Process for manufacturing low nicotine tabacco leaf substitute

Abstract

A process for manufacturing a tobacco leaf substitute that maintains the taste and flavor similar to typical commercial cigarettes utilizing: (1) the leaves of Morus alba L, 1354MI, (2) leaves of Lillium longiflorum ; (3) and leaves of herbs, is comprised of, including but not limited to: 1) a salted water soaking; 2) washing; 3) 1 st drying; 4) steaming; and 5) 2 nd drying. The tobacco leaf substitute of this invention emits a minute amount of nicotine than conventional cigarettes. The tobacco leaf substitute has a beneficial effect of being free of any cigarette-related poisons stemming from traces of mercury, nickel, and cadmium found in typical commercially available cigarettes. The cigarette substitute of this invention helps to quit smoking and eliminates poisons from the bloodstream of pre-smokers.

1 . A procedure of pre-treatment of a low nicotine tobacco leaf substitute, consisting of five steps of: 1) soaking with salted water for 1 week at ambient temperature; 2) washing with distilled water; 3) 1 st  drying in ambient temperature; 4) steaming in a commercial steam cooker; and 5) 2 nd  drying.  
   
   
       2 . A procedure of pre-treatment of low nicotine tobacco leaf substitute of the  claim 1 , wherein the salted water is made from 600 grams of rock salt dissolved in 2.5 gallon of distilled water  
   
   
       3 . A procedure of pre-treatment of low nicotine tobacco leaf substitute of the  claim 1 , wherein the steaming procedure of the step 4) is comprised of temperature changing step of maintaining the temperature of the steamer for 115° C. for 90 minutes followed by 110° C. for 5 minutes followed by 115° C. for 100 minutes.  
   
   
       4 . A procedure of pre-treatment of low nicotine tobacco leaf substitute of the  claim 1 , wherein in the steaming procedure of the step 4), 600 gram of the 1:2 weight ratio mixture of leaves of the  Morus alba  L. and  Lillium longiflorum  treated from the step 3) are introduced a commercial steam cooker containing 1 gallon of the distilled water.