Tobacco substitute

Abstract

A tobacco substitute made from an herbal bulk, to which is added a casing. The casing is made from a hygroscopic agent, sugar, and flavoring. Nicotine can be added to the tobacco substitute, also. The tobacco substitute can be formed into cigarettes, used loose as pipe tobacco, used loose for a roll-your-own cigarette application, used loose for chewing tobacco, or pulverized for snuff.

Description

FIELD OF INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to the class Tobacco and the sub-classes of Compositions and Tobacco-substitutes, i.e., non-tobacco.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0002]The history of humans smoking dates back over 7 millennium. Ancient cultures were smoking various substances as early as 5000 BC. Egyptians, Sumerians, Babylonians, Indians, and Chinese are all recorded to have smoked almost from the beginning of recorded history. Early civilizations smoked for ritual, community, and relaxation.[0003]In the Americas, natives smoked tobacco well before the arrival of Europeans. However, the large-scale harvesting of tobacco began with the Virginia colony in the 16th Century. Tobacco was among the first cash crops for the American colonies, and large tobacco plantations rapidly cleared the tidewater area of the Virginia colony. Tobacco farming grew across the colonial south, becoming one of the economic drivers for settling the new world. The need for cheap labor to work in the ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent text explains adding casing to herbal bulk to improve its processing and flavor. Casing can be added before, during, or after processing, depending on need. Adding casing after firing can improve the herbal bulk's flavor when smoked. The technical effect is that casing enhances the herbal bulk's quality and taste.

Problems solved by technology

The current prior art has not established a suitable tobacco substitute as evidenced by the continued dominance of tobacco in the cigarette market.

Unfortunately, loquat-containing cigarettes are not at all reminiscent of tobacco cigarettes in taste, pull, or feel.

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Unfortunately, gynostemma-containing cigarettes are not at all reminiscent of tobacco cigarettes in taste, pull, or feel.

Unfortunately, chrysanthemum-containing cigarettes are not at all reminiscent of tobacco cigarettes in taste, pull, or feel.

All the prior art for mulberry-containing tobacco substitutes blend the mulberry leaves with other material Unfortunately, cigarettes containing mulberry blends are not at all reminiscent of tobacco cigarettes in taste, pull, or feel.

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