HERB - Tobacco and other Smoking Herbs

[Jenne Heise]

On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Christine A Seelye-King wrote:

> Ok, here's a question for the Herb List, anyone heard of "Tussilinge"?
> The whole message is below.  
> 	Mistress Christianna

Tussilago. It's coltsfolt, and yes, people smoke(d) for lung ailments.
Whether they did it in period is a whole other question...

> 
> --------- Begin forwarded message ----------
> From: Stefan li Rous <stefan at texas.net>
> To: SCA-Cooks maillist <SCA-Cooks at Ansteorra.ORG>
> Subject: SC - tobacco
> 
> Mordonna asked:
> > And how long has tobacco been in common use????
> > 
> > Mordonna (Don't stone me, I'm a smoker.)
> 
> I don't have any info on tobacco, but the following message is 
> from the smoking-msg file in the PERSONAL CARE section of my Florilegium.
> 
> Stefan
> 
> > From: Jean-Baptiste joule <jb-joule at worldnet.fr>
> > Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
> > Subject: Re: smoking in period, was hemp
> > 
> > Dick Eney wrote:
> > 
> > I once got to smoke a herb called "Tussilinge" the person who let me
> > smoke it says the Romans smoke it. and this person has done a >master's
> thesis in history about herbal uses in the Antiquity.
> > 
> > Personnally I found it pleasant to smoke, not irritating to the lungs.
> I
> > 've got to say  I can't stand the smell of tobacco the worse being "so
> > called" Light cigarettes,, I'd rather have pure Pot which I find
> > pleasant and rather harmless if used only on occasions, than tobacco
> > which I can't even swallow : it hurts my throat and brings me tears, 
> > (unless it's real nice havana which just gets me HIGH). 
> > 
> > If romans smoke Tussilinge, then maybe some people in medieval >times
> may smoke it, but not in public since we don't see it in period
> >pictures...
> > 
> > Jran-Baptiste de Foix
> -- 
> Lord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
> Mark S. Harris             Austin, Texas           stefan at texas.net
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Jadwiga Zajaczkowa (Shire of Eisental; HERMS Cyclonus), mka Jennifer Heise	
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