nate Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 So i've just ordered some organic Eucalyptus leaf from Ebay and i've been pretty keen on trying to smoke it for relief of my year long allergies. I've read that natives used to frequently do it to clear their throats and nasal passage ways. Which led me to lace a cigarette with eucalyptus oil before.. and it actually worked quite well, but have since decided against doing that... anyways, i have this ounce of leaf here and am trying to decide what to mix with it so it doesn't just go up in flames when i put some coals on it. Any ideas? honey perhaps? I'm a ginny pig, hit me with any and all suggestions. Warnings also appreciated if someone has tried this before. And no i'm not trying to get a buzz off of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 You could try this. http://www.hookahforum.com/topic/39266-how-tomaking-your-own-shisha/ I've not used the methods but seems like it works well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilded777 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Dude... I do not recommend smoking Eucalyptus. Not for any particular health reasons that I can think off... but, as a practicing herbalist and aromacologist... don't do that. Here's what you do. If you've got the oil... awesome (what species? Globulus? something else?). Heat some water in a tea cup or whatever, drop the oil into it... close your eyes and breathe the steam. Leaf... try this... take a bowl, a towel and some boiling water. Toss the leaf in the bowl, put the boiling water over it... put the towel over your head and neck, drape your face over the bowl and use the towel to keep in the steam and breathe. Close your EYES! I'll think about this smoking it...I suppose it could work, but its not generally an accepted method of ingestion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Yeah, I have an oil burner for mixing up the water and oil but i'd like to actually try smoking the leaves and just see what happens.. I have also read about the boiling water method and i'm going to save the non organic eucalyptus for that.. We've all done worse things to our body, so we'll see how this works out. The video above was very helpful by the way, but since i'm in south korea i doubt very much i can find glycerin at the grocery store.. honey will have to do.. so thanks to all! i'll let everyone know how it turns out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegaalpha22 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 If we were talking eucalyptus oil, it'd be a lot easier. Now, with the leaf, you would definitely need glycerin. Honey only will ruin a bowl. Try molasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilded777 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Honey will not ruin a bowl... more than half of the brand name tobaccos out there use honey. The only one I personally know of that uses molasses is Tangiers. If you can't get glycerin, use honey and a tiny bit of water. If you are going to insist on trying this... are the leaves fresh or dried? And I watched that video, no offense to the guy who made it... but why the hell are you boiling the tobacco? You might as well use dirt as a base after boiling it. Boiling is going to remove all the things you want out of the tobacco and leave it behind in the water and the steam that evaporated while you were boiling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. B Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 You're gonna want to use glycerine, definitely, unless you plan on making an extract based in alcohol/oil to mix with tobacco or herbal shisha. If I had it my way I'd make a tincture (glycerine-based concentration), maybe with some fruit reduction, and keep the slag leaves around to mix with cured tobacco and molasses. IANAD and I can't attest to any implications of the healthiness of smoking eucalyptus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezxen Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 [quote name='evilded777' timestamp='1317127120' post='525318'] Honey will not ruin a bowl... more than half of the brand name tobaccos out there use honey. The only one I personally know of that uses molasses is Tangiers. If you can't get glycerin, use honey and a tiny bit of water. If you are going to insist on trying this... are the leaves fresh or dried? And I watched that video, no offense to the guy who made it... but why the hell are you boiling the tobacco? You might as well use dirt as a base after boiling it. Boiling is going to remove all the things you want out of the tobacco and leave it behind in the water and the steam that evaporated while you were boiling it. [/quote] I take no offence any criticism good or bad is good in my opinion i boiled it in hopes to get rid of any thing they might of added to the tobacco even tho its natural pipe also to get harshness, tobacco taste ,and nicotine buzz down . i did not make a video of the first try . The first batch i made was too harsh and had an overpowering tobacco taste, the buzz was that stronger than tangiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilded777 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 [quote name='ezxen' timestamp='1317157748' post='525388'] [quote name='evilded777' timestamp='1317127120' post='525318'] Honey will not ruin a bowl... more than half of the brand name tobaccos out there use honey. The only one I personally know of that uses molasses is Tangiers. If you can't get glycerin, use honey and a tiny bit of water. If you are going to insist on trying this... are the leaves fresh or dried? And I watched that video, no offense to the guy who made it... but why the hell are you boiling the tobacco? You might as well use dirt as a base after boiling it. Boiling is going to remove all the things you want out of the tobacco and leave it behind in the water and the steam that evaporated while you were boiling it. [/quote] I take no offence any criticism good or bad is good in my opinion i boiled it in hopes to get rid of any thing they might of added to the tobacco even tho its natural pipe also to get harshness, tobacco taste ,and nicotine buzz down . i did not make a video of the first try . The first batch i made was too harsh and had an overpowering tobacco taste, the buzz was that stronger than tangiers. [/quote] I concede your point good sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilded777 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 [quote name='Dr. B' timestamp='1317157313' post='525387'] You're gonna want to use glycerine, definitely, unless you plan on making an extract based in alcohol/oil to mix with tobacco or herbal shisha. If I had it my way I'd make a tincture (glycerine-based concentration), maybe with some fruit reduction, and keep the slag leaves around to mix with cured tobacco and molasses. IANAD and I can't attest to any implications of the healthiness of smoking eucalyptus. [/quote] good advice... but I'd not want to tincture the NHT (Non-Hookah Tobacco) in this case. Possibly do an extract... that's more or less what I had been thinking: but I would cook the whole NHT (Non-Hookah Tobacco) in honey and a little water, trying not to boil it but reduce it somewhat... the eucalyptus oils are extremely volatile (meaning they will evaporate quickly, not explode). I've not made an herbal preparation to smoke in a hookah. Most of the herbs I have smoked (coltsfoot, damiana, et al) have been smoked straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilded777 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 oh for goddess's sake. We are talking about eucalyptus and other herbal MEDICINES that are 100% legal, and the forum is going to censor the H-word? context sensitive censoring would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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