Alcoholism is the frequent and uncontrolled use of alcohol. With prolonged use, alcohol replaces the drinker literally everything and becomes the only meaning of life. Today, alcohol abuse is one of the most pressing problems in the world. For centuries, drunkenness in Russia has been tried to treat it in a variety of ways, including folk. As a disease, drunkenness began to be considered relatively recently. Along with pharmaceuticals, folk remedies are also used to treat this ailment. People who somehow come across this problem often have the following question: what kind of herb causes an aversion to alcohol? You will receive an answer to it by reading our article.
It is important
All herbal remedies that are used to treat alcoholism are not harmless, as it might seem at first glance. It is very important to remember that an overdose of some of them can even be fatal! Therefore, if you chose this method of treatment, you must very strictly (up to a gram) observe the dosage. The herbs used for treatment must be properly harvested, and they can also be purchased at pharmacies. Before starting treatment, consult a specialist.
Stages of treatment
Treatment of alcohol dependence, which involves the use of folk remedies, consists of two stages. The first stage is the use of herbs that cause an aversion to alcohol. The purpose of the second stage is to restore the body. There is also a third stage, which is often psychological in nature. It consists in training the will and strength, self-hypnosis, conversion to religion. It is also important to create conditions by close people of the patient that promote motivation for a healthy lifestyle. However, we note that treatment with herbs that cause an aversion to alcohol will be effective only if the drinker is not at the extreme stage of alcoholism.
Features of herbal treatment
Even our ancestors drew attention to the positive effect of the ingestion of herbs, causing an aversion to alcohol, thereby relieving the suffering person from a strong craving for alcohol. Please note: for the treatment of alcoholism, herbs alone are not enough. In addition to this, a recipe competently compiled by specialists and the correct technique are required, in which the individual characteristics of the human body are taken into account.
A universal, 100% suitable drug for everyone does not exist. What can completely save one patient from alcoholism will not help another. It depends on the fact that the causes of alcohol abuse and the occurrence of the disease are different for all people. In addition, binges can vary in duration, and the picture of the course of the disease and the psychophysical state of the patient can also differ significantly. That is why when using medicinal herbs for treatment, it is necessary to consult a competent specialist who will help draw up an adequate prescription that can bring a person out of a state of binge.
The effect of plants on the body
Consider the effect of herbs that cause an aversion to alcohol. The essence of the fight against an irresistible craving for alcohol is to develop in the body of a drinking person a steady aversion to alcohol at the level of a conditioned reflex. For this purpose, tinctures from herbs are mixed in alcoholic beverages and given to the patient to drink. Drinks begin to have a peculiar effect, due to which a person with alcoholism has vomiting and nausea. Very often, the general condition of the patient worsens.
This method of treatment can be carried out both secretly and openly to the patient. In the first case, this is possible if a person with an alcoholism does not consider himself an alcoholic. However, this method has negative side effects. It is not always possible to secretly mix tincture or broth into strong alcoholic drinks or food, and in addition, it is necessary to take into account the physical and psychological state when choosing a dose. To so many people with poor health (namely, alcoholics are), some of the prepared products cannot be mixed, and if possible, then with great care.
List of herbs that cause aversion to alcohol
We bring to your attention several popular and affordable herbs that have been used in Russia for medicinal purposes. They have not lost their relevance in our days. Note that their action is aimed at reducing craving for alcohol and the formation of persistent disgust at a reflex level. The list of herbs:
- ram;
- thyme;
- St. John's wort
- hoof;
- hellebore;
- wormwood;
- centaury;
- pion;
- curly sorrel;
- oleander;
- lovage.
Once again, we consider it necessary to recall that it is impossible to take herbs from drunkenness on your own, which help stop drinking. Only a specialist can correctly choose the type of phytotherapy, which is optimal for the individual characteristics of a patient with alcoholism. Otherwise, you can cause irreparable harm to the patient.
Tinctures, which are prepared on the basis of medicinal herbs for drunkenness, which help quit drinking, help cleanse the body of alcohol, restore the functions of individual organs and cause a persistent aversion to alcohol. Herbal treatment for alcohol dependence shows pretty good results. This method deprives the person dependent on alcoholism of the incentive to drink.
Baranets (lycopodium, plun)
The plant grows in Eastern Siberia, occupies a vast territory from the Yenisei to the Urals. It is an evergreen perennial that forms spores. Ram is a medicinal herb that has a laxative, emetic effect. One of the herbs, which causes an aversion to alcohol, is quite persistent. Medicinal raw materials are collected as follows: cut the stems with leaves at the time when spore maturation begins. It is best to collect in cloudy and rainy weather, under such weather conditions, spores do not spill out. Treatment with a decoction of the pool must be carried out every day for a week.
Cooking Tips
In order to prepare the infusion from the plun - a herb that helps quit drinking - crushed raw materials in the amount of 5 grams are poured into 200 ml of boiling water and simmered for 15 minutes at low heat. The broth is filtered off and adjusted to its original volume, i.e., up to 200 ml.
