Herbs For Quitting Smoking
Any of the following can be taken as a capsule or in a tea... in tea, the rule of thumb is a teaspoon of herb per cup of boiling water, steeped in a covered cup for 5 to 15 minutes.
The more scent to the herb, the shorter the steeping time need be. (Think of it that the stronger scented herbs have more volatile essential oil).
Black Cohosh - 1 teaspoon per cup of water, steeped in a tea. Note, the cohoshes are not one of your better tasting herbs, so you may prefer them in capsule form.
Blue Cohosh - 1 teaspoon per cup of water, steeped in a tea.
Catnip - Tea, use one teaspoon of the herb in a cup of water, drink when cooled.
Echinacea - available in capsules or as tea, steep 1 tsp of the root in a cup of boiling water for 30 minutes (covered).
Peppermint - in a tea 2 to 3 tsp leaves, to one cup boiling water.. let steep 10 minutes, covered... up to 3 times daily
Slippery Elm - in a tea, 1 tsp per cup of boiling water, steeped a minimum of 10 minutes.
Skullcap - traditionally a tea, available now as capsules at healthfood stores.
Hops - used in a tea... no beer does not count!
Valerian Root - 1 tsp powdered root infused in 1 pint water for 10 minutes in boiling water. Take no more than one cup a day, as too frequent use tends to cause headache, nervous agitation, vertigo...
Slippery Elm, Skullcap, Hops and Valerian Root in combination in a tea helps kill the desire for Tobacco
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