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.
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