Four leading bidi cigarette brands were banned by the U. However, some are still sold online and over the phone. In one state-run sting operation, children as young as 9 successfully purchased bidis over the telephone using a toll-free number provided by a Web site. Herbal cigarettes are tobacco-free and nicotine-free, but they are far from risk-free. Herbal Gold cigarettes are a prime example. They look exactly like regular cigarettes and come in different flavors including menthol, cherry, and vanilla.
Because they don't contain tobacco, they can be sold legally to smokers of any age. Herbal Gold cigarettes contain a blend of herbs including marshmallow the plant, not the hot chocolate topping , passion flower, jasmine, and ginseng. These herbs are staples of health-food stores, and they're generally safe -- until they're set on fire.
According to a report by the Federal Trade Commission FTC , Herbal Gold and other herbal cigarettes produce many of the same toxins found in tobacco smoke, including tar and carbon monoxide. In April , the commission ordered the makers of Herbal Gold as well as another herbal cigarette manufacturer to add the following warning to all packages: "Herbal cigarettes are dangerous to your health. They produce tar and carbon monoxide. Also known as kreteks, these cigarettes contain about 60 percent tobacco and 40 percent ground cloves.
Some baby boomers may remember buying them in exotic packages with a picture of a volcano on the front. Far from being healthier to smoke, kreteks deliver twice as much nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide as regular cigarettes, according to the American Lung Association. In addition, switching tobacco for cloves isn't necessarily a good trade. Cloves may be perfectly fine in a cup of cider or a Christmas ham, but they produce dangerous chemicals when they burn, Banzhaf says.
Inhaled clove oil may also raise the risk of pneumonia, bronchitis, and other lung infections. In a few susceptible individuals, clove cigarettes have even caused coma and life-threatening lung injury, including pulmonary edema, a condition in which the lungs fill up with fluid. Kreteks were banned in the U. However, they are still available by mail order, something that concerns antismoking advocates. Bidis and Kreteks. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Oregon and Southwest Washington. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, th Congress. March 17, April 2, Acquire the license to the best health content in the world. October 13, The Hazards of Herbal Cigarettes. Here's a close-up look at their risks: Bidis Usually imported from India and Southeast Asia, bidis are small, hand-rolled cigarettes made with dark tobacco wrapped tightly in a dried tendu leaf.
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