Patent ID: 8367146

Claim:
A herbal mixture for a confectionery article, which mixture consists of: (i) an extract of the herb (A); (ii) an extract of the herb (B); (iii) an extract of the herb (C); (iv) an extract of the herb (D); (v) an extract of the herb (E); (vi) an extract of common plantain; (vii) an extract of marshmallow; (viii) an extract of lady's mantle; (ix) an extract of elder; (x) an extract of cowslip; (xi) an extract of anise; (xii) an extract of speedwell; (xiii) an extract of mallow; and (xiv) an extract of horehound, the said extracts (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) being either (1) a single extract of a mixture of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E); or (2) a mixture of two extracts, consisting of the extract of one of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) and the extract of a mixture of the remaining four of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E); or (3) a mixture of two extracts, consisting of the extract of a mixture of two of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) and the extract of a mixture of the remaining three of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E); or (4) a mixture of three extracts, consisting of the extract of one of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E), the extract of one of the remaining four of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) and the extract of a mixture of the still remaining three of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E); or (5) a mixture of three extracts, consisting of the extract of one of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E), the extract of a mixture of two of the remaining four of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) and the extract of a mixture of the still remaining two of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E); or (6) a mixture of four extracts, consisting of the extract of a mixture of two of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) and three extracts each being the extract of a different one of the remaining three of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E); or (7) a mixture of five extracts each being the extract of a different one of the five herbs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E), said herb (A) being peppermint; said herb (B) being sage; said herb (C) being yarrow; said herb (D) being thyme; and said herb (E) being Stevia rebaudiana .