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Title: Non-tobacco containing smoking product

Abstract: A process for preparing and the ingredients for preparing a non-tobacco smoking product is disclosed. The product consists essentially of a mixture comprising sugar beet leaves, white beet leaves, sugar cane leaves and the inner white part of the grapefruit peel.
Claims: The invention claimed is:

1. A non-tobacco containing smoking product produced by the process consisting of:

a. air drying for a period of from about 3 days to about 5 days sugar beet leaves, white beet leaves, sugar cane leaves and the inner white part of grapefruit peel;

b. shredding and chopping the air dried sugar beet leaves, white beet leaves, sugar cane leaves and the inner part of the grapefruit peel into fine particles;

c. thoroughly mixing the dried chopped and shredded leaves in a proportion of about 55% sugar beet leaves, 25% white beet leaves, 10% sugar cane leaves and 10% inner white part of the grapefruit peel;

d. rolling the mixed ingredients in tobacco paper.

2. A tobacco substitute, smoking product having the characteristics similar to tobacco containing cigarette products but without containing nicotine, the product consisting of 55% sugar beet leaves, 25% white beet leaves, 10% sugar cane leaves and 10% of the white inner part of the grapefruit peel.

3. The product of claim 1 wherein the material is air dried for a period of about 3 to about 4 days.

4. The product of claim 1 in sheet form.

5. The product of claim 1 further containing menthol.

6. A process for preparing a tobacco substitute product consisting of:

a. air drying for a period of 3 days to about 5 days the ingredients consisting of sugar beet leaves, white beet leaves, sugar cane leaves and the inner white part of grapefruit peel;

b. shredding and chopping the ingredients to a consistency suitable for rolling in tobacco paper;

c. thoroughly mixing the ingredients in a proportion of about 55% sugar beet leaves, 25% white beet leaves, 10% sugar cane leaves and 10% inner white part of the grapefruit peel; and

d. rolling the mixed ingredients into tabacco paper thereby forming a non-tabacco containing smoking product.

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a non-tobacco containing smoking product. More particularly, this invention relates to the discovery of a non-tabacco containing smoking product having the taste, aroma, flavor and burning characteristics similar to tobacco but free of the harmful effects of tabacco.
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