Nicotiana tabacum 煙草

Solanaceae 茄科

Tobacco, Common Tobacco1

煙葉、菸草2,3

POISONOUS PARTS

Whole plant, especially leaves and fruits.4,5

TOXICITY

CLINICAL MANAGEMENT

Supportive treatment. Activated charcoal therapy has been used for gastrointestinal decontamination in N. tabacum poisoning. For skin exposure, affected area could be irrigated with water.6

IDENTIFICATION FEATURES

Annual herbs, 0.5–2 m tall, viscid‑pubescent throughout. Leaves alternate; leaf blades 10–30(–70) × 8–15(–30) cm, base attenuate, auriculate or semi‑amplexicaul, margin entire or slightly sinuate. Panicles terminal. Calyx 5‑lobed. Corolla funnelform, pink; tubes 4–6.5 cm long; limb 1.5–2 cm in diameter, 5‑lobed. Stamens 5. Capsules about 1.5 cm long, many‑seeded.9

LABORATORY ANALYSIS

Nicotine and its related alkaloids can be detected by HPLC-DAD, GC-MS, LC-MS and LC-MS/MS.10–13