Argemone mexicana is the botanical name of Prickly Poppy plant. Drinking Argemone tea is beneficial for quitting smoking. Dried leaves of Argemone plant is used in tea, which boosts and relaxes the brain. This is even beneficial for chain smokers.
Cigarette smoking is a very dangerous addiction. The nicotine of the cigarette enters the bloodstream through a chemical process. It reaches to the brain in just six seconds. This causes release of dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is a chemical which enhances the well being feeling and relaxation. When a smoking person plans to quit smoking, his body needs to adjust to lower levels of dopamine and the person feels withdrawal symptoms like nausea, insomnia and irritability. Hence, it becomes difficult for smokers to quit and to exit from loop of ‘one more cigarette’. But will power of a person can do the trick with the help of herbs.
Using herbs is an effective way to quit smoking, but certainly not magic. Herbs inhibit the entry of harmful chemicals in the body and also compensate for the urge. It acts as an aphrodisiac and also resembles the nicotine relaxation element.
What is Argemone mexicana?
- Argemone mexicana is a yellow flowering Poppy plant, a native to mexico and also found in the US, India and Africa.
- It belongs to the family Papaveraceae.
- The plant now also grows wild in open and sunny places.
- A cup of tea prepared from the leaves of Argemone plant will help you to quit smoking cigarettes.
- Th dried herbage is rolled into a cigarette to strengthen the effect.
- The chemical compounds in argemone include propopine, isoquinilines and berberine.
- These chemicals help to smoothly depress the central nervous system.
- The herb evokes euphoric as well as aphrodisiac senses and puts the mind into a blissful virtual state.
- The other common names of Argemone are – Amapolas del campo, Gamboge Thistle, Bermuda Thistle, Chadron, Jamaican Thistle,Queen Thistle, Yellow Thistle, Brahmadanti, Satayanasi and Svarnasiri.
Health effects of Argemone mexicana
- The flowers and leaves are smoked by natives of Mexico to produce a mild sedating and euphoric effect.
- Latex is the most important part of the herb, however whole plant has been extracted to produce a well known substitute, which has analgesic properties and a stronger sedative.
- Whenever you feel like smoking, just take a cup of herbal Argemone tea to quit opium smoking.
