Solanaceae Nicotiana tabacum L.

Cultivated Tobacco

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 291

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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: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Juice rubbed on the hands and feet for rheumatism.

RECRD: 61439 id: 23971