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THE FIRST TOBACCO- & NICOTINE-FREE CHRÜTERZIGI FROM A SWISS MANUFACTORY
0.0 MG NICOTINE
0% TOBACCO
FROM SEVEN SWISS ORGANIC HERBS
Without artificial flavourings
BALANCED. FRESH. FLORAL.
OUR OWN RECIPE. DEVELOPED IN STEINACH.
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The tobacco-free herbal cigarette is not a modern invention. Its trail runs back more than two thousand years – from the Ayurvedic smoke ritual, through the asthma cigarette of European pharmacies, to the Schwiizer Chrüterzigi. This compendium tells the story of a category that was once medicine, then vanished – and returns today as a product of pleasure.
Two traditions. One idea.
Inhaling the smoke of burning medicinal plants to ease breathing is a very old idea. The Egyptian Ebers Papyrus describes heated stones covered with herbs, their smoke drawn in through a reed. In India and in Europe, the practice arose independently – and endured for centuries.
The decisive transfer came by way of colonial India. British observers saw datura smoked against asthma there – and brought the practice home. It fell on fertile ground.
General Gent brings back from southern India a remedy for asthma attacks, prepared from the roots of the wild thorn apple. Through Dr Sims, the practice enters the Western pharmacopoeia.
Five years earlier, the physician Samuel Cooper had already introduced smoked stramonium in the United States. Both dates are documented – they do not exclude each other.
When supplies of Indian datura ran out, an asthmatic surgeon turned to the native common thorn apple instead. With that, the plant’s European career began.
The practice met a society in which some 80 % of men and 40 % of women already smoked. The medium was familiar – only the content was new.
At first, stramonium was smoked in ordinary pipes. By way of the cigar – in 1846 Mr Butler introduced stramonium cigars in Covent Garden – the ready-made asthma cigarette emerged in the 1850s and 1860s. A dense product landscape followed: advertised in daily papers, sold in pharmacies from Paris to Chicago.
Paris, from 1862 at the latest. The international market leader, distributed in more than two dozen countries. Main active ingredient, by contemporary analysis: belladonna.
France, from 1858. The main competitor – belladonna, thorn apple and henbane leaves, plus a small pinch of opium.
Great Britain. One of the most popular brands: stramonium, belladonna, atropine. Manufactured until 1988 – longer than any other.
USA. Sold as a powder, as cigarettes and as an incense, in packs of 24 – expressly labelled «contains no tobacco».
Asthma cigarettes were available in Swiss pharmacies. From 1901 they were covered by the «Concordat against secret remedies»: the first list, dated 15 April 1901, held 611 preparations, among them the Berlin bronchial cigarettes. The Pharmacopoea Helvetica listed a «Pulvis Stramonii compositus», expressly as an asthma powder. According to the Pharmazeutische Zeitung, such cigarettes remained available through pharmacies into the 1970s.
The decline was not an event but a slow fading. Several forces worked together – and reinforced one another.
In over 300 years of Swiss tobacco tradition much has been refined, but one thing had never existed: a herbal cigarette developed and made in a Swiss manufactory. It is built from carefully selected Swiss organic herbs – without a single tobacco leaf, without nicotine, without artificial additives, made as pre-rolls in packs of 20.
Carefully selected and blended. Not one tobacco leaf – the herbs carry the character alone.
No tobacco, no nicotine, no artificial additives. What is inside is printed on the pack.
Where the asthma cigarette wanted to be medicine, the Chrüterzigi is pleasure – regulated under Swiss tobacco products law as a plant-based smoking product, not as a medicine.
Developed and produced in a Swiss manufactory, as pre-rolls in packs of 20. The first of its kind.
Two thousand years in ten dates.
Over 300 years of Swiss tobacco tradition. Now we’re writing the next chapter – with the Schwiizer Chrüterzigi: the first tobacco- and nicotine-free herbal cigarette from a Swiss manufactory, developed and made in Steinach on Lake Constance.
🇨🇭 Seven Swiss organic herbs
A carefully balanced blend of leaves, herbs and flowers – natural in character and unmistakably Swiss in origin.
🌿 Finely balanced like a good blend
Mullein, marshmallow leaf and raspberry leaf give the blend its body. Peppermint adds freshness, while chamomile, linden blossom and rose petals round it off with delicate floral notes.
🚫 No artificial flavours or additives
What you taste comes from the herbs themselves. No artificial flavouring, no unnecessary extras.
📍 Clear origins. Honest recipe.
We know exactly what goes into it – and why. Each of the seven herbs has its place and purpose in the blend.
