List of plants used for smoking
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Various plants are used around the world for smoking due to various chemical compounds they contain and the effects of these chemicals on the human body. This list contains plants that are smoked, rather than those that are used in the process of smoking or in the preparation of the substance.
Other smoking plants include...
- Amaranthus dubiusAmaranthus dubiusRed spinach, Rau Den, Chinese spinach, Hon-toi-moi, Yin choy, Hsien tsai or Spleen amaranth belongs to the economically important plant family Amaranthaceae.-Distribution:...
- Argemone mexicanaArgemone mexicanaArgemone mexicana is a species of poppy found in Mexico and now widely naturalized in the United States, India and Ethiopia...
- ArnicaArnicaArnica is a genus with about 30 perennial, herbaceous species, belonging to the sunflower family . The genus name Arnica may be derived from the Greek arna, "lamb", in reference to the soft, hairy leaves....
- Artemisia vulgarisArtemisia vulgarisArtemisia vulgaris is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort. This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood, Old uncle Henry, Sailor's Tobacco, Naughty Man, Old Man or St...
- Calea zacatechichiCalea zacatechichiCalea zacatechichi, also known as Dream Herb, Leaf of God, and Bitter Grass, is a plant used by the indigenous Chontal of the Mexican state of Oaxaca for oneiromancy The plant naturally occurs from southern Mexico to northern Costa Rica...
- CannabisCannabisCannabis is a genus of flowering plants that includes three putative species, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. These three taxa are indigenous to Central Asia, and South Asia. Cannabis has long been used for fibre , for seed and seed oils, for medicinal purposes, and as a...
- CloveCloveCloves are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae. Cloves are native to the Maluku islands in Indonesia and used as a spice in cuisines all over the world...
- Cytisus scopariusCytisus scopariusCytisus scoparius, the Common Broom and Scotch Broom, syn. Sarothamnus scoparius, is a perennial leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe,....
- Entada rheediiEntada rheediiEntada rheedii, commonly known as the African Dream Herb or Snuff Box Sea Bean, is a large woody liana or climber. It is often spelled as Entada rheedei, though the first and legitimate name was published as E. rheedii...
- Fittonia albivenisFittonia albivenisFittonia albivenis is a garden plant in the family Acanthaceae notable for its dark green foliage. It is commonly called Nerve Plant or Mosaic Plant.-Growth:...
- Hippobroma longifloraHippobroma longifloraHippobroma longiflora is a flowering plant in the Campanulaceae family. It is endemic to the West Indies, but has become naturalized across the American tropics and Oceania.It is notable for its concentrations of two pyridine alkaloids: lobeline and nicotine...
- Leonotis leonurusLeonotis leonurusLeonotis leonurus, also known as Lion's Tail and Wild Dagga, is a plant species in the Lamiaceae family. The plant is a broadleaf evergreen large shrub native to South Africa and southern Africa, where it is very common. It is known for its medicinal and mild psychoactive...
- Lobelia cardinalisLobelia cardinalisLobelia cardinalis is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas, from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America to northern Colombia...
- Lobelia inflataLobelia inflataLobelia inflata is a species of Lobelia native to eastern North America, from southeastern Canada south through the eastern United States to Alabama and west to Kansas.-Growth:...
- Lobelia siphiliticaLobelia siphiliticaThe Great Blue Lobelia is a species within the Campanulaceae family. It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. It produces a spike of zygomorphic flowers in the late...
- NicotianaNicotianaNicotiana is a genus of herbs and shrubs of the nightshade family indigenous to North and South America, Australia, south west Africa and the South Pacific. Various Nicotiana species, commonly referred to as tobacco plants, are cultivated and grown to produce tobacco. Of all Nicotiana species,...
- Nymphaea albaNymphaea albaNymphaea alba, also known as the European White Waterlily, White Lotus, or Nenuphar, is an aquatic flowering plant of the family Nymphaeaceae....
- Opium poppyOpium poppyOpium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted. Opium is the source of many opiates, including morphine , thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine...
- Pedicularis densifloraPedicularis densifloraPedicularis densiflora, known commonly as Indian warrior, is a plant of the lousewort genus in the broomrape family. It is a perennial herb with stout, green or sometimes reddish or magenta stems and fern-shaped leaves, and long spikes of deep red to bright pink flowers with toothed...
- Pedicularis groenlandicaPedicularis groenlandicaPedicularis groenlandica is a showy flowering plant in the Scrophulariaceae which is known by the common names elephant's head and elephanthead lousewort. This erect plant can grow to a height of 80 centimeters. Its sharply-toothed fernlike leaves are located low on the stout stem. The stem is...
- Salvia divinorumSalvia divinorumSalvia divinorum is a psychoactive plant which can induce dissociative effects and is a potent producer of "visions" and other hallucinatory experiences...
- Scutellaria galericulataScutellaria galericulataCommon Skullcap , also known as Marsh Skullcap or Hooded Skullcap, is a hardy perennial herb native to northern areas of the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe, Asia, and much of North America. It is a member of the mint family...
- Scutellaria laterifloraScutellaria laterifloraScutellaria lateriflora, also known as Blue Skullcap, Hoodwort, Virginian Skullcap, Mad-dog Skullcap is a hardy perennial herb native to North America. It is a member of the mint family. It has an upright habit, growing 60 to 80 centimeters in maximum height. It is a wetland-loving species and...
- scutellaria nanaScutellaria nanaScutellaria nana is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name dwarf skullcap or dwarf scullcap. It is native to the western United States, especially in and around the Great Basin. It grows in plateau scrub, often on volcanic soils. It is a small perennial herb...
- Silene capensisSilene capensisSilene capensis is a plant native to the Eastern Cape of South Africa, where it is regarded by the Xhosa people as a sacred plant...
Other smoking plants include...
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ~ "Bearberry"
- Canavalia maritima ~ "Baybean"
- Cecropia mexicana ~ "Guamura"
- Cestrum nocturnum ~ "Hasana" ???
- Cynoglossum virginianum L. ~ wild comfrey
- Eschscholzia californica ~ “California Poppy”
- Humulus lupulus & Humulus japonica ~ "Hops" & “Japanese Hops”
- Lactuca virosa ~ "Lettuce Opium"
- Laggera alata ~ "?”
- Leonurus cardiaca & Leonurus sibiricus ~ "Motherwort" or "Honeyweed"
- Lobelia inflata ~ "Indian-tobacco"
- Nepeta cataria ~ "Catnip"
- Nicotiana species ~ "Tobacco"
- Passiflora incarnata ~ "Passionflower"
- Pedicularis densiflora & Pedicularis groenlandica ~ "Indian Warrior" & "Elephant's Head"
- Salvia dorrii; Salvia species; etc. ~ "Tobacco Sage", “Sage”, etc.
- Scutellaria species ~ "Skullcap"
- Sida acuta & Sida rhombifolia ~ "Wireweed"
- Tagetes lucida ~ "Mexican Tarragon"
- Tarchonanthus camphoratus ~ "???"
- Turnera diffusa ~ "Damiana"
- Verbascum species ~ "Mullein"
- Zornia latifolia ~ "Maconha Brava"