I am on the fence on which is better. I think both plants are beneficial, just as God intended. Tobacco as a plant is very healing. One can use the leaves on injuries, as they are antiseptic, antibacterial and kill pain. In my opinion it should be planted next to the front door, as first aid. It is better than comfrey in stopping bleeding and preventing infection, and the leaves are not prickly. My daughter had a very bad burn, the size of an adult hand, and we placed fresh tobacco leaves on her injury every day. The old, used ones would pull off all the infection, which smelt horrible. Now there isn't even any visible scarring. the pharmacist who helped us at the time was amazed, as it was a bad burn, all the skin dropped off in the first ten minutes.
to smoke homegrown tobacco, the leaves need to be picked, and piled somewhere, so they can turn brown (cured). Picking them will happen frequently as the leaves mature: The veins will look white, not green, when the leaves are ripe. After the week of curing, they can be dried and cut into shreds. the advantage over commercial tobacco is that one can eliminate the stalks, and there are no added chemicals. Use a pipe, and be prepared to re-light frequently, because there is no saltpeter to keep it burning. However, usually homegrown is MUCH stronger than the store-bought stuff. One might only need one puff.
Very cool response! Im happy to learn more about the healing properties of tobacco after reading that. Interest piqued, perhaps this will be my evening rabbit hole!
Actually, I have seen tour guides in the Malayan jungle put cigarettes behind their ears for just that purpose, so one can use commercial tobacco as first aid.
Amen! The body has receptor purpose built to receive cannabanoids. Not so much with tobacco and booze!
I am on the fence on which is better. I think both plants are beneficial, just as God intended. Tobacco as a plant is very healing. One can use the leaves on injuries, as they are antiseptic, antibacterial and kill pain. In my opinion it should be planted next to the front door, as first aid. It is better than comfrey in stopping bleeding and preventing infection, and the leaves are not prickly. My daughter had a very bad burn, the size of an adult hand, and we placed fresh tobacco leaves on her injury every day. The old, used ones would pull off all the infection, which smelt horrible. Now there isn't even any visible scarring. the pharmacist who helped us at the time was amazed, as it was a bad burn, all the skin dropped off in the first ten minutes.
to smoke homegrown tobacco, the leaves need to be picked, and piled somewhere, so they can turn brown (cured). Picking them will happen frequently as the leaves mature: The veins will look white, not green, when the leaves are ripe. After the week of curing, they can be dried and cut into shreds. the advantage over commercial tobacco is that one can eliminate the stalks, and there are no added chemicals. Use a pipe, and be prepared to re-light frequently, because there is no saltpeter to keep it burning. However, usually homegrown is MUCH stronger than the store-bought stuff. One might only need one puff.
Very cool response! Im happy to learn more about the healing properties of tobacco after reading that. Interest piqued, perhaps this will be my evening rabbit hole!
Actually, I have seen tour guides in the Malayan jungle put cigarettes behind their ears for just that purpose, so one can use commercial tobacco as first aid.
Nicotine receptors. GABAA receptors.