Wild Dagga is also known as Leonitis leonurus or Lion’s Tail.
It is a member of the Mint family of plants that is used by the Hottentot
tribesmen to promote euphoria and exuberance when smoked.
Leonotus is grown for its pretty orange flowers and is popular in
landscaping in Southern California. When this plant is in flower, it
provides quite a visual feast, and its delightful form and dazzling color
amazes everyone who sees it.
The active component in Wild Dagga is leonurine, the same alkaloid that is
mildly psychoactive in the similar Leonurus sibiricus (marihuanilla). It
may be addictive on the order of nicotine with regular usage. Wild Dagga
is 100% legal in the United States. It is all-natural and does not contain
any controlled substances. Do not drive or operate machinery when under
the influence of Wild Dagga.
Many traditional uses have been recorded. The foliage is commonly made
into a medicinal tea, which is favored for the hypnotic focus it gives.
The leaves or roots are widely used as a remedy for snakebite and also to
relieve other bites and stings. Extracts have been applied externally to
treat boils, eczema, skin diseases and itching, and muscular cramps.
Extracts are also used to relieve coughs, cold and influenza, as well as
bronchitis, high blood pressure and headaches.
This species is also important in Chinese/Vietnamese medicine as an euphoric, purgative and vermifuge. and also, this quiet choosen by smokers to buy.
