What herbs are used to quit smoking?

Will herbal medicine help you quit smoking?

Some people manage to get rid of a bad habit solely through willpower, while others cannot give up cigarettes on their own and are forced to use additional means. These may be specialized drugs to combat tobacco addiction. You can resort to the help of alternative medicine and opt for herbal remedies.

Herbs

According to experts, herbs really help fight bad habits. Herbal mixtures solve several problems simultaneously:

• form a feeling of aversion to tobacco;
• clears plaque from the respiratory tract;
• accelerate the regeneration of damaged tissues of the bronchi and lungs;
• saturate the body with vitamins;
• strengthen the immune system;
• calm and relieve stress.

Herbal medicine involves making infusions and decoctions from herbal mixtures. Additionally, herbal remedies are used to rinse the mouth and throat. You can also overcome addiction by chewing fresh, peeled leaves and pieces of rhizome.

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Decoctions for rinsing the mouth

To rinse the mouth, prepare a decoction from a mixture of herbal ingredients. For the recipe you will need to take in equal quantities:

• eucalyptus;
• juniper;
• sagebrush;
• sage;
• chamomile;
• lavender;
• Linden.

Pour 2 tablespoons of the mixture into a glass of water and bring to a boil. Rinse your mouth with the cooled liquid every time you feel the urge to smoke. This decoction suppresses the craving for tobacco and also eliminates bad breath.

How does addiction destroy all areas of a patient’s life?

Drugs, including cannabis derivatives, cause harm to the physical, social, emotional and spiritual spheres of human life.

As for the physical sphere, we have already noted how much a person’s health suffers with this addiction. At the same time, despite the severity of the pathologies that are caused by smoking marijuana, a person does not stop unless he receives the help of a narcologist, and thereby further destroys his health.

An obsessive psychological craving for a drug makes a person’s life completely focused on this goal. In fact, the patient can no longer think about anything, and ceases to show interest in the world around him and in people, even close relatives. The desire to use is a priority, for the sake of it a person resorts to lies and cruelty, which, naturally, destroys emotional ties with the environment.

Physical ailments, general apathy and lack of interest in social achievements actually remove a person from society. He becomes asocial, loses his job, connections with his environment, and social status.

Naturally, a person whose life is completely subordinated to consumption becomes self-centered and begins to neglect the interests of others. The desire to get drugs pushes him to immoral acts and crimes. This already causes spiritual damage to a person’s personality.

Phytotherapy

An effective remedy for combating a bad habit can be prepared at home. Smoking herbs are purchased already dried or prepared independently. Doctors name several plants, the components of which suppress the desire to smoke and provoke an aversion to the smell and taste of tobacco.

1. Thyme. The flowers and leaves of this plant are brewed in a thermos. To obtain the infusion, take 2 tablespoons of raw materials and 400 ml of boiling water. The product will be ready in an hour. Drink it on an empty stomach, 30 ml three times a day.
2. Mint. For smokers, mint tea will be useful. 4-5 medium leaves are poured with boiling water and left for 10 minutes. This drink is best drunk before bed. It calms and relieves excessive irritation when quitting cigarettes in the early stages.
3. Ginger. The root of this plant is ground on a grater. Take 1 teaspoon of raw materials and the same amount of honey, add a few drops of lemon juice, pour a glass of boiling water, stir. Drink the mixture if you want to pick up a cigarette. Ginger tincture is an excellent remedy for combating bad habits and strengthening the immune system.
4. Golden mustache. To prepare the product you will need 25-30 fresh shoots. They are filled with vodka (about 50 g) and put away in a dark place for 10 days. The resulting alcohol base is mixed with mint infusion. The result is a complex product. Mint calms the nervous system and is good for the smoker's lungs, and Golden Mustache plays the role of a cigarette substitute and helps avoid withdrawal symptoms when quitting tobacco.

Golden mustache

Any of these herbs can be used only if there is no allergy to it.

