Dumkola/Nicotiana tabacum

 

 
 

 









Botanical name:-Nicotiana tabacum
Family name:-SOLANACEAE
English name:-Tobacco
Tamil name:-Pugaiyilai,Phaielai
Sanskirt name :-
Status:- Under cultivation 
Edibal parts:-None
Distribution:-Native of tropical and subtropical America but it is now commercially cultivated worldwide.
Ayurvedic usage:-Epilepsy, Arthritis, Convulsion, Rheumatism, Pulmonary disorders, Haemorrhoids, Paralysis,
Parts used to make medicine:-Laves,Flowers, Roots.
Propagation:-Seeds