A multifactorial smoking cessation programme for patients with coronary artery disease: experiences and preliminary results.

Background: Smoking is a known risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) and recurrent cardiac events in patients with established CAD. Although cessation can lead to a risk reduction of up to 50% following an initial myocardial infarction, at least 20% of cardiac patients continue to smoke.

Aims: To describe and evaluate the effects of a comprehensive, multifactorial smoking cessation programme in outpatients with CAD, and to delineate variables that impede smoking cessation.

The composition of the essential oil in the leaves of Coleus aromaticus Bentham and their importance as a component of the species antiaphthosae Ph. Ned. Ed. V.

The leaves of Coleus aromaticus Bentham were used in the East Indian archipelago, mainly in cases of aphthous stomatitis. For this purpose the Dutch Pharmacopoeia Ed. v introduced the Species antiaphthosae with Coleus leaves as an active component, because of their antiseptic qualities.