Wild Dagga is sometimes also called Lion's Tail. It contains the active component Leonurine. Wild Dagga has a sedating effect and it can also produce a mild high state. In ancient medicine it was also used against headaches, fever, flu and many other illnesses.
Wild Dagga can be used in different ways
Smoke (dried leaves, flowers, and extracts)
Drink (as tea)
Despite the active component dissolves easily in water, the most popular way of taking wild dagga is still to smoke the dried leaves and flowers. Nowadays it is a common substitute of cannabis, even if the high is milder and less intense than the one of cannabis.
Tea
The dried leaves and flowers of Wild Dagga can be used pure or in combination with other herbs. Popular mixtures also contain catnip, cannabis and damiana. But you can also use any other ingredient to enhance the taste and/or the effects.
Smoke
It is possible to smoke the pure Dagga, but usualy it is smoked in mixes with other herbs. It is important to keep Wild Dagga as main ingredient, as you need a higher amounts of it to achieve the effects when smoking it. Popular smoking mixtures also contain tobacco, cannabis, damiana and catnip.
Extract
The active component Leonurine is easily soluble in water, therefore you can boil the dried herb in water for 15-30 minutes. When it cooled down you can filter out the herbs and let the water vaporize, scratch the dried extract together. The extract will be far more potent than the regular dried Wild Dagga herb, therefore it can be a good technique to enhance the effects of a smoking mix.
Dosage
Wild Dagga is not known to produce dangerous overdoses, therefore you can adjust the dose according to your personal taste to achieve the desired effects.
An average dose is set between 1-2 teaspoon per person, but many users say they can't achieve the desired effects with these amounts. If you are also having trouble to reach the desired the effects, try to make an extract as explained above.