Natural plants help you quit smoking

Rhodiola and valerian plants are used among other things, in the treatment of tobacco dependence. A smoker is a person in a state of physical and psychological dependence. And 'why adequate therapy must take into account the issue in its entirety. Many treatments make use of natural herbal products as carriers of the whole therapy. Let's see the features of these two formidable plant.

The Valeriana officinalis, of which the root is used, is a typical European plant of which there are over 150 species. Its root is rich in essential oils, valeric acid and other alkaloids. The combined action of all these compounds produces sedative and relaxing effects that improve mood and concentration. Valerian is mostly known as a mild sleeping pill that unlike those of synthesis is not addictive and does not provide the daze since the drugs for insomnia.

Its use in the treatment of smoking addiction has been established: the smoking cessation treatment to a subject in valerian are a valuable aid as it helps to control your nervousness and anxiety, conditions constantly present in people who decide to quit smoking. Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea) is a Siberian plant, already used by local people for over 3000 years. This plant has come into common usage here by us only in the 90s.

It causes an increase in the secretion of serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in numerous physiological functions including the regulation of mood. It is used to treat smoking addiction because it raises a lot of resistance to physical and mental stress, improves sleep quality and regulates mood and provides mental clarity. The herbal blends very well with the auricular, a branch of ancient Chinese medicine for the treatment of smoking. Valerian, for its anxiolytic effect will be appropriate to use it in a first time, when the smoker starts the path of cessation.

Rhodiola instead will be more useful at a later time, at the stage of withdrawal, in which the subject will need to be supported in the fight to the remarkable physical and mental stress.