The invention discloses an application of 
japonica rice in cigarettes. The application of the 
japonica rice in the cigarettes comprises the following steps: smashing 
japonica rice, taking 
ethanol and water to be extracting 
solvent, conducting 
microwave assisted 
steam distillation on the 
japonica rice, and finally obtaining 
japonica rice extractives; and then utilizing with cigarette auxiliary materials in a matched mode in the cigarette 
processing process. The application of the 
japonica rice in the cigarettes is applicable to all 
types of tobacco, tobacco products and auxiliary materials, wherein the tobacco includes 
flue-cured tobacco, burley tobacco, sun-cured tobacco and aromatic tobacco, the tobacco products include expanded 
cut tobacco, expanded 
cut stem, paper-making method reconstituted tobacco and the like, and the auxiliary materials include cigarette paper, filter tip rods and the like. The japonica rice extractives are non-toxic, harmless, sufficient in source and capable of playing the role of smooth keeping of varying degrees on different cigarettes, and has a certain effect of keeping tobacco 
moisture; not only are cigarettes enabled to keep original style, but also 
smoke wet feeling can be increased, 
irritation is reduced, and laryngeal comfort is markedly improved. Furthermore, the application of the japonica rice in the cigarettes has the advantages of being simple in technological process, convenient to manufacture and low in cost. In addition, an existing cigarette production process is not required to be changed.