Plant tobacco: growing and useful properties

Tobacco is a plant of the Solanaceae family. Its Latin name is nicotina. It is represented by various species: annual and perennial, growing in the form of grass or shrubbery.

Leaves of tobacco are usually whole, and the flowers have a very different color. Their form is five-pointed, and the fruits are similar to brown capsules, which distinguishes this type of plant. Seeds of tobacco are found inside these small formations.

Kinds of tobacco

Today, on the planet, you can find about 60 species of this plant. In most cases, they are localized in Australia and on the American continents. In Russia, the most popular are only two varieties: makhorka and smoking (cultural).

They are not included in the list of substances banned in circulation, although they contain many narcotic elements. It should be noted that these plants were obtained during cultivation, so they are not found in the wild. In addition to them, other varieties are also grown in our country: sticky, four-winged, winged and fragrant tobacco.

The height of the plant varies from 30 cm to 2.5 m, depending on the variety. For example, the largest size has a cultural appearance. What does tobacco look like? The plant is very similar to a tree: it is tall and branched. The leaves are arranged in rows, and the flowers can be of three shades: pink, red and white.

Cultivation

Since the plant has seeds, it is bred with their help. For the planting of grains you need loose and perfectly plowed soil. Tobacco feels great both on the open ground and in the nursery. Therefore, only you decide where you want to plant a fragrant specimen. By the way, the seeds of this plant are so small that you will definitely need a special gun.

After the seeds are planted in the ground, the top of it must be insulated with a layer of straw. If everything is done correctly, strong young seedlings will appear after a month and a half. We must wait until they reach 15 cm in height, and transplant the plant (tobacco fragrant) on the plantation.

By the way, this territory should be reliably protected from the wind. Best of all, if it is located on a small slope - in such a place the water will not stagnate: the soil will not wash out under the influence of precipitation. In the soil itself, it is necessary to add roots from old plants that are available from previous plantings. In addition, it needs to be diluted with sand. In it, the roots will be easier to grow and move around.

Care

Plant tobacco, getting to the plantation, requires special care. Daily it needs to be watered, weeded, loosen its soil around it, and also protect shoots from a variety of pests. Many gardeners say that the leaves of tobacco can quite protect themselves from excessive evaporation. But they are so wide that additional irrigation of the soil is simply inevitable. If moisture is not enough, the plant (tobacco) will stop its growth and lose its flavor.

By the way, many farmers make so-called bait. Before planting the seedlings on the plantation, they fertilize the land with a bucket of compost or humus - this amount will be needed per one square meter. After this, periodically add to the ground chicken litter or infusion of green herbs.

Two additional food for the season will be enough. Care for tobacco provides and pasynkovanie. And that it was fragrant and strong, and the leaves - fleshy and large, periodically pull out side shoots. This is done when they grow 5 cm. As for the inflorescences, they are removed as soon as they form the bud. If you need seeds, you can leave one or two flowers - no more.

Collection and Procurement

Collect tobacco begin at the end of summer. Harvesting goes until the middle of autumn. Begin with the top of the plant. There, the leaves are cut first, since they received a maximum of light and moisture. After collecting the upper tiers, the lower part has the ability to grow and get all that it lacked - for example, more sunlight.

Cut off leaves are placed in a drying chamber. Under the influence of temperature, they lose some of the nicotine. Therefore, the length of stay in such a chamber has a direct effect on the fortress, which in the future will boast of tobacco. The plant is further dried in vivo. The leaves are laid out on the fabric surfaces in the open air in the place where there is a lot of sunlight. At night they are covered to protect them from insects.

Beneficial features

Nowadays, tobacco is used in everyday life. Hang up his leaves in the closet, where the fur products are stored, and he will protect them from gluttonous moths. If you have a dry plant available, place it in a fur bag and hang next to your favorite fur coat. By the way, tobacco, cultivation and useful properties of which are described in this article, is widely used by gardeners and agronomists. This plant helps to rid the beds of annoying pests. To do this, you need a decoction of leaves to sprinkle vegetables, fruits and flowers.

For man, the use of tobacco as a plant is undeniable. It has antihelminthic and analgesic properties. It is used to treat epilepsy, seasickness, eye and skin ailments, cardiovascular problems. A paste made of leaves helps to overcome tuberculosis of the lymph nodes. Also, the plant helps to heal problem wounds. Paradoxically, it is with the help of tobacco that smoking people are helped to get rid of bad habits.

Treatment with tobacco

For the treatment of many diseases, tobacco can be used. The plant helps if a person is diagnosed with:

1. Dermatological diseases. Decoctions from tobacco are capable of destroying various bacteria, including those that provoke the development of skin ailments.
2. Rhinitis. Breathing aromatic enzymes that exude the leaves of the plant, you can restore the normal state of the mucous membranes of the nose.
3. Diseases of the throat. Leaves have anti-inflammatory properties.
4. Malaria. This disease is treated with tobacco for more than one decade. Science knows of positive cases.
5. Indigestion disorder. Saliva, impregnated with plant enzymes, improves the condition of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract, increases metabolism, promotes normal metabolism.

They say that the plant prevents the separation of cells, their incorrect development. Therefore, there are cases when tobacco stopped the growth of malignant formations.

A few useful recipes

The plant is actively used in folk medicine. For example, tincture from it, as already mentioned, helps to fight cancer. To make it, you need to take 30 grams of dried, crushed leaves and pour 200 g of pure alcohol. The container is tightly closed and placed in a dark cool place for 20 days. Then filter and place for another week in similar conditions. Ready tincture is used as follows: 1 drop is added to 100 g of boiled water. Drink it in the morning before breakfast. Every day the number of drops increases - to fourteen. Then every three days you need to reduce it by one unit. When there is only one drop, the course ends.

For the treatment of an ordinary runny nose and other diseases of the nasopharynx, it is enough just to smell the leaves of tobacco every day. In this case, the aromatic particles should not fall on the mucous membrane. To get rid of sore throat, just a few pinch plants put under the tongue. Saliva, released in large quantities, you must swallow, but do it carefully so that parts of the plant do not fall on the mucous membrane.

Contraindications

They also have a plant. Tobacco, for example, is not recommended for use in the treatment of young children, pregnant women and young mothers. And alcoholic tincture from it can adversely affect the health of even an adult strong person. By the way, the situation is exacerbated when self-grown tobacco is used for its preparation.

The first signs of poisoning are: headache, hallucinations, dizziness, fever. If you feel these symptoms, call for an ambulance immediately. Even before the brigade arrives, you can try to rinse the stomach yourself. And remember the main thing - before using any traditional medicine it is better to consult a doctor!