Herbs to induce nicotine aversion

In folk medicine, there are many recipes for infusions and decoctions of medicinal herbs, which, causing an aversion to the nicotine contained in cigarettes, help to get rid of this addiction forever. To prepare medicinal drinks for this purpose, you can use:

• burdock;
• calamus root;
• leaves of fruit trees;
• chamomile;
• mint;
• St. John's wort;
• lemon balm and other plants.

Judging by the reviews of people being treated for smoking, the most powerful and effective remedy is calamus root.

1. Squeeze juice from burdock stems and leaves. Mix the concentrate with an equal amount of water. Drink the resulting juice once a day, 50 g.
2. Take an equal amount of chamomile flowers, valerian root, fresh sage leaves, nettle, juniper. Mix the ingredients. Pour a glass of boiling water over 2 teaspoons of the resulting mixture and boil for 10 minutes. Drink half a glass of infusion a day.
3. A collection of fresh blackberry flowers, lemon balm and mint shoots, bergenia root, oregano and St. John's wort is effective. The resulting fee is insisted on. Pour 250 ml of boiling water into one spoon and let it brew for several hours, covered with a lid or towel. To achieve maximum effect, you need to drink the infusion instead of tea for two weeks or more.
4. The gargling method is very effective in inducing aversion to nicotine. To achieve the desired effect, you can make infusions from just one or two components. Persistent disgust after rinsing is caused by solutions made from burdock, eucalyptus leaves, laurel, cherry and apple trees. Also, these plants have an additional healing effect.
5. To prepare the medicine, you can take one or more of the above herbs and pour a glass of boiling water into 1-2 tablespoons of the composition. Leave under a towel or lid for an hour. You need to rinse not only your throat, but also your nose. Do the procedure at least 3 times a day. If you have a craving for smoking, you can rinse your nasopharynx as soon as possible.
6. Rinse rinse with calamus root is highly effective. To prepare it, you need to take 2 teaspoons of peppermint and 1 teaspoon of chopped root. Mix the ingredients and steam with 1 glass of hot water. Let it brew for one hour. If you experience a craving for smoking, you should rinse your mouth with this composition. The resulting nausea due to smoking after rinsing will cause a reflex of rejection from the source of the uncomfortable state, which affects the break of addiction.

Useful pharmacy fees

At the pharmacy you can purchase ready-made combined herbal preparations. This will protect against possible errors when collecting and preparing raw materials, as well as when calculating dosages. The Antinicotine collection (No. 74) has the greatest effectiveness against smoking . It included 18 components. The main ones are:

• eucalyptus;
• milk thistle;
• echinacea;
• thyme;
• hop;
• licorice.

Thanks to its combined composition, this herbal mixture reduces cravings for cigarettes, soothes and relaxes, cleanses and restores the bronchi and lungs, and strengthens the immune system.

In addition, when treating a smoker’s cough with folk remedies, you should pay attention to another pharmacy collection. It contains three components - oregano, coltsfoot and marshmallow. These herbs are useful for quitting smoking because they heal damaged mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, dilute mucus in the bronchi and promote its rapid removal.

Cigarettes from smoking in a pharmacy

Is it possible to get rid of cigarettes by smoking? It is possible if you use special cigarettes for this purpose, which are sold in pharmacies. Such cigarettes are not only able to replace conventional means of smoking, but also produce a healing effect for the body.

Cigarettes by Vyacheslav Zakharov

• There are several types of smoking cigarettes. The most popular today are cigarettes developed by doctor, candidate of medical sciences V. M. Zakharov
• One of the factors of addiction to smoking was not the process of saturating the body with nicotine, but the process of smoking itself. Many people cannot get rid of this bad habit precisely because of the opportunity to relax and inhale tobacco smoke. Many people feel that it helps them overcome the stresses of today's life.
• Zakharov's cigarettes consist of regular tobacco. But, unlike regular cigarettes, this tobacco is not rich in flavoring additives. What allows the smoker to feel the real “taste” of tobacco
• In addition, Zakharov’s cigarettes have risks. Thanks to which smokers can control the amount of tobacco they smoke. And over time, reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke per day

Herbal cigarettes “Tavolga”, “Antitab” and “Nirdosh”

These cigarettes contain no tobacco. Its place is taken by special herbal preparations. On the one hand, they help a person feel disgusted by smoking. On the other hand, they cleanse the body of harmful bacteria and microbes (mainly those that saturate the oral cavity). In addition, they help control the number of cigarettes smoked per day. And if you try to reduce this amount, then over time you can completely get rid of this habit.

