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Chinese Medicine Guide > Chinese Medicines > Chinese Medicine For Smoking
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Chinese Medicine For Smoking |
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Chinese Medicine For Smoking |
Quit Smoking With Gan Cao
This Chinese medicine formula is said to be effective in addressing smoking when it starts to become a bad habit.
It can discourage the habitual smoker from puffing cigarette after cigarette.
All they have to do is to breathe in the gan cao aroma. Prepare 300 grams of gan cao and 1000 cc of water.
Simmer gan cao to form a paste and then strain the extract. Mixed this paste with tobacco.
Both the aroma and the taste of gan cao help in treating habitual smoking.
Kudzu remedies For Smoking
Kudzu has been a popular herbal medicine since 206 B.C. Kudzu has a lot of medical uses and it can be mixed with other herbs for maximum results.
One of the main ingredients of kudzu is isoflavone. This substance can replace nicotine in the brain receptors to help a person to stop his smoking habit.
Take kudzu tablet once a day or as a dietary supplement. It is available in tea, tablet, and capsule form.
Ask an herbalist or a physician to determine the exact dosage for you.
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Smoking - Definition
Smoking is defined as the act of inhaling tobacco or cigarettes.
This habit can be traced back as early as 500 BC. And it is an activity widely enjoyed by different cultures all over the world.
Studies show that smoking is the number one problem of the society today.
In some places, children aged nine years old already know how to smoke.
In traditional Chinese medicine, smoking has a detrimental effect in all the major organs of the body like the circulatory, respiratory, and digestive system.
It weakens the functions of the lungs that control the movement of qi, blood, and meridians.
Smoking creates heat in the lung and stomach that causes fire in the heart and in the inactive liver qi.
There are certain Chinese medicines that can help in coping with one's frequent smoking habits.
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