🛠️ Made in Steinach
At our manufactory on Lake Constance, the blend is mixed and crafted into the finished Schwiizer Chrüterzigi Original. Swiss craftsmanship instead of anonymous mass production.
What’s inside?
Mullein · Marshmallow leaf · Raspberry leaf · Peppermint · Chamomile · Linden blossom · Rose petals
7 organic herbs. 0% tobacco. 0.0 mg nicotine.
An original doesn’t need to be loud.
It needs to feel right.
From start to finish. Leaf by leaf. Note by note.
That’s exactly how we developed our Schwiizer Chrüterzigi Original: as a balanced blend of seven organic herbs. Not too herbal. Not too floral. Not too fresh.
But right in between.
Mullein, marshmallow leaf and raspberry leaf give the blend its calm, botanical base. Peppermint adds freshness. Chamomile, linden blossom and rose petals bring the finer floral notes.
Nothing needs to dominate. Everything works together.
That’s our Original.
Balanced. Fresh. Floral.
We wanted to create a genuine alternative for everyone who enjoys the ritual of a cigarette – but doesn’t always want tobacco and nicotine.
For some, the Chrüterzigi is simply a conscious change. For others, it can be a companion when reducing their tobacco consumption or leaving it behind altogether.
For us, there’s no contradiction in that. Quite the opposite: HEIMAT stands for enjoyment and self-determination. And sometimes, Heimat also means rethinking what we’re used to.
That’s why we took the cigarette back to its roots: plants, leaves and flowers. No tobacco. No nicotine. With a ritual that remains familiar.
Mullein
Mild and herbal – it forms a calm part of the blend’s foundation.
Marshmallow leaf
Brings a soft, subtle character to the blend.
Raspberry leaf
Gives the blend body and its pleasantly botanical base.
Peppermint
Adds a clear, fresh accent.
Chamomile
Gently rounds off the blend with a light floral note.
Linden blossom
Delicate, fragrant and subtly sweet in character.
Rose petals
The floral finishing touch – subtle, yet unmistakable.
Seven herbs. Seven distinct characters.
Together, they create exactly what we were looking for in the Original:
Balance.
No single note takes the lead. Each plays its part in the blend.
For many people, a cigarette is about more than what’s inside.
It’s also a moment.
Stepping outside. Lighting up. Taking a moment for yourself. A conversation. A break. A familiar ritual between two things that matter.
That’s exactly the moment we wanted to preserve.
We simply wanted to give it a different foundation.
With the Original, the focus isn’t on the nicotine kick, but on the blend itself: its aroma, its fresh herbal notes and its delicate floral nuances.
And, of course, the moment you take for yourself.
The ritual remains. You decide what belongs in it.
A balanced blend isn’t created simply by bringing seven herbs together.
It’s all about the right proportions.
About which leaf gives body, which adds freshness and which flower contributes just enough character without overpowering the others.
That’s exactly how we develop our blends at the HEIMAT manufactory in Steinach on Lake Constance.
Here, mullein, marshmallow leaf, raspberry leaf, peppermint, chamomile, linden blossom and rose petals come together to become our Schwiizer Chrüterzigi Original.
Our starting point.
Our most balanced blend.
Seven organic herbs. 0% tobacco. 0.0 mg nicotine. 100% Chrüterzigi.
| Contents |
20 Swiss herbal cigarettes with our finely balanced organic herbal blend |
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Herbs |
Mullein, marshmallow leaf, raspberry leaf, peppermint, chamomile, linden blossom & rose petals |
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Tobacco |
0% tobacco – completely free from the tobacco plant
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Nicotine |
0.0 mg nicotine |
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Taste |
Smooth and herbal, with fresh peppermint and delicate floral notes |
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Recipe |
Seven herbs, carefully balanced – each with its own place in the blend |
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Additives |
No artificial flavours – the character comes from the herbs themselves |
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Production |
Blended and crafted into the finished herbal cigarette at our manufactory in Steinach on Lake Constance
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Ritual |
For everyone who enjoys the familiar ritual of a cigarette – but doesn’t always want tobacco and nicotine |
| Character |
Seven organic herbs. 0% tobacco. 0.0 mg nicotine. 100% herbal cigarette. |
Our products are made in our manufactory on Lake Constance.
Short distances. Personal relationships. 100 % Swiss origin.
We know every batch. Every supplier. Every decision.
No additives. No greenwashing.
What we make is real – and stays real.
Heimat is nature. No compromises. No exceptions.
