Tobacco plant

Nicotine is an alkaloid of the tobacco plant (genera of Nicotianer), which belongs to the nightshade family. The origins of the tobacco plant are located in Central America. Tobacco was brought from Santo Domingo 1556 Dominican (Republic) to Spain and is cultivated almost all over the world. The active ingredient nicotine produced in the roots of the tobacco plant and moves during the maturation process in the leaves. These are fermented, dried and smoked in the state as a cigarette, cigar, cigarillos, or in the pipe. Tobacco contains a number of other alkaloids and monitoring of carcinogenic substances), including for example, tar (flavoring agent, hydrogen cyanide, benzene, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, nitrosamines, hydrazine, vinyl chloride, cadmium, lead, nickel, chromium, aluminum, nitrogen, carbon monoxide etc.