Sunday, June 9, 2013

While waiting on the ingredients, I thought I would digress a little and talk about the medicinal uses of some of the ingredients in our herbal smoking blend. Passion flower, passiflora, has since ancient times been used to treat anxiety, hysteria and seizures. It is still used to treat anxiety today, and is said to better than kava, another herb used to treat anxiety. Damiana has also long been known for its relaxing qualities, and Mexican and South Americans make a tea from the leaves. As mentioned before, damiana is good for the libido and is and aphrodisiac. Blue lotus has a mild sedative property, and has since ancient times been drank as a tea or the petals of the flower were simply eaten. Blue lotus is also used today to make martinis. In addition, blue lotus has a pleasing smell and is popular in aromatherapy. Mullein leaf has many medicinal uses. It is useful as an astringent, emollient, and is also known to contain anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal properties. It has been used since ancient times as treatment for burns, fungal infections, bacterial infections and for pain relief. Check back soon, we should have the other ingredients tomorrow.

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