Making Your Own Herbal Tobacco
Ingredients
20 g of dried herbs
1 tsp Honey
4 tsp water
Dried herbs can be rolled as they are, however most dried herbs tend to be rather difficult to roll and smoke as they do not contain any moisture. The most common way to prepare herbs is to add some moisture for rolling. This often uses honey and since honey is packed full of goodness, an added healthy twist to the tobacco!
Directions
Mix the honey and water in a bowl. Rub the herb mix you have chosen together and add the water mix one teaspoon at a time. Rub the water into the leaves until they are slightly damp.
Lay the damp herb mix on a dish for a few days to allow the water to evaporate. Stir the mix from time to time. When your herb mix has dried sufficiently to burn place in an airtight jar. Do not allow it to become too dry. It is worth labeling the mix with its name / date made.
The tobacco can be used in a pipe or rolled up.
Possible Herbs and Smoking Notes
Herbs used in tobacco mixes include Coltsfoot, Sage, Marshmallow leaf, Mullein, Skullcap, Lavender, Peppermint, Damiana, Raspberry leaf and Thyme. Some people also use chamomile flowers, rose petals and cloves for a pleasantly fragrant smoke.
Tips
- Rolling the herbs to make them a nice consistency by hand prior to moistening them can be useful to help make for a more sustained smoke.
- Rolling your own cigarettes takes practice but is well worth it. The trick is to take your time and not apply too much pressure to the cigarette paper. It’s well worth looking for cigarette papers
- For a faster herbal tobacco simply soak the herbs in honey (the runny type) overnight and leave the mixture to dry out the next day.