Home remedies for
Alcohol Detox

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #1: Acorn***—Quercus robur glandium
• Diminishes alcoholic craving, antidotes its effects, such as enlarged spleen and liver. Diarrhea may appear during treatment as a curative effect.
• Available as a homeopathic liquid under the name Ouercus glandis.

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #2: Angelica**—Angelica atropurpurea
• Reduces craving or creates dislike for alcohol; use 5 drops, 3 times daily.
• A warming circulatory tonic that relieves gas, bloating, colic, headache.
• Helps with enlarged spleen; anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic.

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #3: Calanatts*—Acorus calamus
• Reduces the craving for alcohol; restorative for brain, nervous system.
• Relieves gas, cramps, distention. Improves appetite, helps exhaustion.

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #4: Cayenne***—Capsicum frutescens
• Helps stop morning vomiting and gnawing stomach, reduces intense cravings for alcohol and promotes appetite; use in single drop doses.
• Reduces irritability, anxiety and tremor and induces calm sleep.
• Delirium tremens, chills, exhaustion can often be speedily relieved.

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #5: Celandine***—Chelidonium majus
• Specific for liver problems from alcohol; extreme sensitivity to, and bad
effects from, drinking. Liver healer and detoxifier, even for cirrhosis.
• Calms emotions (i.e. anger, depression) during withdrawal or cravings.
• For general sluggishness, difficulty concentrating and mental dullness.

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #6: Hops**—Humulus lupulus
• Sedative that relieves anxiety-related withdrawal symptoms; aids DTs.
• Helps irritability and restlessness, promotes healthy digestion.
• Relieves insomnia, frequent wakings; not suitable during depression.

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #7: Khella**—Ammi visnaga
• Ayurvedic herb that alleviates the acute and chronic effects of alcohol.
• Powerful antispasmodic and pain remedy. Used for asthma, angina.

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #8: Kudzu***—Pueraria lobata
• Traditional use in China to sober a drunk person and for various side
effects of alcohol (hangover, thirst, gastric bleeding, loss of appetite).
• Recent research shows it can dramatically reduce craving for alcohol.

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #9: Milk Thistle**—Silybum marianum
• Protects against damage to the liver by alcohol, drugs and toxins.
• Powerfully regenerates damaged liver tissue; essential for cirrhosis.

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #10: Oats***—Avena sativa
• Excellent for weaning off alcohol, drugs, opiates, narcotics. Invigorating without intoxication or overstimulation. Improves clarity, focus.
• Restores proper nerve functioning; eases a racing heart or palpitations.

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #11: Passionflower*—Passiflora incarnata
• Treats insomnia, delirium tremens or spasms related to withdrawal.
• Useful to induce restful sleep without producing hangover effects.
• Combines well with kava, skullcap, valerian, hops or Jamaican dogwood.

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #12: Quassia*—Picrasma/Quassia excelsa
• Antidotes effects of alcohol, rejuvenates the spleen. A bitter that stimulates appetite and digestive function; tonifies a weak digestive system.

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #13: Schisandra**—Schisandra chinensis
• Controls anger and aggression without sedation; combats depression.
• A liver tonic for hepatitis and an adaptogen that assists the body in bal-
ancing stress; effective for nervous exhaustion, weakness, insomnia.

Home remedies for Alcohol Detox #14: Wild Lettuce*—Lactuca virosa
• Produces a general sense of well-being, calms excitability, relieves pain.
• Mild sedative and cure for insomnia; safe for both young and old.