Herbal cigarette
Herbal cigarettes (also called tobacco-free cigarettes or nicotine-free cigarettes) are cigarettes that do not contain any tobacco and which are composed of a mixture of various other herbs and/or other plant material.[1] Such cigarettes are not to be confused with so-called non-additive and/ or natural tobacco cigarette variety. Like herbal smokeless tobacco, they are often used as a substitute for standard tobacco products (primarily cigarettes), and many times are promoted as a tobacco cessation aid.[2][3] Herbal cigarettes are also used in acting scenes by performers who are non-smokers, or -- as is becoming increasingly common -- where anti-smoking legislation prohibits the use of tobacco in public spaces.[4][5][6] There are several popular brands of such cigarettes, including Honeyrose and Ecstacy herbal cigarettes.
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[edit] Manufacturing
[edit] Paper and Filter
Herbal cigarettes are most often made using standard-issue rolling papers and cigarette filters.
[edit] Herbal Blend
Instead of tobacco as a filling, however, a wide range of consumable products may be used. Corn silk as well as a number of flavorful herbs such as mint, cinnamon or lemongrass have been utilized by a wide number of herbal cigarette producers.[7] Other manufacturers have included non-herbs like rose petals or clover leaves. Some use the flavorless bagasse and make the herbal cigarette depend on the flavoring; this is especially common in shisha. Some are made with dried lettuce. Herbal cigarettes are not viewed as physically addictive, as they do not contain addictive substances.
[edit] History
Originating from the U.K. in 1947, the seemingly oldest brand of herbal cigarettes are Honeyrose; they are presently sold worldwide.[8][9] Ecstacy Cigarettes, which were invented by Shaahin Cheyene, were first sold in the late 1990's and became the first mainstream brand of herbal cigarettes on the American market.[10][11]
[edit] Notable Herbal Cigarette Brands
- Arkopharma (Arkopharma)
- Ecstacy (Melrose)
- Guocao
- Han Cao
- Herbala (Carica)
- Honeyrose
- Honeysuckle
- Jambi
- Jieyanling
- Magic
- NIRDOSH Herbal Filter Dhoompan
- NosmoQ
- NTB (Arkopharma)
- Quism
- Smoke Free
- Stop-A-Habit (Carica)
- Thai Gong Herb
- Soex
[edit] Discontinued brands
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/background_briefings/smoking/272145.stm
- ^ http://www.honeyrose.co.uk/stop.html
- ^ http://www.maansproducts.com/
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8223836/Rufus-Sewell-interview.html
- ^ http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/blogs/the-human-condition/2009/09/25/will-the-herbal-cigarette-ban-make-a-quitter-out-of-don-draper.html
- ^ http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/09/jon_hamm_on.html
- ^ http://www.everydayhealth.com/stop-smoking/herbal-and-natural-cigarettes.aspx
- ^ http://tobaccodocuments.org/bw/1178391.html
- ^ http://www.honeyrose.co.uk/prod.html
- ^ http://issuu.com/herbalecstacy/docs/willy_wonka_1?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222
- ^ http://www.darkzess.com/2009/12/the-willy-wonka-of-generation-x/
- ^ http://www.clovesmokes.com/HerbalDreams.htm
- ^ http://www.herbalsmoking.org/cigarettes_brands.htm
- ^ http://www.clovesmokes.com/HerbalDreams.htm
