Sunday, February 3, 2013

Smoking Catnip (Nepeta cataria)

Embarrassing as it is, I tried this last night due to the fact I'm a social recluse and have no weed contacts... I had no skins so emptied out a cigarette with a skewer and packed it fairly tight with catnip buds (I thought these would be the strongest part) using a random metal rod to pack it tight. The buds were pretty dry, I'd just harvested most of the seeds the day before then chopped them off the plant. When I was packing the buds into the empty cigarette I found occasional patches of oil on the paper. Maybe this was from the catnip, or maybe something else.

Erowid doesn't say anything about human consumption: http://www.erowid.org/herbs/catnip/ Some sites say it has a mild effect. I've found sites saying it can be brewed up as tea. Other sites say it's used for insomnia to help you get to sleep.

It had no definite effect on me, I managed to get to sleep pretty quick afterwards but that's at least partly to do with caffeine withdrawal.

Next time, if there is a next time I'll brew up a tea with it instead as I've read is preferable and might be stronger. Otherwise it would probably be a case of smoking two or three cigarettes-worth to be affected.

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