Tobacco substitutes

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1994-06-17

1996-05-07

Seidleck, James J.

Cleaning and liquid contact with solids

Apparatus

Sequential work treating receptacles or stations with means...

131352, A24B 1500

Patent

active

055136630

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BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to mixtures of certain planes and their use as tobacco substitute in smoking compositions and in smoking substitutes, and to smoking compositions produced with such tobacco substitutes.
The smoking of tobacco and of products based on tobacco is an old habit, of which the risks and damages become more and more public. At the moment it is generally believed that the smoking of tobacco and tobacco compositions is harmful to your health. In a number of countries it is therefore even required to place a warning on such products. Further it is not recommended to smoke tobacco and tobacco compositions, or not even allowed by the doctor attending the patient, with various disorders. Moreover, the regularly smoking of tobacco leads to a more or less great affection or even addiction, which on the one hand is caused by the nicotine in the tobacco, and on the other hand by the recalled primary sucking reflex which gives a secure feeling. Consequently, when quitting the smoking of tobacco, the withdrawal symptoms are both of a physical and physiological nature. However, it seems to be more difficult to endure the psychological withdrawal than the loss of nicotine, since the dependency on nicotine usually no longer exists after an average habit period of ten days.
Therefore it seems logical to substitute tobacco by nicotine-free tobacco substitutes. Certain plants, preferably dried and shredded in an appropriate manner, are known as tobacco substitutes. Examples thereof are described in the collection "Les Plantes Fumables" (1978) by Alain Saury, published by Maloine S. A., Paris.
A disadvantage of the existing tobacco substitutes based on plants, is that the thus proposed substitutes generally give an unpleasant taste or an unpleasant aroma or often both. Furthermore, they were not experienced as actual substitutes of tobacco, so that the consumers fell back on the smoking of tobacco compositions after a shorter or longer period. Even in the above-mentioned collection "Les Plantes Fumables" quite a number of examples of compositions still contains a percentage of tobacco.
The present invention relates to the use of certain plants, viz. mixtures containing Alchemilla vulgaris and Myrtus communis as tobacco substitutes, particularly in smoking compositions. Surprisingly, it appeared that the consumers experienced these compositions as satisfactory tobacco substitutes, and this without observing the previous disadvantages such as unpleasant taste or aroma. Another advantage of using the tobacco substitutes of the present invention regards the fact that these substitutes do not contain nicotine and that the tar content of the smoke is considerably lower than with tobacco. Another particular advantage is that when tobacco substitutes according to the present invention are used, the smoker, e.g. after smoking one or more smoke rolls produced of the aforementioned plane mixtures of Alchemilla vulgaris and Myrtus communis, experiences the smoking of common or tobacco-based smoking compositions as unpleasant. The smoking of tobacco compositions is then accompanied by a distorted and unpleasant taste which is observed for hours, and up to 24 hours or longer.
Consequently, the present invention involves plant mixtures containing Alchemilla vulgaris and Myrtus communis and the use thereof as tobacco substitutes, particularly in smoking compositions. More specifically, the aforementioned mixtures will consist of the leaves of said plants, which leaves are preferably dried in a conventional manner. A further aspect of the present invention comprises smoking compositions prepared from the aforementioned plant mixtures.
The term "tobacco substitute" as used above particularly aims at products used in smoking compositions which, as far as taste and aroma are concerned, may be considered as satisfactory tobacco substitutes. Smoking compositions may be cigarettes, cigars, and smoking compositions to be used in pipes or to roll cigarettes.
Alchemilla vulgaris and Myrtus communis are preferably used in dried

REFERENCES:
patent: 2930719 (1960-03-01), Finberg
patent: 4933177 (1990-06-01), Grollier et al.

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