§3.4.14 · Botanicals › Botanical Sedatives
Mullein
Acute: Lower riskDependency: Lower risk
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Quick reference
Routes
Oral / Smoking
Form
Shredded Leaves
Shulgin rating
+**
Experience
Primary effects
- Mildly sedating and relaxing, promoting calm feelings and fighting anxiety.
- Causes a gentle soothing headiness, altering general disposition and mood.
Peak character
- Extremely mild sedation and anxiolytic headiness, leaving one feeling chilled and calm.
- Quite pleasant and active, but nothing intense; more of a background sedation.
Negatives / side effects
- Smoking can be harsh, especially for non-tobacco smokers.
Aftereffects / comedown
- Intensity wanes within an hour or two, remaining generally calm.
- Heady feeling dissipates within half an hour; active but becomes a background sedation that fades over subsequent hours.
- May lead to a less optimal night's sleep, though this could be coincidental.
Reagent testing
Adulterant detection: Verbascum thapsus. No applicable drug reagent test.
Very low risk botanical.
Source
Reference fields and narrative for Mullein extracted from The Drug Users Bible by Dominic Milton Trott (MxZero Publishing, 2022).
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