Herbal cigarettes

To quit smoking, you can use not only decoctions and herbal infusions. Special herbal cigarettes have proven themselves well. Their task is to satisfy psychological dependence. In fact, this is just an imitation of regular smoking.

Herbal cigarettes do not contain nicotine, so they are less harmful to health. However, they cannot be called completely safe. Manufacturers, as a rule, use a mixture of plants; the exact composition is not indicated. It is impossible to predict how these herbs will affect the body. In addition, when plant components smolder, carcinogenic substances enter the respiratory system, causing damage to health.

There is another disadvantage of herbal cigarettes. Over time, their smoking can develop into a new bad habit. In the fight against tobacco addiction, those people who use herbal infusions or herbal tea internally have a much better chance.

The use of thyme in the fight against smoking

In ancient times, many peoples had the opinion that not only elecampane could strengthen a person.
There was also a belief about another plant called thyme. It could compare with elecampane in its medicinal properties. In addition, it was believed that thyme could even bring a dead person back to life, resurrecting him from the dead. The main active substance in thyme is thymol, known for its excellent disinfection and anesthesia properties.

For treatment, leaves are used along with twigs. The healing properties of thyme will help get rid of any type of cough, and smoker’s cough is no exception.

In order to get rid of the craving for smoking, you need to use thyme essential oil. You only need one drop. It needs to be dropped into a spoon with honey or onto a piece of refined sugar. Sugar and honey must be absorbed slowly and thoroughly. This treatment will get rid of smoking and cure cough caused by nicotine use.

If your hand still constantly reaches for a cigarette, then cigarettes with thyme will help you quit smoking. To do this, you need to take a regular cigarette, remove all the contents from it without damaging it, and just as carefully stuff dry crushed thyme inside. You need to refrain from smoking to the best of your ability, and turn to such medicinal cigarettes only when you have an irrepressible desire to take a drag. Thyme, or rather its essential oils released when smoking, will help get rid of nicotine addiction and remove mucus from the lungs.

Thyme tincture also gives good results in the fight against smoking. Its production does not require special skills. You need to take 4 tsp. crushed plant and pour boiling water over them. After an hour of infusing the herb in a thermos, the product will be ready for use. You need to take it 2 tbsp. 3 times during the day half an hour before meals.

Other means

Not only herbs help you quit smoking. There are other simple methods to combat the bad habit. All of them can be easily implemented at home.

Aromatherapy

1. Cigarette substitutes. The first days after quitting smoking are the hardest. It will be easier to overcome addiction if you come up with something to replace the cigarette. You can chew gum, drink water, suck on candy, or crunch on carrots.
2. Aromatherapy. The smell of essential oils will help you relax and unwind. Orange, oregano, and eucalyptus help when quitting smoking.
3. Milk. This product will help develop an aversion to tobacco. Cigarettes are pre-soaked in milk, dried and only then smoked. Lactose will react with nicotine. As a result, the person’s receptors are greatly irritated and vomiting begins.
4. Vitamins. They will be needed to strengthen the immune system that suffers from smoking.

If none of the methods helps, you can seek help from a psychologist. There are many effective techniques that, in combination with folk remedies, give positive results.

Ways to use herbs for smoking

All folk herbal remedies, the action of which is aimed at combating nicotine addiction, are conditionally divided into several separate groups:

• drinking compositions that should be prepared at home from a collection of herbs and other ingredients and taken orally according to a certain scheme;
• chewing agents;
• herbal tobacco substitutes, which are used as fillers for harmless cigarettes;
• solutions for rinsing the mouth, helping to suppress the sudden desire to smoke;
• various means to suppress the unpleasant symptoms of “withdrawal” that occur when quitting nicotine.

