"Capitalism charging a fortune to cure you? With stuff that has scary side effects?"
"Have no fear! Now you can buy a bunch of shit that doesn't work, from us! We're also unregulated as fuck so who knows if this stuff messes up your kidneys."
The worst thing, and anyone who had parents who fell for these scams growing up will know this, is parents who will try to 'cure' their neurodivergent kids with rat butt herb or whatever. Have fun spending your formative years incorrectly medicated!
Sure, yes I know there are natural medicines that work for certain things. But the industry as a whole is so gross and predatory. Every so often they'll 'discover' some ancient remedy so they have something new to market. Selling crystals and sage to very ill people who need real treatment. Exploiting sick people who are desperate for a cure is low as hell and I'm surprised (but not surprised) that they can just sell things that do not do the thing they say they do.
Nasal decongestants are just topical vasocontrictors. I don't know how much more effective tobacco would be than pseudoephedrine
Most are, some I think reduce mucus formation through paths other than "no blood for you". Idk there are a lot of drugs out there and I am merely 3 rats in a trench coat with an interest in harm reduction.
Nicotine is a pretty powerful vasocontrictor and topically applied to a mucus membrane would be a very potent dose. I suspect that like using cocaine or speed for the purpose though you'd cause enough damage to make the issue worse long-term.
Nicotine is only one component of hapeh. Depending on the blend it's also made with special types of ground up flowers, barks, herbs. Different blends for different purposes and stages of the process
I don't know any non vasoconstrictor nasal decongestant. Except like saline.
steroids?
Fair point. Tobacco likely isnt gonna work through those pathways though.