has anyone tried it? i can't find any information to post about it, but it's a pretty common plant, said to produce mild psychedelic effects. you can either smoke it, or roll it up into a ball and suck on it for a while. i'm really curious about this, and excited to experiment because i have a coleus plant in my garden. all i'm waiting for is for more leaves to grow. i think i'll start out with about ten leaves (there's probably 6 or 7 good-sized leaves) anyways, any experiences or anything would be appreciated. peace&love
i have no idea it even existed, but if you're going to just try it, usually any not-often-spoke-of plants with psychoacitve properties seem to be dereriants, and id advise against that.
what does this mean? i've read about it, there's not much information...but that doesn't mean it's not worth it. i guess i'll just find that out for myself.
and here are some experiences taken from erowid: http://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=6303 http://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=46508 http://www.erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Coleus.shtml (the last one is the coleus experience index)
well, it seems as if i'm talking to myself. maybe i am. i just picked 5 good-sized leaves from my coleus plant. i put them on a paper towel to dry out. i waited about, 30 minutes. i tried smoking a bowl in my pipe, but it wasn't dry enough. so i whipped out a blowdryer and blew hot air on the leaves. i also whipped out my homemade bong, and packed a bowl. i got some pretty good tokes, but the leaves still aren't dry enough. i smoked multiple bowls, alternating pipe and bong, but the leaves still aren't quite dry enough. right now i have a mild buzz, it feels like i just smoked a small bowl of ganja. i'm going to wait for the leaves to dry a bit more, and i'm going to keep trying. i'll report in a bit.
here is some facts: coleus (aka C. Blumei) which includes different species er w/e. QUOTE: "COLEUS (Coleus pumas and C. blumei) is cultivated by the Mazatecs of Oaxaca, Mexico, who reputedly employ the leaves in the some way as they use the leaves of Salvia divinorum. Indeed, the Indians recognize the family relationship between these two genera of mints, both of the family Labiatae. They refer to S. divinorum as la hembra ("the female") and to C. pumilus as el macho ("the male"). There are two forms of C. blumei, which they call el niño ("the child") and el ahijado ("the godson"). These two species are native to Asia, where they are valued in folk medicine but apparently have not been used as hallucinogens. No hallucinogenic principle hes yet been discovered in the 150 known Coleus species. Note: Leander Valdez III has stated informally that the Coleus spp. is inactive and any percieved effects are the result of a placebo effect. He has tested the leaves for the presence of potentially psychoactive diterpenes and found nothing. Speaking of the Mazatec curandero Don Alejandro in his 1983 paper from the Journal of Ethnopharmacology entitled "Ethnopharmacology of Ska María Pastora", Valdez says "The curandero also had several horticultural specimens of Coleus spp. growing near his house. Wasson has noted that the Mazatecs believe Coleus to be a medicinal or hallucinogenic herb related to S. divinorum (Wasson, 1962). However, Don Alejandro said the plants were not medicinal and his daughter had bought them at the market because they were pretty." Annecdotal accounts from the internet state that infusions of 50 to 70 fresh leaves have produced mixed results." SOURCE: (entheology: " http://www.entheology.org/edoto/anmviewer.asp?a=39&z=5 ")
yeah, i smoked quite a few bowls. each leaf is probably worth...oh, i don't know, 10 bowls is my guess. i'm going to try to smoke at least a couple leaves when they're dry enough.
