucid dreaming, astral projection, and vivid dreams. Excellent for connecting to your spirituality, helping you you to be more receptive to your spellwork, divination, and overall energy.
⚠️Mugwort is a blood stimulant. Do NOT use if pregnant or menstruating⚠️
Mullein - not only a light and fluffy base herb, but also beneficial to lung health! Mullein has been used for centuries to ease help ease the symptoms of coughing, asthma, pneumonia, colds, and bronchitis. It can also be blended with cann@bis to make it gentler on the throat and lungs.
Red Raspberry Leaf - gentle on the throat and lungs, Red Raspberry Leaf can help nicotine smokers quit with it's nicotine poison neutralizing qualities! A sedative and muscle relaxant, it's also very calming and can help relieve menstrual cramps, regulate your cycle, and soothe body aches and pains. A wonderfully helpful herb for those who menstruate. Red Raspberry Leaf also contain polyphenols, a nutrient with anti-inflammatory properties that can help ease arthritis pain.
Damiana - known as the cann@bis mimicking herb, Damiana, a mild psychoactive, helps you to relax, brings feelings of euphoria, increases energy, and stimulates blood flow. It's also used as an aphrodisiac and may help in weight loss efforts.
~ Now that you've chosen your base herb, lets add in some other herbs for flavoring, metaphysical, and medicinal purposes! These should make up only 1/4 of your blend. Listed below are some commonly used herbs you can add to your base!
Lavender - a classic! Lavender promotes good sleep and relaxation, while also giving your blend a lovely flavor! Lavender holds many metaphysical properties including the healing and balancing of your third eye and crown chakras, and warding away nightmares.
Rose - adds a sweet floral note to your smoke blend. The metaphysical properties of Rose include drawing loving energies to you while healing and balancing your heart chakra. I especially love to include rose to blends when sharing with friends <3
Horehound - is a great herb for any seasonal allergies! Add a little to your blend to provide some relief from them. An excellent herb for soothing a distressed respiratory system. A warning though! Horehound has a very unpleasant taste, so make sure only to use a small amount!
Blue Lotus - with it's sedative properties, Blue Lotus is a sleep aid that can help relieve anxiety. It's also an aphrodisiac. Technically a psychoactive, Blue Lotus flower brings feelings of euphoria and deep relaxation. Used to heal and balance thr third eye and crown chakras.
- For every tablespoon of base herb you use, add 1/2 teaspoon any extra herbs you might like!
- Mix them up. I have a special wooden spoon I use for working with herbs! You can use your (clean!!) hands too!
- roll or pack the herbs with your method of choice and enjoy!
🌀 if you stayed this long, thank you for reading! I plan to post my own smoke blend recipes soon! As much as I wish I could have herbal smokes on my etsy, I can't (not 21) so that'll be a project for the future!🌀
