Mugwort

[xflowerchildx]

Has anyone else smoked mugwort?

[dd3stp233]

Never smoked it but made tea and beer out of it. Love the smell of its flowers.

[2cesarewild]

Wow, two amazing threads from the same poster.

[bamboo]

I haven't smoked it (yet) but I have some growing. I bought the plants earlier this summer and they have done well. they are in flower right now.

[trippedelia]

mugworts a dream potentiator right? my mate gave my a shitload of all dif legal herbs, last night i smoked about 30 cones of it cos, well, just to be smart, but i cant really remember any good dream or anything. woo.

[uplink]

Hell yeah, I've smoked buttloads of that stuff. Doesn't do anything spectacular, but it's a hell of a lot of fun to smoke. I'm not sure if I believe the whole dream thing.

Mugwort supposedly contains thujone so i guess it is psychoactive, but I really haven't felt anything from it. However, it is by far the most fun to smoke of any herb I've tried (discounting the effects of the herbs).

[trippedelia]

i thought it was wormwood that contains thujone? btw i dont know if im right.

[bamboo]

there are a number of plants that contain thujone.

[uplink]

Wormwood and Mugwort both contain thujone and are used in making absinthe. I've recently done more reserach on thujone, apparently it doesn't work so hot on it's own. Absinthe works because thujone and ethanol both bind to the same receptor in the brain and have opposite effects (so they counteract each other). This is why it is essential to follow a recipe when making absinthe so you have equal ammounts of both.

P.S. Wormwood contains a lot more thujone than Mugwort.

P.P.S. I guess this post is on a tad bit of a tangent, but I'll post it anyways.

[Gormur]

I bought fresh leaves of mugwort today, and just smoked two large bowls of it. So far, I only feel a bit tired and euphoric or dreamy..with a bit of a tingling feeling in my legs (kinda weird). I guess that means it's working...

Whoever says it's a psychoactive drug (like thujone) is likely a company trying to appeal to recreational drug users, and to make money.

Kola nut is more of a psychoactive drug than thujone, and it's a stimulant...
I only chewed one nut and I was bouncing around, feeling energetic and relaxed, for about 8 hours afterwards!

[Chill Hippo]

My friends smoked a joint of it and had lucid dreams.

[soaringeagle]

mugwprts good stuff smoked it many tomes made teas. used it in pillows...even just havin it grow around u helps dreams

[Colimon]

I've tried a small ammount of it with a friend and it made me feel mildly sedated and gave me this really strange feeling all over. I can't really explain it though. It was a very nice relaxing smoke though :)

[pushit]

Mugwort? I used to make teas and had no effect.