wild dagga (leonotis leonurus)

[hypnotoad]

Hey all!

I'm new to forum and all and I have a lot of respect for all the guys out on this forum! I, in advance if if this topic has already been discused already!

I live in South Africa, so wild dagga is everywhere around us. I have a few days ago went to collect a a lot of flowers and a few leaves!
I want to know what was your experiences have been with this plant and what's the best way to prep it!

Thanks!
Hypnotoad:grin:

 

[dreamtimereturn]

Hello,

Wild dagga is little sister.
in my experience, it has very loving vibe, and in small amounts makes a good daily tea to enter into a different 'mindscape'

i would relate it to cannabis in the sense that it does alter your perception to an extent.
it might change the way you look or feel about some things, and then allow you to carry that with you throughout the day.

if you decide to smoke it i would shout Be Careful! it's a very harsh smoke. beware.
although i've heard the flowers are less harsh i have yet to try them, am working with dried leaf atm.

i would be interested to hear your experiences with flower tea!

 

[hypnotoad]

Thanks a lot! The stuff grows everywhere here so I have tons of flowers! I have made myself a tea and the effects where great! I made it mainly of flowers and a few leaves! It took me some time to feel the effects in full, but when I did! It was awesome! I really enjoy it!

Do u know how to maby make a enhanced flower/leaf extract from this plant? Think the effects will be really nice!

**EDIT**

I know that the active alkaloid in it is leonurine. Can this in some way be enhanced? I've heared of people having slight hallucinations on this alkaloid.

 

[dreamtimereturn]

Awesome, geez i should start a garden! i'm going to have to get some of these flowers then.. they were fresh?
how was the taste? i know the leaves are slightly poignant if too many are added.

once i took about 5 grams dried leaf and cooked it down, filtered, to almost a resin. .
it was much easier to smoke this way and it was still kind of gooey before dry, probably could have been used for capsules also.

if you liked these effects i would also recommend mugwort, delicious!

 

[hypnotoad]

Haha it would work! They look amazing! woth a shot! The taste is bitter, but not unberable!

I recomened mixing it with another tea eg. Chai tea if your own tea is done.
All in all I really enjoy this plant!

But I'm more intrested in the fact that people actually have had minor hallucinations on the plant!? I would like to know if anyone here on the forum has had any of such effects!

And yes the leaves and flowers where all fresh, I believe that the wild ones that I pick are stronger than commercial ones because they grow in there own habbitat and out in the wild.

 

[hypnotoad]

We have african woorwood growing by me! I wanted to try it, but really had no idea what to do with it! And the taste was horribil! *bleghh*...

What method did you use it in? And how where the effects on you?

 

[Rasper1]

Wild dagga is a great meditation aid. It vamps up my transcendental meditation into very groovy psychedelic territory! Takes slightly longer for the thoughts to stop popping up but once they do the visions get really wild, really fast! Beautiful organic and geometric patterns of pulsating light, glowing, spinning technicolour light orbs flying through galaxy like moving formations, multitudes of light waves dancing to the rhythm and vibration of my breath ete etc... Similar to a stern dose of LSD 25! Defo gonna keep this little gem around for weekend and group meditations.

Only just started working with it so please lets have some more of your thoughts lovely nexian peoples!! Doesn't seen strong enough for recreation / social gatherings but gonna try drinking at work during my morning break. Think it could put a tasty, positive spin on the day hmmmm!!!!

 

[Continuum]

edit: just noticed this is a dated thread... carry on...