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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
Earlier this year, health-conscious customers were seen queuing up at a herbal retailer in a Bangkok neighbourhood in hopes of buying a few bottles of fah talai jone (green chiretta) capsules. With a surge of Covid-19 cases earlier this year, the herbal product made them feel secure and gave them hope of relying on something else besides Favipiravir. Not everyone, however, got what they wanted. “Stocks are limited. Each customer can purchase a maximum of two bottles,” read a sign at the store’s cashier. Despite this, the shop ran out of stock fairly quickly. Over the past few years, an increas…