Solanaceae Nicotiana tabacum L.

Cultivated Tobacco

Cherokee - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59

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Scientific name: Nicotiana tabacum L.
USDA symbol: NITA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cultivated Tobacco
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Used extensively in rituals.

RECRD: 90244 id: 23957