Other Names
of Catechu
Gambir, Er-Cha, Hai-Er-Cha, Acacia catechu, Uncaria
gambier.
Used Part, Taste and
Property
Resin, Infusion extract from leaves and young twigs; Astringent,
bitter, cool.
Common Use
in Chinese Herbal Formulas
Cough with hot sputum, thirst, diarrhea, bloody stool,
uterine bleeding, hemorrhoids, eczema.
Main Chemical Components
Catechu-tannic acid, catechin, epicatechin, phlobatannin,
fisetin, quercetin, quercetagetin, protocatechu tannins, pyrogallic
tannis, etc.
BENEFITS:
Why Smokeless? Are Smoked Herbal Cigarettes
Safe?
It's very important to know that although many
herbal cigarettes are tobacco and nicotine free, but they are
NOT safe if you light it up
because they Do Contain TAR and CO
(Carbon Monoxide), which cause hypoxemia (hypoxia)
at lease, when you burn it.
This smokeless product, which consists of a herbs-flavored
filter material - like that used in a cigarette filter - looks
and feels like a cigarette, but contains no tobacco or nicotine,
and does not burn. The smokers simply draw or inhale on Yixing
Herbal Cigarettes whenever they have the desire to smoke a cigarettes.
With the increase in smoking restrictions, these
smokeless cigarettes are perfect to accommodate smokers who
are in smoke-free area such as libraries, airports or restaurants,
at a Smoke-Away day, or visiting with friends who are non-smokers.
It is a rewarding smokeless alternative for adults who enjoy
cigarettes even if they want to quit. |