పొగాకు: కూర్పుల మధ్య తేడాలు

'''పొగాకు''' లేదా '''పొగ చెట్టు''' (Tobacco) [[సొలనేసి]] కుటుంబానికి చెందిన ఒక చిన్న మొక్క. వీని నుండి [[పొగ]] విడుదలౌతున్నందు వలన దీనికి 'పొగాకు' అనే పేరు వచ్చినది. దీని ఆకుల నుండి [[సిగరెట్లు]], [[చుట్టలు]] తయారుచేస్తారు. కొన్ని రకాల తాంబూలాలలో కూడా దీనిని ఉపయోగిస్తున్నారు.

 

 

There are many species of tobacco, which are all encompassed by the plant genus ''Nicotiana''. The word ''nicotiana'' (as well as ''[[nicotine]]'') was named in honor of [[Jean Nicot]], French ambassador to Portugal, who in 1559 sent it as a medicine to the court of [[Catherine de Medici]].<ref>[http://www.tc.columbia.edu/centers/cifas/drugsandsociety/background/chronologydruguse.html Heading: 1550–1575 Tobacco, Europe.]</ref> The effects of tobacco on human health are significant, and vary depending on the method by which it used and the amount consumed. Of the various methods of consumption the primary [[Health effects of tobacco|health risks]] pertain to diseases of the [[cardiovascular system]] by the vector of smoking, which over time allows high quantities of [[carcinogen]]s to deposit in the mouth, throat, and lungs.<!-- WHEN THE BENEFITS SECTION BECOME BETTER DEVELOPED, ADD IT HERE -->

 

After harvest, tobacco is stored to allow for curing, which allow for the slow [[oxidation]] and degradation of [[carotenoid]]s. This allows for the agricultural product to take on properties that are usually attributed to the "smoothness" of the smoke. Following this, tobacco is packed into its various forms of consumption which include smoking, chewing, sniffing, and so on.<!-- ADD ANOTHER PARAGRAPH WHEN THE CULTURAL IMPACT SECTION BECOMES MORE COMPLETE -->

 

==పొగాకు సాగుబడి==

* [http://plants.nrcs.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_niru.pdf Natural Resources Conservation Service Plant Sheet - Wild tobacco]

*[http://www.whoindia.org/LinkFiles/Tobacco_Free_Initiative_Executive_Summary.pdf పొగాకు చరిత్ర]

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