Alternate Smoking Herbs?

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#1 Kupala

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 10:49 AM

I would really love to quit smoking tobacco. The last time I seriously tried to quit, I smoked something called "Herbal Ecstasy" cigarettes. They had catnip, passionflower, sage and some other herbs I can't remember in them. I met someone once who smoked lavender and mint with his tobacco in an attempt to quit (don't know if it ever worked). I haven't been able to find the HE cigs.

What are some alternatives you have tried and do you have any ideas of delicious combos for me? (mj is illegal where I live, so that's not really an option, plus I always want tobacco hard afterward) I can't find my Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs...on my to-do list for the weekend--plus I'd like to have some human feedback on this. As for the nic patch, etc, I have one of those "oral fixations", and I like the feeling of the "flicking".

Thanks!!

#2 Michele

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 12:25 PM

Not exactly an answer, but I do find that for me to quit anything, I have to have a place that is not associated with that thing. Like if I were to quit smoking, I could do it at my son's house, lol, becuae no one smokes inside their house. I'd climb the walls at home if I had to watch a DVD and not smoke, but at his house I could watch a whole DVD and not even THINK about smoking because it is so ingrained in me not to assiciate smoking with there. So I would have to first quit smoking in my house, then once I had that "safe lace" so to speak, I could nip outside for a smoke, but if I was really into what I was doing inside wouldn't bother to. I don't know if that is how all smokers work, but it would be how I work, lol.

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#3 Aloe

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 02:10 PM

Kupala, on 04 February 2012 - 10:49 AM, said:

I would really love to quit smoking tobacco. The last time I seriously tried to quit, I smoked something called "Herbal Ecstasy" cigarettes. They had catnip, passionflower, sage and some other herbs I can't remember in them. I met someone once who smoked lavender and mint with his tobacco in an attempt to quit (don't know if it ever worked). I haven't been able to find the HE cigs.

What are some alternatives you have tried and do you have any ideas of delicious combos for me? (mj is illegal where I live, so that's not really an option, plus I always want tobacco hard afterward) I can't find my Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs...on my to-do list for the weekend--plus I'd like to have some human feedback on this. As for the nic patch, etc, I have one of those "oral fixations", and I like the feeling of the "flicking".

Thanks!!

I've smoked mullein, damiana and rabbit tobacco. I know you want to quit tobacco, but rabbit tobbaco is different. Still may not be something you're interested in but thought I'd throw it out there. As always, herbs affect people differently, be careful and all that...

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 04:32 PM

Lobelia is a traditional substitute for tobacco and has been used to wean people off. It's what I will use when I'm ready to quit but not smoking it, in an infusion. You could try smoking but I think it would be rather harsh so perhaps mixing it with mullein would work (and mullein is also smoked).

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#5 Scylla

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 09:25 PM

Skullcap, Mullein, Colt'sfoot, Damiana, tiny bit of Clove.

#6 Kupala

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Posted 22 February 2012 - 08:17 AM

Thanks for the speedy replies. I haven't bought any of the alternate herbs yet, but I wanted to thank everyone for replying... still buying cigarettes so far.