I ordered some Chilean Holly a few years ago and I spent a few days experimenting with it, making a tea out of it, without any interesting effects.
You're so right, there's almost no information about this plant, in fact, this post is the most informational piece I've ever found about it, so thank you for that!
I think I'm gonna reach into my herbs cabinet to find it and try to make a resin out of it, who knows, some plants' active compounds can remain viable for years.
I appreciate the info man!
Cheers
About how many grams of leaf did you consume as tea? I'm hesitant to drink the tea after reading someones horror story. I think they drank 1/2 oz worth of leaf as tea though.
Its true, the active compounds may still be active, let me know what happens.
I don't remember how much herb I used for the tea, but I'm pretty sure it was less than 1/2 Oz.
I agree with you though, we have no shortage of fascinating plants with great benefits that are safe, and those are the ones I'm the most focused on cultivating, sharing and using.
I'm curious, what are some of your favorite plant allies? Both for everyday use and for ritualistic purposes?
Yeah, it might be better to leave certain plants alone or work your way up using them after learning from other less intense plants first.
I consume a large amount of herbs on a daily basis, some of my favorites are green tea, mushrooms (reishi, turkeytail) and various other herbs. It depends on the day and what feels right but I have a large herbal collection. I'm slowly honing it down and figuring out what does what, and also what is not helpful to my particular composition.
Also with power plants, it depends on whats going on phsyically/emotionally/etc. At one point in my life Kambo was very helpful. Cactus and tobacco are probably my favorites.
What are some of the plants to work with? I am on steemit.chat if you want to find me there.