Tobacco is a herbal product that people have used for hundreds of years. It was brought to our country from America in the 1600s. Our country has approximately 200 thousand hectares of agricultural land. The leaves of the tobacco plant contain alkaloids, resin, gum, starch and tannin. As it is known, the most important alkaloid is nicotine. In addition, it contains alkaloids such as isonicotine, nornicotine, and nicotyrin, which are similar to nicotine.
Since nicotine causes different stimuli in the human brain, its effects are diverse and complex. Tobacco plant increases intestinal and stomach movements and gastric secretion. Gastritis can cause reflux disease. It can trigger centers in the brain and cause vomiting and decreased urination. It increases the tendency for blood to clot and narrows the vessels. It accelerates heart rate and increases blood pressure. The tobacco plant increases salivation and tears, reduces appetite, and causes cough and shortness of breath. Sinusitis can cause loss of sense of smell. The liquid obtained by boiling the tobacco plant with water is used externally to remove body parasites such as ticks, fleas and lice from the body. Apart from all these, it is very common among the public to use tobacco leaves in minor skin cuts.
As it also causes deterioration in skin vessels; It can cause skin discoloration, dullness, lifelessness, and difficult-to-heal wounds.
It is one of the preventable causes of many types of cancer, especially lung cancer, bladder cancer, and inflammatory rheumatism. Babies born in homes where tobacco is used have a higher risk of developing diseases such as asthma, bronchitis and emphysema later in life.
Apart from this, tobacco has been abused since its discovery. The most common abuse; in the form of cigarettes, cigars and hookahs. Cigarette smoking is a type of addiction due to the nicotine it contains. After the first breath, the foundations of addiction are laid. Over time, this addiction occurs depending on the frequency of use and the way tobacco is processed. In the continuation of physiological addiction, the user becomes so psychologically attached to cigarettes that he feels like he is "abandoning his best friend" during the quitting process.
As with every addiction, the first step in smoking is quitting. is to seek. Then enthusiasm (motivation) is required. This motivation is usually children, grandchildren or spouses. In the future, these people will support the person who quits smoking. In addition to this support, help may be needed in the process of getting rid of nicotine. One of these assistance options may be electro-acupuncture. Electro-acupuncture; It is a treatment method created by combining acupuncture and electric currents.
After the acupuncture needles are inserted into the selected points, an electric current of a certain frequency is given to these points. As a result, the person can more easily cope with the side effects that he/she will experience as a result of nicotine withdrawal. It also helps in dealing with situations such as lack of attention, concentration or, conversely, excessive sensitivity and anger.
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