New tobacco substitutes

Abstract

A tobacco substitute for the production of smoking products and/or smoking product substitutes, the tobacco substitute being based on a mixture of plant parts comprising plant parts derived from Alchemilla vulgaris and Myrtus communis, at least 5% by weight of caffeine-containing plant parts derived from both Ilex paraguayensis and Thea sinensis, at least 10% by weight of Althea officinalis leaves, and moreover 1 to 5% by weight of hyaluronic acid.

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         16 . Tobacco substitute for the production of at least one of smoking products and smoking product substitutes, said tobacco substitute comprising a mixture of plant parts, the mixture comprising:
 plant parts derived from  Alchemilla vulgaris  and  Myrtus communis;      at least  5 % by weight of caffeine-containing plant parts derived from both  Ilex paraguayensis  and  Thea sinensis;      at least  10 % by weight of  Althea officinalis  leaves; and     1 % to  5 % by weight of hyaluronic acid.   
     
     
         17 . The tobacco substitute according to  claim 16 , wherein the ratio of the percentage by weight of plant parts derived from  Ilex paraguayensis  with respect to the sum of the percentage by weight of plant parts derived from  Ilex paraguayensis  and the percentage by weight of plant parts derived from  Thea sinensis  is between 0.285 and 0.57. 
     
     
         18 . The tobacco substitute according to  claim 16 , wherein the mixture comprises 20% to 50% by weight of  Althea officinalis  leaves. 
     
     
         19 . The tobacco substitute according to  claim 16 , wherein the mixture comprises 2% to 20% by weight of plant parts of  Ilex paraguayensis.    
     
     
         20 . The tobacco substitute according to  claim 16 , wherein the mixture comprises 5% to 15% by weight of plant parts of  Thea sinensis.    
     
     
         21 . The tobacco substitute according to  claim 16 , wherein the caffeine-containing plant parts are derived from  Ilex paraguayensis  leaves and  Thea sinensis  leaves. 
     
     
         22 . The tobacco substitute according to  claim 16 , wherein the mixture comprises at least 1% by weight of plant parts derived from  Myrtus communis.    
     
     
         23 . The tobacco substitute according to  claim 16 , wherein the caffeine-containing plant parts make up 7% to 35% by weight of the mixture. 
     
     
         24 . The tobacco substitute according to  claim 16 , wherein the mixture comprises plant parts of aromatic plants, extracts of aromatic plants, and/or synthetic equivalents of aromas of aromatic plants. 
     
     
         25 . The tobacco substitute according to  claim 24 , wherein the mixture comprises plant parts of aromatic plants, wherein the plant parts of each aromatic plant make up a maximum of 20% by weight of the mixture. 
     
     
         26 . The tobacco substitute according to  claim 24 , wherein the mixture comprises extracts of aromatic plants and/or synthetic equivalents of aromas of aromatic plants, wherein said extracts and/or synthetic equivalents make up a maximum of 5% by weight of the mixture. 
     
     
         27 . The tobacco substitute according to  claim 16 , wherein the mixture comprises:
 20% to 50% by weight of  Althea officinalis;      10% to 30% by weight of  Alchemilla vulgaris;      2% to 20% by weight of  Ilex paraguayensis;      2% to 20% by weight of  Myrtus communis;      5% to 15% by weight of  Thea sinensis;      1% to 10% by weight of  Asperula odorata;      1% to 20% by weight of the genus  Rosa;      1% to 5% by weight of Hyaluronic acid.   
     
     
         28 . A smoking product substitute comprising a tobacco substitute, wherein the tobacco substitute comprises a mixture of plant parts, wherein the mixture comprises:
 plant parts derived from  Alchemilla vulgaris  and  Myrtus communis;      at least 5% by weight of caffeine-containing plant parts derived from both  Ilex paraguayensis  and  Thea sinensis;      at least 10% by weight of  Althea officinalis  leaves; and   1% to 5% by weight of hyaluronic acid.   
     
     
         29 . A method for the production of at least one of smoking products and smoking product substitutes, wherein a tobacco substitute based on plant parts is provided, wherein the tobacco substitute comprises a mixture of plant parts, wherein the mixture comprises:
 plant parts derived from  Alchemilla vulgaris  and  Myrtus communis;      at least 5% by weight of caffeine-containing plant parts derived from both  Ilex paraguayensis  and  Thea sinensis;      at least 10% by weight of  Althea officinalis  leaves; and   1% to 5% by weight of hyaluronic acid.