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. 2021 May 20;10:157. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_5_21

Table 1.

Characteristics of herbal substitutes for quit of opium addiction[43]

Scientific name Common English name Used part Daily dosage Temperament Modifiers Effective material Property
C. nucifera[58] Coconut[58] Fruit[58] 13/5 g of its fruit[34] Warm and dry degree 2[58] Sugar[34]
No need for modifiers in the cold tempered and olders[34]
Sour fruits and Watermelon (Citrullus) vulgaris and Lemon (C. lemon)
In the warm temperament[34]
Short-chain fatty acids mainly lauric acid[58] Immunomodulator[58]
Institutional heat tonic[34]
Fattening of the body[34]
Manufacturer of good materials in the body[34]
C. zedoaria[59] Zedoary[59] Rhizome[58] 0/25-2 g[34] Warm and dry degree 3[34] Medicinal barley juice (H. vulgare)[34]*
Sekanjebin (vinegar with sugar or honey)[34]
Fresh cow’s milk[34]
Barley soup (H. vulgare)[34]
Zinjibern[58]
Cineol[59]
Joy bringer[58]
“Teriagh” (antidote)[58]
Heat of the heart and brain and liver tonic[59]
T. copticum[58] Ajwain[58] Seed[58] Up to 10 g[34] Warm and dry degree 3[34] Coriander (C. sativum) in warm temperament[34] Timol[58] Laxative[34]
“Teriagh” (antidote)[34]
L. sativa[58] Lettuce[60] Seed[55] 6/5 g[58] Cold and dry[34] Mentha (M. piperita)[34]
Celery (A. graveolens)[34]
Caraway (C. carvi)[34]
Mastic (P. lentiscus)[34]
- Narcotic[34]
Hypnotic[34]
Antiheadache[34]
Enhanced moisture from nose and throat[34]
M. fragrans[58] Nutmeg[58] Fruit[58] Up to 9 g[34] Warm degree 2 and dry degree 3[34] Coriander (C. sativum)[34]
Sweet violet (V. odorata) and honey[34]
Eugenol[58] Antidiarrheal[58]
An effect on prostaglandin synthesis (analgesic)[58]
Joy bringer[34]
Inebriant[34]
Instinctive heat preservers[34]
P. somniferum[58] Poppy[58] Shell[58] Up to 7 g[34] Cold degree 2 and dry degree 1[34] Sugar[34]
Honey[34]
Mastic (P. lentiscus)[34]
Morphine[58] Sedative[58]
Analgesic[58]
Narcotic[34]
Hypnotic[34]
P. somniferum[58] Poppy[58] Seed[58] Up to 16 g[34] Cold degree 2 and wet degree 1[34] Sugar[34]
Honey[34]
Mastic (P. lentiscus)[34]
Morphine[58] Sedative[58]
Analgesic[58]
Narcotic[34]
Hypnotic[34]
C. arabica[58] Coffee[58] Fruit[58] Up to 15 g[58] Warm degree 1 and dry degree[58] Rock candy[58]
Saffron (C. sativus)[58]
Caffeine[58] Analgesic[58]
H. niger[58] Henbane[58] Seed[58] From white 1.5 g to 2.25 g[34] Cold and dry degree 3[34] Honey[34]
Anise (P. anisum)[34]
Hyoscyamine[59]
Hussain[59]
Scopolamine[59]
Atropine[59]
Sedative[58]
Pain relief[58]
Enhanced muscular vibrations of neurological origin[58]
Enhanced moisture from nose and throat[34]
Body organs tonic[34]
China root (S. china root)[58] - Root[58] No specific value[34] Warm and wet degree 1[34] No need for modifiers[34] Cleaning of blood[34]
Hypnotic[34]
Instinctive heat strengthening[34]
Heart, brain, liver, stomach, and digestive tract tonic[34]
Castoreum[58] Caster[58] Testis[58] Up to 0/5 g[34] Warm degree 3 and dry degree 2[34] In warm temperaments violet syrup (viola odorata)[34] “Teriagh” (antidote) for Cold and deadly spices[34]
Instantaneous heat wave[34]
S. nux-vomica[58] Nux vomica[58] Seed[58] From 0.25 to 0.5 g 4.5 g of it, is deadly[34] Warm and dry degree 3[34] Sugar[34]
Almond (A. communis) oil[34]
Strickin[58] Pain reliever[58]
I. hederacea[58] Morning glory[58] Seed[58] 0.5 to a maximum of 3 g >3 g fatal[34] Warm and dry degree 3[34,58] Almond (A. communis) oil[34] Glycortin[58] Very diarrheal[58]
Waste cleaner from head[58]
Relieves joint pain[34]

*Peel the barley (H. vulgare) and boil the water at a ratio of 1 to 14 or 20 until the barleys are well cooked and then smooth. This is medical barley water.[44,50] C. nucifera=Cocos nucifera, C. lemon=Citrus lemon, C. zedoaria=Curcuma zedoaria, H. vulgare=Hordeum Vulgare, T. copticum=Trachyspermum copticum, C. sativum=Coriandrum sativum, L. sativa=Lactuca sativa, M. piperita=Mentha piperita, Apium graveolens=Apium graveolens, C. carvi=Carum carvi, P. lentiscus=Pistacia lentiscus, M. fragrans=Myristica fragrans, C. sativum=Coriandrum sativum¸ V. odorata=Viola odorata, P. somniferum=Papaver somniferum, P. lentiscus=Pistacia lentiscus C. arabica=Coffea arabica, C. sativus=Crocus sativus, H. niger=Hyoscyamus niger, P. anisum=Pimpinella anisum, S. china=Smilax china, S. nux-vomica=Strychnos nux-vomica, I. hederacea=Ipomoea hederacea, A. communis=Amygdalus communis C. zedoaria=Curcuma zedoaria