Herbal Smoke Reviews

Well, it’s the weekend and I decided to swing by our local shop to see what International Oddities products they had in stock. Turns out they sold out of everything except Diablo Smoke, Wizard Smoke and Ultra Wizard Smoke. So reluctantly I went with the Diablo Smoke this time. I was not expecting anything spectacular from Diablo since it didn’t seem to be very popular, being the one of the last I.O. products on the shelf.

Once I got to the house, I opened the box to investigate the Diablo Smoke. At first glance it looks like Wizard Smoke soaked in one of I.O.’s dark resins, as I like to call it… “Buttered Up”. When I opened the sealed bag and took a nice size pinch out… It reminded me a lot of a mix between Wizard Smoke and Black Widow… but with a spicey overtone. Black Widow is one of my favorite I.O. products due to the thick resinated smoke. Diablo Smoke stands inbetween Wizard Smoke and Black Widow as a nice compromise between the green and black. The Diablo Smoke was moist, spicey and smooth. Preferably smoked in a pipe or hooka due to the moistness of the resin, but not as saturated as the Black Widow. Also, the Diablo Smoke was more aromatic and spicey in comparison to the Black Widow. I would say the Green and Black mildly resinated spicey herbal-o like aroma is one of my favorite aromas of all I.O. products so far. If you like Wizard Smoke, Black Widow or Herbal O, your going to love Diablo Smoke.

LOOKS: 3 Stars
TASTE: 5 Stars
SMELL: 5 Stars

Lucid Alchemy is a website dedicated to Lucid Dreaming and Herbal Alchemy. I am the owner of the site. I do things other than blog about legal buds… I also run an herbal alchemy online store. I offer products like Kratom and Kava, as well as crystals and tea. You should check it out. Look up Kratom and Kava at wikipedia and see what makes these 2 herbs so special.

Trust me… have a legal bud and a kava cocktail and your on your way! Legal Buds offer a great synergy with other herbal teas and products!

Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a medicinal leaf harvested from a large tree native to Southeast Asia in the Rubiaceae family, first documented by Dutch colonial botanist Korthals. It is botanically related to the Corynanthe, Cinchona and Uncaria genera and shares some similar biochemistry. It is in the same family as coffee and the psychoactive plant Psychotria viridis. Other species in the Mitragyna genus are used medicinally in Africa, and also used for their wood.

Kratom is used for its psychoactive effects in its native region, with growing use elsewhere in the world. It is grown widely in Indonesia for the dried herb trade. In Southeast Asia the fresh leaves are usually chewed, often continuously, by workers or manual laborers seeking a numbing, stimulating effect. Less commonly, the leaves are decocted or extracted into water and then evaporated into a tar that can be swallowed. Kratom is not often smoked, although this method does provide some effect.

Kratom contains many alkaloids including mitragynine (once thought to be the primary active), mitraphylline, and 7-hydroxymitragynine (which is currently the most likely candidate for the primary active chemical in the plant). Although structurally related to yohimbine and other tryptamines, its pharmacology is quite different, acting primarily as a mu-opioid receptor agonist. It also shares some adrenergic receptor activity similar to that of yohimbine. Kratom also contains alkaloids found in uña de gato, which are thought to play a beneficial role on the immune system and lower blood pressure, as well as epicatechin, a powerful antioxidant also found in dark chocolate and closely related to the EGCG that gives green tea its beneficial effects. Other active chemicals in kratom include raubasine (best known from Rauwolfia serpentina) and some yohimbe alkaloids such as corynantheidine.

A moderately potent kava drink causes effects within 20–30 minutes that last for about two and a half hours, but can be felt for up to eight hours. Because of this, it is recommended to space out servings about fifteen minutes apart. Some report longer term effects up to two days after ingestion, including mental clarity, patience, and an ease of acceptance. The effects of kava are most often compared to alcohol, or a large dose of Valium.[1]

The sensations, in order of appearance, are slight tongue and lip numbing (the lips and skin surrounding may appear unusually pale); mildly talkative and sociable behavior; clear thinking; anxiolytic (calming) effects; relaxed muscles; and a very euphoric sense of well-being. The numbing of the mouth is caused by the two kavalactones kavain and dihydrokavain which cause the contraction of the blood vessels in these areas acting as a local topical anesthetic. These anesthetics can also make one’s stomach feel numb. Sometimes this feeling has been mistaken for nausea. Some report that caffeine, consumed in moderation in conjunction with kava can significantly increase mental alertness.

A potent drink results in a faster onset with a lack of stimulation; the user’s eyes become sensitive to light, they soon become somnolent and then have deep, dreamless sleep within 30 minutes. Sleep is often restful and there are pronounced periods of sleepiness correlating to the amount and potency of kava consumed. Unlike with alcohol-induced sleep, after wakening the drinker does not experience any mental or physical after effects. However, this sleep has been reported as extremely restful and the user often wakes up more stimulated than he or she normally would (though excessive consumption of exceptionally potent brew has been known to cause pronounced sleepiness into the next day). Although heavy doses can cause deep dreamless sleep, it is reported that many people experience lighter sleep and rather vivid dreams after drinking moderate amounts of kava.

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