Smoking with Nipa Palm leaf

Brief Introduction of Nipa Palm leaf

Dried and processed Nipa Palm leaves (skins) with tobacco

Watch the following video for "How to smoke with Nipa Palm skins".

The Nipa Palm tree or scientifically known as "Nypa Fruticans" is being planted with the trunk or stem under the mud while the leaves and the flowers grow upwards which defines it as unusual palm tree. The possibility of Nipa Palm trees to grow is approximately up to 9 meters in height. The well-harvested Nipa Palm trees are normally being picked by the local people to be proceed and dried under the sun until the color of the leaves change. Especially, young leaves of Nipa Palm are the best for the making process of smoking paper which is natural and harmless to human bodies. Without any chemical usage in the process of making the Nipa Palm leaves (skins), it increases the preference of local people to merely do it at home and this produces the finest homemade Nipa Palm skins.


The Simple Process of Nipa Palm Leaves Skins (For Cigarette Papers)

Nipa Palm trees

Nipa Palm leaves

Young Nipa Palm leaves skins

Well-picked Nipa Palm leaves skins

Rolled Nipa Palm leaves skins

Nipa Palm leaves skins before a drying process

Nipa Palm leaves skins after a drying process

Dried Nipa Palm leaves skins are straightened

Dried Nipa Palm leaves skins after being straightened 

Well-shaped Nipa Palm leaves skins

Handmade Nipa Palm leaves skins are ready

Dried Nipa Palm leaves skins are ready for packing

Dried Nipa Palm leaves skins after packing

Rolled and Dried Nipa Palm leaves skins with tobacco

Nipa Palm leaves skins are ready for smoking

Watch the following video for the dried Nipa Palm leaves skins processed by local people in Thailand

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