Ayurved Aspect of NICOTINE (Tobacco) w.s.r. Agadtantra & Vyavhar Ayurved.

Dr. Vipul Tanaji Gurav; Dr. Varsharani Sanjay Patil

Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2019

Ayurved Aspect of NICOTINE (Tobacco) w.s.r. Agadtantra & Vyavhar Ayurved.

Dr. Vipul Tanaji Gurav, Dr. Varsharani Sanjay Patil

Abstract :

Nicotine is also known as Tobacco. Its family belongs to Solanaceae. In Ayurveda it is described as Vanaspatij visha and in modern science it is irritant organic vegetable poison also known as cardiac poison. Leaves are hazardous to human, its dried leaves are used as drink of luxury by almost all classes of people in the form of smoke, snuff or chewing. It Contain Nicotine and nicotanine. It also used in India for chewing, smoking and snuffing, Nicotine used as insecticides.