Vernonia cinerea pastilles is effective for smoking cessation

10.1016/j.jtcme.2019.09.006

Sunee Lertsinudom；Kittisak Sawanyawisuth；Sutasinee Srisoi；Jringjai Areemit；Nadthatida Hansuri；Nirachra Tawinkan；Ampornpan Theeranut；Bangorn Sripanidkulchai；Sineenard Pranboon

Continuous abstinence rate ； Point abstinence rate ； Treatment ； Outcomes ； Herbs

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

11卷2期（2021 / 03 / 01）

90 - 94

英文

Background and aim: Vernonia cinerea (VC) is a herb that can alleviate nicotine addiction, potentially aiding in smoking cessation. Previous studies have examined four-to eight-week treatments using VC, but have found it to be ineffective. This study aimed to evaluate the smoking cessation effects of VC in addicted smokers over a longer treatment duration with pastilles. Experimental procedure: This was a randomized double-blinded controlled trial conducted at a community pharmacy. The inclusion criteria were age between 18 and 60 years, intention to quit smoking, and low to moderate level of nicotine addiction. All eligible participants were stratified according to nicotine addiction level and then randomly assigned either VC treatment or placebo. The VC group received two pastilles three times daily, while the control group received a placebo for 12 weeks. The outcomes were continuous abstinence rate (CAR) and point abstinence rate (PAR) at four and 12 weeks. Results: There were 121 eligible participants; 10 participants were not willing to participate. In total, there were 111 eligible participants, 54 of whom were treated with VC (48.65%) and 57 of whom were given a placebo (51.35%). Baseline characteristics were comparable between the two groups. The VC group had a significantly higher chance of smoking cessation at 2.01 (95% CI of 1.03, 3.92) compared with the placebo group at the end of the study. There were no significant side effects in either group. Conclusion: The VC pastille group had significantly higher CAR than the placebo group at week 12.

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