Posted by linkadge on June 22, 2004, at 13:06:57
In reply to Re: larry hoover...can you comment on this » linkadge, posted by chemist on June 21, 2004, at 20:47:42
I would definately say that cocaine is a much more potent stimulant than tobacco is. I do not suppose that ginkgo could even come close to reducing the cocaine craving in the heavy users.
Kava is an anxiolitic but also a potent MAO-B inhibitor. From what I hear more potent than Ginkgo and SJW - similar to smoking. It does have nootropic properties. Let us remember that GABA potentiation has nootropic properties.
Ginkgo has been shown to be of some use to smoking ceasation, because it does have a mild dopimanergic action.
The reason I suggest Kava is because MAO-B action would mimic cigarettes and GABA action would mimic alchohol.
I know a friend that quit both smoking and drinking with Kava. It may not be a long term solution however, since it may casue hepatotoxicity, (the jury is still out on that one)
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