Nicotine: Pharmacology, Toxicity and Therapeutic use

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN: 1834-2612|9|2|53-59

ISSN: 1834-2612

Source: Journal of Smoking Cessation, Vol.9, Iss.2, 2014-12, pp. : 53-59

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Abstract

Nicotine is naturally found in the plants belonging to the Solanaceae family. Concentrations high enough to have a pharmacological effect are seen only in the tobacco sub-family, approximately 2% of dry weight and in Duboisia Hopwoodii that has been used by Australian aborigines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duboisia_hopwoodii). It is also present in the range of 2–7 microgram per kg of various edible plants.