Table 1 Description of Asian Herbal‐Tobacco Cigarette Brands and Health Claims.

Brand (translation)	Herb*	Country	Year Produced	Health Claim
Anti‐Asthma20,21	Unknown	China	1970	Relieves asthma
Changle22,23,24,25,26 (“Long Happiness”)	1% Apocynum venetum	China	1982	Reduces toxic substances and nicotine
				Relieves bronchitis, cough, and asthma
Green Oriental27	18 herbs	China	2004	Raises immunity
				Protects kidney
				Reduces phlegm production
“Guocao”28 (Name of company)	Herb only: Mugwort (Artemisia vulgans) and other herbs	China	2003	Cigarette substitute
				Relieves asthma and phlegm
				Increase immunity
				Fever relief and sedation
				Protect liver and gallbladder
				Reduce blood pressure
Hsiang Yang Ginseng29	Ginseng	China	1986	Unknown
JinJian30 (export name of Changle)	1% Apocynum venetum	China	1982	Reduces toxic substances and nicotine
				Relieves bronchitis, cough, and asthma
JiangShan31 (“River & Mountain”)	herbaceous peony, thorowax, curculigo rhizome, longspur epimedium	China	2000	Reduces tar level
JinSheng32 (“Golden Saint”)	Herbal mixture	China	1996	Reduce free radicals and harmful substances
				Protects kidneys
KangXi33 (Name of Emperor)	Tropaeolum peregrinum	China	2000	Reduces harmful substances
				Protects lung and liver
				Relieves cough, phlegm, and inflammation
Puleye34	Puleye herbal extract	China	2001	Reduces carcinogens, mutagenicity and acute toxicity
QunYingHui35 (“Elite”)	18 herbs	China	2004	Reduces harmful substance
Wuyeshen36 (“Five‐leaf Magic”)	“Shennong extracting liquid”	China	2000	Reduces carcinogenic substances (including nitrous ammonia and nicotine)
				Readjusts immune system
				Reduces oxidative and mutagenic injury
				Reduces cough, sore throat
YangJinHua 20,21 (Name of herb Flos daturae)	50% Flos daturae	China	1959	Relieves asthma
YiXing37 (“Changing Stars”)	40 herbs only: radix ginseng, fos caryophylli, herba menthae, and radix polygalae	China	1997	Cigarette substitute
				Relieves fatigue, cough, and sputum production
Zhenxi32 (“Precious Selenium”)	Selenium‐rich tobacco leaf	China	1996	Reduces levels of tar, benzo(a)pyren, and free radicals
Zhongnanhai 25,38 (Name of place where emperor lives)	Apocynum venetum	China	1982	Treats tracheitis and pulmonary heart disease, phlegm, and cough
				Reduces side effects from tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide
Blue39	Herb only: Artemisia absinthium	Korea	2002	Cigarette substitute
				Increases blood circulation
				“Purification effect” with simultaneous cigarette use
Figo Super Lights40	Loess	Korea	2002	Reduces harmful components like nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide.
GT39	Green tea	Korea	2003	Removes harmful components like carcinogens
NosmoQ41,42 (“Herb that stops smoking”)	Herb only: Eucommia ulmoldes	Korea	1996	Smoking cessation
Sante Luxury43	50 substances including ginseng and honey	Korea	2003	Unknown
V43	Lao herbs	Korea	2004	Reduced lung and throat irritation
SINOX 10044	10 herbs including Eriobotrya japonica and Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae.	Taiwan	1999	Helps respiratory system
Herbal Krongthip45,46	Andrographis paniculata	Thailand	2000	Relieves throat irritation
				Increases saliva production

* Herb and tobacco combined, unless otherwise indicated as herb only.