A Pack Of Tobacco-Free American Indian Brand Herbal Cigarettes

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.

Manufacturing[link]

Paper and Filter[link]

Herbal cigarettes are most often made using standard-issue rolling papers and cigarette filters.

Herbal Blend[link]

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.

History[link]

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.

Notable Herbal Cigarette Brands[link]

• American Indian Herbal Cigarettes ^[10]
• Arkopharma (Arkopharma)
• Ecstacy (Melrose)
• Guocao
• Hamiltons Premium Gold
• 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

Discontinued brands[link]

• Herbal Dreams ^[11]
• Benjamins ^[12]
• Smokin Joe's Herbal Gold ^[13]

See also[link]

• Cigarettes
• Herbal tobacco alternatives
• Tobacco cessation

References[link]

1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/background_briefings/smoking/272145.stm
2. ^ http://www.honeyrose.co.uk/stop.html
3. ^ http://www.maansproducts.com/
4. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8223836/Rufus-Sewell-interview.html
5. ^ 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
6. ^ http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/09/jon_hamm_on.html
7. ^ http://www.everydayhealth.com/stop-smoking/herbal-and-natural-cigarettes.aspx
8. ^ http://tobaccodocuments.org/bw/1178391.html
9. ^ http://www.honeyrose.co.uk/prod.html
10. ^ http://www.herbalcig.com
11. ^ http://www.clovesmokes.com/HerbalDreams.htm
12. ^ http://www.herbalsmoking.org/cigarettes_brands.htm
13. ^ http://www.clovesmokes.com/HerbalDreams.htm

• Montesines, Prosy B (1/19/2008). "Herbal ‘cigarette’ may help smokers quit". Inquirer.net. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080119-113485/Herbal-cigarette-may-help-smokers-quit. Retrieved March 30, 2012. 

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