The selection below tells you which herbs have traditionally been smoked.
Most herbs can be smoked, but it should be noted that the therapeutic effects attributed to plants are not necessarily found in smoke.
Indeed, combustion destroys the majority of medicinal constituents; only the smallest ones, such as essential oils (sometimes called "terpenes"), largely pass through this mode of administration.
While not a panacea, smoked herbs can be appropriate for certain conditions and are a good alternative to tobacco.
