The original tomato leaf snuff thread sank under the weight of hallucinogen discussion. Well, I can assure you that the tomato leaf snuff produces no such effects. A couple of days ago I finally made my (air-dried) tomato leaves into snuff. I made three separate batches, using three varieties of tomato leaves, but I do not really notice much taste difference between the three. Anyway, it definitely does pack a wallop of nicotine, comparable to an American Scotch. As for the taste, well, this probably needs to be worked on. It does smell and taste like tomatoes plus something resembling mint. A better or different curing method would undoubtedly tame this rather herbal sensation. Still, it’s not at all unpleasant. Over the past two days I’ve had several huge pinches and I am very much alive. Is it a psychedelic? Most definitely not. Does it work as a snuff? Yes, it does. Will it satisfy your nicotine cravings? Most definitely yes. Will you like the heavily herbal taste? That’s purely subjective. Since there was some concern on the previous thread, I will emphasize that this was purely an experiment to see if tomato leaves would work as a substitute for tobacco-based snuff. People have been smoking and chewing tomato leaves for ages, so this is not exactly unknown territory. Big tobacco companies may even be using tomato leaves as a filler ingredient in commercial cigarettes. (One of those big tobacco companies holds a U.S. patent for a cigarette blend that includes tomato leaves; I’m not sure if they are actually using it.) If you’re looking for a high (and that was never my intention), you will not be interested in tomato leaf snuff. Better that you stick to proven hallucinogens like nutmeg or morning glory seeds for that. It’s simply an herbal snuff, albeit one with as much nicotine as tobacco.
Im finding it hard to belive that tomato leaves have asm much nicotine as tobacco, but im sure I could be wrong. Is there any document of this? and does it still hit the same as regular snuff or is it more like a rustica buzz?
could be how easily the nicotine is absorbed.
I ought to clarify. I am not definitively stating that these leaves have “as much” nicotine as tobacco leaves. I am not a botanist and have no way to scientifically measure nicotine levels in anything. But I am a nicotine addict, and I can definitely tell that there is indeed a good amount of nicotine in this tomato leaf snuff. It’s hard to find much information on specific nicotine content of tomato leaves, particularly concerning domesticated plants. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of research. Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds have apparently done quite a lot of research into this, but they are not in the habit of making their studies accessible to anyone outside of the corporate structure. The leaves of some varieties of wild tomato plants in South America are notorious for being extremely high in nicotine, and have been smoked and chewed by natives for hundreds if not thousands of years. How those levels compare to the nicotine levels found in ordinary domesticated beefsteak tomato plants is something I cannot answer. I don’t believe I’ve ever had rustica tobacco. I was going to order some leaves from the Toque Shop and completely forgot to in my last order!
Maybe they could be “flavored” in some way, and/or mentholized as well?
This is interesting. I guess one should be cautious to avoid pesticides.
I wonder what potato leaves would be like.
or pepper leaves!
Next year I will dry my left over tomato leaves for snuff rather than throw them in the compost. This sounds interesting.
What about potato leaves? Do they have nic? Growing those would be easy, can’t you just take a potato have submerge half of it in a jar of water?
I’ve heard the green potatoes aren’t the best for you. If a potato is partly exposed in it’s mound, it starts to make chlorophll, trying to make full use of the sun. I suppose the problem is some of the byproducts are toxic alkaloids. That’s where my knowledge of it stops. I’m sure a person would have to eat vERY large quantities of green taters for it to affect him. If most the nutrients in a potato are located in the top skin and right under the skin, how feasible is a ground potato skin snuff?. Nothing for scent,or probably nicotine but possibly beneficial in a mix-a true medicated snuff. Notice the nutrients in the potato-very impressive.