Solanaceae Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
Cherokee - Drug, Toothache Remedy
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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Nicotiana tabacum L.
Scientific name: Nicotiana tabacum L.
USDA symbol: NITA (
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Common names: Cultivated Tobacco
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Toothache Remedy
Notes: Smoke blown on toothache.
RECRD: 90256 id: 23968