Reception is carried out as follows: 50-100 ml of the broth should be drunk immediately after preparation. After a few minutes have passed, you need to drink 15-30 ml of vodka. The effect is not long in coming: literally 5-10 minutes after taking the drug, severe nausea and vomiting occurs. Please note that the plant is very toxic, it should be taken with extreme caution. In addition, there are contraindications for oral administration. It can not be used for hemorrhoids, pathology of the cardiovascular system, peptic ulcer, nervous diseases, bronchial asthma. Do not use treatment during pregnancy and after 50 years.
Thyme (Bogorodskaya grass)
Which herb causes an aversion to alcohol? One of the most popular plants in the fight against this disease is thyme. The distribution area is quite wide. Refers to dwarf shrubs. Medicinal raw materials from Bogorodskaya grass are harvested in June-July, during the flowering period. Thyme has characteristics that help fight alcohol addiction. Accurately calibrated doses of thyme when used together with alcohol cause severe dizziness and provoke vomiting. Further contribute to the persistent formation of disgust at a reflex level. You can use this herb, which causes an aversion to vodka, secretly from an alcoholic, if he does not consider himself as such. In this case, cooked herbal medicines should be added to drinks or food.
How to cook
15 g of crushed raw materials are combined with half a liter of boiling water. For a quarter of an hour, they are heated in a water bath, after which water is added to the herbal infusion to the original volume. The medicine must be taken as follows:
- 1 day - 1 tbsp. l 3 p. in a day;
- 2 day - 2x3;
- 3 day - 4x3.
In the following days, take up to 60 ml of infusion. In the event that the patient carries out treatment voluntarily, in order to enhance the effect, he is allowed to smell alcohol half an hour before taking the infusion. The drug must be prepared fresh every day, this is especially important for its effectiveness.
St. John's wort
A perennial plant that grows up to 1 m tall. It has small oval-shaped leaves, upright stems, and saturated yellow flowers. The beginning of flowering occurs in June and lasts until August. As a medicinal raw material, St. John's wort is collected during flowering. For this purpose, cut stems 15-20 cm. It is used as a herb for aversion to alcohol.
Cooking method
Take about 20 g of chopped St. John's wort, fill it with 500 ml of boiling water. Warm up in a water bath for 25 minutes. Then filter and cool. Take it 2 times a day, before lunch and dinner, 2 tbsp. spoons. Treatment in this way can be carried out without the knowledge of the sufferer. The disadvantage of this method is that it is necessary to secretly mix the broth into the food. Do not forget that almost all grass, on the basis of which drugs are created to combat alcohol, has toxic properties. Therefore, it is required to handle it as carefully as possible.
Hellebore
Speaking about which herbs will help to stop drinking, one cannot but mention hellebore. By the way, this plant has another well-known name - a puppeteer. Probably, there is no person who would not hear about its toxic properties. When using it, it is imperative that the recommended dosage be observed with extreme accuracy to avoid poisoning. The puppeteer, in addition to amino acids, minerals and vitamins, includes a very strong poison - proteoveratrin. It is very effective in the treatment of alcoholism, but at the same time negatively affects the work of the stomach, heart, central nervous system, intestines. If there is a disease in the patient, treatment with this drug is prohibited!
Cooking infusion
For the preparation of medicines, only the root of hellebore is used - a herb that causes an aversion to alcohol. What cooking technology is suitable for this infusion? For 100 ml of boiling water, take 1 tsp. crushed dried root. After an hour, add another 100 ml of boiling water to the mixture. After sixty minutes, we filter the infusion. We store it strictly in the refrigerator. We take one or two drops: in the morning, at lunch, in the evening. The daily rate should not exceed 10 drops.
Very quickly, a person who drank the infusion begins to vomit. In the event that you notice the appearance of seizures, lowering pressure, pallor of the skin — immediately call an ambulance. Doctors immediately report the use of the infusion. These symptoms indicate serious poisoning.
As soon as you notice that in a person with an alcoholism, the dose of alcohol consumed per day has significantly decreased, the number of drops of medicinal raw materials can be reduced to one. It is noticed that when a puppeteer is consumed, the addiction of a dependent person decreases. This happens due to the effects of the substances contained in the puppeteer on the central nervous system.
Centaury (Century)
What methods are not used to stop drinking! What grass to drink to get the desired result? A good positive effect in the fight against alcoholism shows centaury, or centuria. You can use it to prepare a decoction for alcoholism in its pure form, as well as in combination with other herbs.
To prepare the infusion, it is necessary to pour 15 g of dry centurium ¼ liter of water and boil for 10 minutes, remove from heat. After 2 hours, the drug is ready for use. Infusion must be drunk during the day. Recommended treatment for 10 days. Contraindications: various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Good results in the treatment of alcoholism have alcohol tincture prepared from a mixture of the following herbs: wormwood, centuria, thyme. Take 100 g of wormwood and centaury, 400 g of thyme. We connect and pour 500 ml of alcohol (70%), we insist for 2 weeks. Take tincture should be 50 ml before meals. Great for those who want to stop drinking on their own.