Tree Tobacco

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Mexico, Hawaii, Venezuela, Sicily, Ethiopia, US

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Boil, Piles, Wound

Science studied: ALKALOIDS, ANABASINE, NORNICOTINE, RUTIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Solanaceae

Scientific name: Nicotiana glauca

Common names: Tree Tobacco, Belladona, Blaugrüner Strauchtabak, Blaugrüner Tabak (DE); Tree tobacco (EN); Tabaco moro (ES), Buena moza, Cacala, Charuteira, Charuto-do-rei, Chula y buena moza, Coneton, Cornetón, Gandul o Tabaco morisco, Gigante, Gigantón, Groteno, Grågrøn tobaksplante, Güenamosa, Hierba del zopilote, Hoja de cera, Jan-Twak

POWO: 816941-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Mexico, Hawaii, Venezuela, Sicily, Ethiopia, US.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Head)
• Boil
• Piles
• Wound
• Anodyne
• Hirudicide
• Insecticide
• Poison

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Mexico
• Hawaii
• Venezuela
• Sicily
• Ethiopia
• US

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Head)
• Boil
• Piles
• Wound
• Anodyne
• Hirudicide
• Insecticide
• Poison
• Sore

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Head) · Mexico · "
• Boil · Hawaii · "
• Piles · Venezuela · "
• Wound · Hawaii · "
• Anodyne · Mexico · "
• Boil · Sicily · "
• Hirudicide · Ethiopia · "
• Insecticide · US · "
• Poison · Mexico · "
• Sore · Hawaii · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Persistent foliar anabasine and unusually broad geographic distribution make Nicotiana glauca a distinctive toxicological concern. · 2026 source ↗
• Nicotiana glauca leaf extract exhibits synergistic antioxidant and anticancer activities revealed by phytochemical profiling and molecular docking. · 2026 source ↗
• Study on potential invasion threat area of <i>Nicotiana glauca</i> Graham based on the MaxEnt model. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALKALOIDS
• ANABASINE
• NORNICOTINE
• RUTIN
• NICOTINE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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