using Ashwagandha as incense?

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Toenail
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using Ashwagandha as incense?

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I'm on holiday in Tenerife and I bought some Ashwagandha powder for a friend. In case he doesn't like the taste, could it be used as incense? He uses powdery incense on charcoal. Is Ashwagandha aslo burned in traditional use?
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Re: using Ashwagandha as incense?

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Toenail wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 1:22 pm I'm on holiday in Tenerife and I bought some Ashwagandha powder for a friend. In case he doesn't like the taste, could it be used as incense? He uses powdery incense on charcoal. Is Ashwagandha aslo burned in traditional use?
No. not that I am aware.
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Re: using Ashwagandha as incense?

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Toenail wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 1:22 pm I'm on holiday in Tenerife and I bought some Ashwagandha powder for a friend. In case he doesn't like the taste, could it be used as incense? He uses powdery incense on charcoal. Is Ashwagandha aslo burned in traditional use?
If not, be careful inhaling the smoke of things that aren't meant to be burnt.
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Re: using Ashwagandha as incense?

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Ashwaghanda is a member of the Nightshade family, so it’s smoke could well be toxic.
It’s name in Sanskrit means “ the smell of a horse” because the root smells like horses sweat, so I can’t imagine that it would make nice incense!
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