Smoking products containing antioxidants
AssigneeThione International, Inc.
InventorsTheodore Hersh, Rebecca Hersh
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Abstract
A composition for inclusion within a cigarette, cigar or pipe. The composition can be included within the tobacco itself, a filter for filtering tobacco smoke once burned or even within the paper or wrapper surrounding the tobacco product. The composition is capable of reducing free radical damage to the oro-pharyngeal cavity, respiratory tract and lungs resulting from tobacco smoke. The composition includes L-glutathione and a source of selenium such as selenomethionine.
Claims47
A composition for inclusion within a cigarette, cigar or pipe tobacco for reducing free radical damage to the oro-pharyngeal cavity, respiratory tract and lungs from tobacco smoke, said composition comprising L-glutathione and a source of selenium selected from the group consisting of L-selenomethionine and L-selenocysteine.
A cigarette comprising a paper wrapper surrounding a charge of tobacco, said cigarette further comprising a composition for reducing free radical damage to the oro-pharyngeal cavity, respiratory tract and lungs from tobacco smoke generated by said cigarette, said composition comprising L-glutathione and a source of selenium selected from the group consisting of L-selenomethionine and L-selenocysteine.
A filter for filtering smoke generated by a tobacco product, said filter comprising a filtration material for filtering the smoke from burning tobacco which passes through said filtration material and an antioxidant composition which is dispensed into said smoke as it passes through said filtration material, said composition comprising L-glutathione and a source of selenium selected from the group consisting of L-selenomethionine and L-selenocysteine.
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