Nicotiana rustica
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Nicotiana rustica, known in South America as Mapacho, is a very potent variety of tobacco. The high concentration of nicotine in its leaves makes it useful for creating organic pesticides.
Rustica is also used for entheogenic purposes by South American shamans. Growing in the rainforest it contains up to twenty times more nicotine than common North American varieties such as N. tabacum. Most commonly, it is allowed to soak in water, and the water is then insufflated; it is also smoked in cigars and used as an enema. It is also a common admixture of Ayahuasca in some parts of the rainforest.
Nicotiana rustica leaves have a nicotine content as high as 9%, whereas Nicotiana tabacum (common tobacco) leaves contain about 1 to 3%.[2]
Bearing in mind all tobacco is very deadly and dangerous, Nicotiana rustica is the most potent and a very deadly species of tobacco due to its very high concentration of nicotine, a very powerful poison used as a pesticide. Death can result from skin contact when it is used as a pesticide as well as when it is smoked or injested. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Nicotiana rustica information from NPGS/GRIN. www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
- ^ Nicotiana sp.. artsci.wustl.edu. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
- ^ Chemical Safety Information from Intergovernmental Organizations
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