Most often, drinking compositions for smoking cessation are prepared on the basis of medicinal plants, herbal infusions and other ingredients.

Recipes for infusions and decoctions for drinking

• Pour a small amount of eucalyptus leaves, comparable to the volume of one tablespoon, into 500 ml of hot water. Leave it like this for 60 minutes or a little more. After this time, carefully strain the medicine and pour in 1 tablespoon of glycerin and the same amount of wheat or linden honey. Mix all ingredients thoroughly and drink 0.25-0.5 cups of medicine before breakfast, lunch and dinner for a month.
• Squeeze natural juice from fresh burdock leaves and dilute it with the same amount of clean still water. Every evening for 2 weeks before going to bed, drink 50 ml of this effective remedy.
• Prepare a medicinal mixture - take 2 parts of pikulnik, the same amount of Irish moss and horsetail, add to these components one part of knotweed and 3 parts of nettle. Separate 2 tablespoons of the resulting mixture, pour half a liter of water over them, place on the stove, wait for it to boil and leave for 10 minutes. After this, remove the container from the stove and place in a warm place for about an hour to allow the product to brew well. Each time after meals, drink 80-100 ml of the prepared medicine.
• Combine finely chopped leaves and roots of nettle, juniper, valerian, sage and chamomile in equal proportions. Take a teaspoon of this herbal collection and pour 250-300 ml of boiling water, then wait about 60 minutes. The prepared medicine should be divided into 2-3 doses and drunk throughout the day.
• Take a teaspoon of finely chopped valerian root, the same amount of dandelion and catnip, pour 250 ml of cold water over these plants, place on the stove, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. In a separate container, combine 1 tablespoon of fresh or dried mint and raspberry leaves and pour 300 ml of boiling water over them, then let it brew for a third of an hour. Combine the resulting decoction and infusion and mix the medicine thoroughly. Every time you want to smoke, drink a small amount of this liquid, and the desire to taste cigarettes will disappear very quickly.

What herbs are good for clearing the lungs?

Even if a person quits smoking, health problems will still bother him. After quitting cigarettes, cough remedies for smokers are individually selected. They cleanse the mucous membranes, accelerate their healing and remove mucus from the bronchi.

The following herbs are recommended for the lungs:

• elecampane, oregano – have expectorant properties;
• chamomile, St. John's wort - help fight pathogenic microflora;
• strawberries, yarrow – improve blood circulation;
• fennel, plantain – thin bronchial mucus;
• mint, calendula - make breathing easier.

Herbs for cleansing the lungs are taken in equal proportions. The mixture is poured with water (500 ml per 3 tablespoons), heated for 10 minutes, filtered, cooled and drunk.

Contraindications for cleaning

Cleaning your lungs at home is a relatively safe procedure, but it also has its limitations. It cannot be carried out if:

• the herbs chosen to cleanse the lungs cause an allergic reaction;
• there are symptoms of severe pathologies of the respiratory system - pain, hemoptysis;
• increased body temperature;
• diagnosed with tuberculosis;
• immunity is greatly weakened.

It is not advisable to cleanse the lungs with herbs during pregnancy and lactation, but this procedure is much less threatening to health than smoking itself.

Without the addict's knowledge

There are means that help eliminate a bad habit without the knowledge of the smoker himself. The simplest and most accessible of them is oats. To prepare the decoction, take a tablespoon of flakes without additives. The raw materials are poured with two glasses of warm water, cooled to room temperature, and put in the refrigerator for a day. Next, the mixture is simmered over low heat for 15 minutes. You can add calendula flowers to the decoction. The resulting broth is filtered. Liquid can be quietly added to a smoker’s food, but it is still better not to do this in order to avoid a conflict situation.

Oats