Cigarette smoking is super addictive and very bad for the health. Stopping, as any smoker will tell you, is challenging. To boost the success rate of quitting, smokers usually need help, whether from gum, patches, or inhalers. Certain foods and herbs are also used to help kick the habit but come with limitations such as cost, unwanted side effects and unsatisfactory outcomes.

 

To this end, a team of researchers and academics at Naresuan University has created nicotine lozenges made from extract of little ironweed, also known asVernonia cinerea or ya dok khaw in Thai. Early results have shown that the lozenges offer a reasonable level of cigarette withdrawal treatment as well as hope for those who want to quit.

 

The little ironweed lozenge product has been developed through research by a team of scientists and academics from Nareasun University, the Chaophraya Abhaibhubejhr Foundation and the private sector. It’s funded by National Research Council of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/little-ironweed-lozenges-a-quick-fix-for-nicotine-cravings/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-08-14

 

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So not yet approved, let me know if and when they are available.