From The Local:

"It's a nice present for the festive season," he told The Local on Tuesday. "There will be a real need for these pills over Christmas."

Poincheval, who has been involved in homeopathy, claims the all-natural herbal medicine not only facilitates intestinal transit, but also neutralises the odour of the gas let out.

According to the website that sells the pills, which also come in rose and violet scents, the herb mixture also helps reduce bloating.

A man from the Henan province in China attached an 80 kg weight to his family jewels as a part of a contest, swinging the thing 320 times in ten minutes before being declared the world record holder in "ridiculous crazy nonsense."