Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

烟草yān cǎoYancao

Nicotiana tabacum · Plant

Nicotiana tabacum
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Indications

Cautions

Contains nicotine; highly addictive; toxic if ingested; increases risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease; avoid all use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Tobacco for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Clove SoreDog BiteFood StagnationQi Bind PainScab & LichenSnake BiteWelling Abscess & Flat Abscess

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Tobacco does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Move Qi & Relieve PainResolve Toxin & Kill Worms

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