Replied by Gavin (Manganui, Northland, New Zealand) on 08/02/2011
There is a plant called Datura Stramonium.. In the Middle East it was called poor mans opium. If ingested (eaten )it will send a person onto a psychodelic trip that no one should have to bear..... But having said that, if the leaves and seeds are smoked it stops an asthma attack virtually straight away. Many years ago you could buy the leaves and seeds pressed into a cone and this was burnt and inhaled. The plant has been called "thorn apple", and" Jimson weed". Repeat never eat any part of the plant! .. But smoking it is ok, dont overdue it. Just inhale untill the attack has passed. Its best dried.
