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from mouthwash to psychoactive plants
Oct. 4th, 2014 07:26 amSo I was looking up various DIY stuff and came upon this recipe for mouthwash:
-- Antiseptic Homemade Mouthwash
4 ounces (120 ml) peppermint hydrosol (flower water)
4 ounces (120 ml) strong herbal infusion made with echinacea angustifolia root, sage leaves, and peppermint leaves
1 teaspoon (5 ml) thyme extract
2 teaspoons (10 ml) myrrh gum extract
5-10 drops 100% wild-crafted mint flavor extract
Combine all ingredients in a pint-sized glass mason jar. Shake well to blend. Shake well prior to use. Swish in mouth for 30 seconds, then spit out. Will store in glass jar on bathroom counter indefinitely.
Note
Myrrh gum has broad-spectrum antiseptic properties. It is also well known as an anti-inflammatory — excellent for use in treatment of oral ailments…namely gum disease.
Which led me to this: How to make hydrosol.
What is the difference, do you think, between condensing steamed peppermint and just boiling the peppermint and straining it? I'm thinking that the condensed peppermint steam would be milder? Not as much peppermint oil in it? I dunno.
Also, this whole thing led me to Arid Lands Greenhouse, located in Tucson, AZ, which has several interesting plants for sale, including myrrh.
Also, I found this DIY myrrh gum extract tutorial -- kinda interesting at this point:
This extract is probably equal in potency to the "myrrh terpene isolates" which are available online. 50 to 100mg is a good dose. It can be eaten, dissolved subinguinally, smoked, or snorted. I'm on methadone maintenance, currently at 90mg a day, and tapering down, so I probably don't get much mu opiate effects from this extract. The delta opiate effects are quite noticeable though.
20 minutes after swallowing 100mg I feel a relaxed, yet stimulated. A sensation of warm fuzziness pervades my body. Desire to smoke cigarettes is increased, and nausea is occasionally noticed, but easily relieved by laying down. It is kinda like kratom.
Really? Myrrh is an opiate? Kinda. I found this:
Since ancient times the fragrant plant secretion known as myrrh has been used in incense, perfume, and even as a painkiller. Now a team of chemists and pharmacologists at the University of Florence in Italy report that two compounds of myrrh do indeed have pain-relieving properties. The researchers initially observed that mice injected with a myrrh solution were slower than a control group in reacting to the heat of a metal plate. They tested three main compounds of myrrh and found that two of them--furanoeudesma-1,3-diene and curzarene--had pronounced analgesic effects. Additional tests suggested that these compounds interact with the opioid receptors in the mice's brains to decrease the sensation of pain.
Which led me to this really, really interesting paper: Mechanisms of neurotransmitter release by amphetamines: a review -- pfd link. This paper contained the note: (caffeine and nicotine do not enhance locomotor behavior in rodents and are not considered psychostimulants.) Which make me go "huh."
And now I know what kratom is. Interesting.
-- Antiseptic Homemade Mouthwash
4 ounces (120 ml) peppermint hydrosol (flower water)
4 ounces (120 ml) strong herbal infusion made with echinacea angustifolia root, sage leaves, and peppermint leaves
1 teaspoon (5 ml) thyme extract
2 teaspoons (10 ml) myrrh gum extract
5-10 drops 100% wild-crafted mint flavor extract
Combine all ingredients in a pint-sized glass mason jar. Shake well to blend. Shake well prior to use. Swish in mouth for 30 seconds, then spit out. Will store in glass jar on bathroom counter indefinitely.
Note
Myrrh gum has broad-spectrum antiseptic properties. It is also well known as an anti-inflammatory — excellent for use in treatment of oral ailments…namely gum disease.
Which led me to this: How to make hydrosol.
What is the difference, do you think, between condensing steamed peppermint and just boiling the peppermint and straining it? I'm thinking that the condensed peppermint steam would be milder? Not as much peppermint oil in it? I dunno.
Also, this whole thing led me to Arid Lands Greenhouse, located in Tucson, AZ, which has several interesting plants for sale, including myrrh.
Also, I found this DIY myrrh gum extract tutorial -- kinda interesting at this point:
This extract is probably equal in potency to the "myrrh terpene isolates" which are available online. 50 to 100mg is a good dose. It can be eaten, dissolved subinguinally, smoked, or snorted. I'm on methadone maintenance, currently at 90mg a day, and tapering down, so I probably don't get much mu opiate effects from this extract. The delta opiate effects are quite noticeable though.
20 minutes after swallowing 100mg I feel a relaxed, yet stimulated. A sensation of warm fuzziness pervades my body. Desire to smoke cigarettes is increased, and nausea is occasionally noticed, but easily relieved by laying down. It is kinda like kratom.
Really? Myrrh is an opiate? Kinda. I found this:
Since ancient times the fragrant plant secretion known as myrrh has been used in incense, perfume, and even as a painkiller. Now a team of chemists and pharmacologists at the University of Florence in Italy report that two compounds of myrrh do indeed have pain-relieving properties. The researchers initially observed that mice injected with a myrrh solution were slower than a control group in reacting to the heat of a metal plate. They tested three main compounds of myrrh and found that two of them--furanoeudesma-1,3-diene and curzarene--had pronounced analgesic effects. Additional tests suggested that these compounds interact with the opioid receptors in the mice's brains to decrease the sensation of pain.
Which led me to this really, really interesting paper: Mechanisms of neurotransmitter release by amphetamines: a review -- pfd link. This paper contained the note: (caffeine and nicotine do not enhance locomotor behavior in rodents and are not considered psychostimulants.) Which make me go "huh."
And now I know what kratom is. Interesting.
