So the other day me and my buddy were listening to some Wu-Tang and heard this line: "like a sniper, high off the ginseng root." I remember them saying stuff like that in a couple of their songs, so we figured that they tried mixing in ginseng with their weed.

Does anyone have any idea how that would work out? Do you get any of the desirable effects of ginseng through smoking it? Regardless, we're gonna try rolling a blunt with some crushed up ginseng root mixed in, but I thought I would just put the idea out there and see if anyone has experience with this.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I wonder if it enhances the smell/taste of the smoke?

its not going to work the only high you are going to get from smoking ginseng is from inhaling and exhaling. Ginseng if taken for over 2 weeks makes your lungs 30% more efficient at taking in oxygen or thc.

it is a cheap herbal drink, i wouldnt smoke it either. it does give you flavor and a little lift however. those little bottles in your gas station, or get risque and buy some fresh.

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wait, so do you smoke ginseng for 2 weeks, or drink it for 2 weeks?
aha i really want to be able to take in more oxygen and THC

I've also heard of this but I would imagine that the ginseng was wild and that they ate the root. Wild ginseng also has higher levels of the active ingredients, especially the stimulants (which can be found in some energy drinks). This might be evidence to show that the plant can have extreme stimulating effects when taken in large doses. This would make sense as some snipers may be required to stay awake for days to track and kill a target. That's my only reasoning on the subject. I can't think of any other way to explain it.

You should drink it.

WOW, that's a ridiculously good interpretation of that Wu quote. So does anyone have any idea if it would be harmful? Obviously if its harmful I won't do it, but otherwise I'll try it.

Also, does anyone have any idea if it will even affect me if smoked and inhaled like mentioned in my original post? Basically, does anyone have a reason as to why I should or shouldn't try it?

Give it a try. I want a detailed smoke report.

it will affect you if you eat it or drink it. ever had ginger pie? thats some potent stuff and you smell for a couple of days.(phillipeno recipe)

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Don't think I have. Are you saying that you think it will or will not have any effects if smoked?

Can do, I just gotta get my hands on some of that greeny greenum, you know what I meanum?

im saying no, it wont help smoked. but to eat and drink is good.

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Ginseng is an anodyne, and to receive it's benefits it must be ingested for a period of time. It allows your respiratory and circulatory system to use oxygen more efficiently, and has also been shown to have positive affects on blood pressure, mental function, and the libido.

From what I've heard, the best ginseng comes from Korea, I believe it's red ginseng. Many of the compounds found in those roots occur no where else in nature, similar to some mushrooms (reishi off the top of my head...).


Enjoy your music, but please don't look to artists (particularly Wu Tang) to deliver nuggets of wisdom that have basis in the real world. I still get a kick out of hearing someone like Rizza or Ghostface whatever trying to sound like they're authorities on gong fu because they like watching Shaolin fighting flicks. Likewise, packing a Glock doesn't ordain knowledge of sharpshooting.
With the exception of pilots on long ass missions, stimulants are used as a last resort in the military. The jitters aren't something you need when you're using a precision tuned hair trigger, and a misfire could spell sudden immediate death via mortar fire. Or capture, torture, rape (yes rape), then execution.



Ugh, sorry, rambling now.... My points: take ginseng, it's good for you. Don't take Wu Tang too seriously.

I had some Filipina pie once, and later we enjoyed some ginger candy. That count?


We Americans as a people have horrible diets and need more of the Three G's: garlic, ginger, and ginseng. Ginger in particular is just amazing stuff.

lol, i imagine that would count.

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You have to take a good amount of quality Ginseng daily to get good effects. I doubt it will make you much higher, but it's not bad to take. And it won't help you absorb 30% more oxygen or whatever.

Ginger sexually arouses you.

haha, trust me I'm not lookin to wu-tang for life guidance or any of that shit, I just thought they were making references to smoking ginseng, and that that would be cool as hell to get high on ginseng and weed.

you seem to know a lot about ginseng, would you say that smoking a little bit of it in a blunt would do anything? keep in mind I have a probably shitty root that I found in a local Asia Market.

I think ginsing is acctualy an energy enhancer or something like that. but i dont no about smoking it, it might smell nice. mix nutmeg with your weed the next time you smoke and i bet you'll feel higher.

ginseng contains stimulants, stimulants plus opiates (the cannabinoids are opiets) = amazing-ness. smoke-it-up

Actually you have misenterpreted the quote. method man says "im like a sniper, HYPER off the ginseng root". Ginseng is the herb in a lot of energy drinks.

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