Can You Smoke Skullcap?

Smoke Skullcap for a calming and relaxing effect to your senses.

History of Skullcap

Skullcap has been show to treat anxiety and insomnia. A native North American perennial herb of the Lamiaceae (mint) family (View our Skullcap IGTV).  Cherokee smoke skullcap in ceremonies to mark the transition of girls to womanhood. The flowers look like ‘skull cap’ helmets worn by European soldiers. There are more than 300 known species. Ayurveda uses Skullcap cooling and bitter quality to treat muscle spasms and nervous headaches.

Medicinal Benefits of Skullcap

When you smoke skullcap, it enters the bloodstream quickly. Therefore, it provides calming benefits similar to a Sativa. Helps to rejuvenate the central nervous system when used also as a tea, vape or bath.

Skullcap helps to enhance mood and reduce anxiety. Its active constituents baicalin and baicalein bind to the benzodiazepine site of the GABAA receptor.

Studies show American skullcap has significant antioxidant effects. It may help protect against disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, anxiety, and depression.

Flavonoid Profile of Skullcap

Three flavonoids are the major active components of skullcap: baicalein, baicalin, and wogonin. Clinical studies show each component to have physiological effects.

Smoke Skullcap & Stop Stressing

If you’re like me, you might be overthinking all the possibilities. This can then cause serious burnout in our bodies. So in this video, I speak about Skullcap, a plants that helps decrease the physical repercussions of stressing out. We need daily mental resets to be able navigate these dense & transitional times and the plants are here to take care of us.

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