Nicotiana glauca, Tree Tobacco, Michael Cottingham, Southwest Herbalist Part 1

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Michael Cottingham, Southwest Herbalist raps about Nicotiana glauca, Tree Tobacco. "Tree tobacco is native to South America but it is now widespread as an introduced species on other continents. It is a common roadside weed in the southwestern United States, and an invasive plant species in California native plant habitats. The plant is used for a variety of medicinal purposes and smoked by Native American groups.[1] The Cahuilla Indians used leaves interchangeably with other tobacco species in hunting rituals and as a poultice to treat swellings, bruises, cuts, wounds, boils, sores, inflamed throat, and swollen glands. Contains the toxic alkaloid anabasine. Ingestion of the leaves can be fatal.[2] It is being investigated for use as a biofuel.[3]" Wikki