Herbal Smoking Blend: A Recipe

For those who want to quit smoking tobacco, or those who are looking for a non-nicotine alternative to tobacco, this herbal smoking blend offers a heart and lung-healthy alternative. This blend can be hand-rolled into cigarettes, but my favorite way to smoke it is in a pipe I've dedicated to smoking herbal blends. The residual tobacco flavor in my tobacco pipes clouded the light and delicate nature of my herbal smoking blends.

Ingredients for Making Herbal Smoking Blend

• Hawthorn leaves, 1 part
• Mullein leaves, 1 part
• Coltsfoot leaves, 1 part

Equipment for Making Herbal Smoking Blend

• 1 mixing bowl
• 1 spoon
• a resealable container or bag large enough to hold all your herbs
• a label

A Procedure for Making Herbal Smoking Blend

1. Pour the herbs into the mixing bowl and gently stir them with a spoon. Try not to break up the plant parts since this will release the essential oils.
2. Pour the mix into a resealable container.
3. Label the container with the name of the mix, ingredients and date mixed.

Storage and Use of Finished Herbal Smoking Blend

Herbal Smoking Blend should be stored in an air-tight container or bag away from sunlight. Use it as you would a tobacco, either packing your pipe well before lighting and smoking it or rolling it tightly in cigarette paper.

Other herbs you can try adding to this blend include:

• Mint
• Yarrow
• mugwort (use this sparingly, though)