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A stressful day, the end of the work shift, the conclusion of a meal, a coffee in company: they may seem like simple scenes of everyday life, but for a smoker, these are typical moments when a cigarette is lit.
Due to its long-term effects on the health of the lungs, heart, arteries, and eyes, tobacco and nicotine addiction is extremely dangerous for our body's health.
However, despite the fact that tobacco smoke is the main cause of serious illnesses such as cancer, thrombosis, and Crohn's disease, smoking shows no signs of decreasing: about 19% of the world's population suffers from tobacco addiction.
The causes that lead to nicotine and tobacco addiction embrace both social context reasons and more complex psychological issues. For these reasons, quitting smoking is very difficult. Unfortunately, tobacco and cigarettes are part of that social culture that promotes stressful lifestyles far from the authentic balance of Nature.
However, we can find valuable help to fight tobacco and nicotine addiction in Nature, which provides us with valid substitutes and natural remedies to quit smoking industrial cigarettes.
Do you want to discover what these herbs are and how to use them? Keep reading!
For centuries, popular culture has resorted to the use of botanicals and Ayurvedic herbs rich in therapeutic virtues to prepare blends to inhale or vaporize.
These are herbs with relaxing, toning, and adaptogenic properties capable of relieving us from anxiety, stress, bad mood, or physical and mental fatigue. Furthermore, unlike tobacco, they do not contain nicotine and do not risk causing addiction.
Therefore, among natural products to quit smoking, these herbs represent the ideal choice: by alleviating withdrawal symptoms, they facilitate nicotine detoxification and the abandonment of addiction.
Also used in spiritual ceremonies, smoking herbs are also an excellent tool to accompany meditation and communicate with the energy of our inner self, freeing us from the weight of daily worries.
However, it is important to remember that not all plants can be used to create smoking or vaporizing blends: the natural origin or the absence of nicotine does not exclude that some botanicals may have negative effects on our health when inhaled.
For the same reasons, smoking herbs are suitable only for occasional use. If used over time, inhaling smoke remains extremely harmful to our lungs regardless of the quality of the herbs used.
It is therefore important to know what the smoking herbs are and to what extent they should be mixed in order to fully enjoy their benefits.
Therefore, the best way to quit smoking without forcing yourself to abruptly cut a consolidated habit, with the risk of returning to it soon, is to switch to natural alternatives to tobacco.
To create our natural blend of smoking herbs, we must first distinguish between three different types of botanicals used in the composition of smoking blends: base herbs, therapeutic herbs, and aromatic herbs.
Base herbs constitute the essence of our smoking blend and will be present in larger quantities.
These are botanicals with relaxing and adaptogenic properties that naturally replace the effects of nicotine on our nervous system. For this reason, they are particularly suitable for those who want to quit smoking without suffering from tobacco withdrawal symptoms.
Damiana is certainly the most used base herb to create an effective smoking blend with an immediate calming effect: rich in tonic and antispasmodic virtues, it provides an immediate sense of calm and mental clarity, acting as a mood stabilizer. With analgesic and anxiolytic effects, it facilitates nicotine detoxification and purifies the lungs thanks to its expectorant action.
A neutral flavor with slight sweet notes allows Damiana to blend perfectly with the aromas of the supporting and aromatic herbs that we will include in our mixture.
Therapeutic herbs include those relaxing, tonic, and adaptogenic botanicals that enrich the therapeutic virtues of the blend.
According to our needs, we can choose therapeutic herbs for our blend with a relaxing effect such as Passionflower or Lavender, purifying like organic Sage or calming like Butterfly pea.
If we want to create a smoking blend to accompany our meditation routine, we can choose supporting herbs that stimulate the nervous system like Artemisia and Blue Lotus. Thanks to their high concentration of flavonoids and antioxidants, these botanicals act as natural anxiolytics and, by promoting lucid dreams, help rediscover the energy of our inner self.
With a sweet, bitter, floral, or astringent flavor, aromatic herbs define the taste of our natural smoking blend.
Mint, Lavender, Rose, and Anise are the most used botanicals in natural smoking blends for their delicate and pleasant aroma. Thanks to their nervine properties, they are also an excellent remedy against stress, anxiety, and poor concentration.
To achieve a smoking blend that resembles the tobacco flavor, we can add Bearberry to our mixture: its intense and full-bodied aroma is perfect for those who want to quit smoking without giving up the enveloping taste of tobacco.
Now that we know what the main smoking herbs are, let's find out how to create a smoking blend.
To obtain an effective and pleasant-tasting smoking blend, capable of being a valid alternative among herbs to quit smoking, it is important to combine the botanicals following precise proportions, in order to preserve their properties and aromas in a balanced way.
A balanced smoking herb blend should be composed of:
● 40 or 60% of base herbs that give body and volume to the blend;
● 30 or 40% of therapeutic herbs that offer specific properties;
● the remaining 10-20% of aromatic herbs that provide a pleasant aroma.
By maintaining these percentages, it is possible to use one or more smoking herbs for each category.
Among the natural remedies to quit smoking, the Kudzu deserves an honorable mention.
Starch obtained from the dried roots of a climbing plant, Pueraria lobata, Kudzu is considered by Traditional Chinese Medicine one of the 50 fundamental herbs for the health of our body.
Rich in natural phytoestrogens, isoflavones, Kudzu not only proves to be a precious ally in maintaining stomach and intestinal well-being but also plays an essential dopaminergic action to overcome tobacco and nicotine addiction.
By stimulating the production of dopamine, the hormone of well-being, Kudzu's isoflavones naturally replace the calming effect of nicotine.
Alleviating withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, nervous hunger, stress, tachycardia, and cravings, this botanical facilitates quitting the addiction.
Although being the queen of herbs to quit smoking, as a starch, Kudzu cannot be used in the composition of natural smoking blends.
The neutral flavor, however, makes it the perfect ingredient to experiment with a large number of sweet and savory recipes. Thanks to its thickening power, we can use Kudzu in the preparation of puddings, fruit ice creams, velvety soups, or soups, turning it into an excellent natural remedy to quit smoking even at the table.
Given its completely natural origin, Kudzu proves to be an extremely versatile vegetable substitute for creating vegan dishes from the Japanese macrobiotic tradition.
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Now that we know what are the herbal alternatives to tobacco to quit smoking, all that remains is to have fun experimenting with their virtues and discover the most suitable natural blend for us!
