piojos

Nicotiana tabacum

(In territories with significant traditional TRAMIL use)

Dominican Republic:

  • tabaco
  • tabak
Significant uses found by the TRAMIL surveys

  leaf, juice, decoction or infusion, rubbed on scalp2

Recommendations Preparation and Dosage References

According to published and other information:

Use for lice (pediculosis) is classified as REC, based on the significant traditional use (OMS/WHO)4 documented in the TRAMIL surveys.

Do not ingest the leaf or any of its preparations due to toxicity risk.

In case of poisoning, seek medical attention.

Not for use during pregnancy, during lactation or by children under 5 years old.

For lice (pediculosis):

Prepare a decoction or an infusion with 2-4 dried leaves in 1 liter (4 cups) of water.  For decoction, boil for at least 10 minutes in a covered pot.  For infusion, add boiling water to ground dried leaves, cover and leave to cool.  Apply preparation and rub scalp, wash after 2-3 hours.  Use for 2-3 days in succession; repeat treatment after one week.

Any medicinal preparation must be preserved cold and used within the 24 hours.

1 WENIGER B, 1987-88
Encuesta TRAMIL. enda-caribe, Santo Domingo, Rep. Dominicana.

2 SUN J, ZHU Z, ZHU Y, 1986
Studies on 6-benzyladenine localization in callus cells of tobacco. Zhiwa Xuebao 25(5):480-482.

3 BOWMAN DT, WEEKS WW, WILKINSON CA, 1991
Stability of alkaloid production in flue-cured tobacco. Crop Sci 31(5):1121-1124.

4 COURT WA, HENDEL JG, 1978
Determination of nonvolatile organic and fatty acids in flue-cured tobacco by gas-liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr Sci 16(7):314-317.

5 HOFFMANN D, ADAMS JD, LISK D, FISENNE I, BRUNNEMANN KD, 1987
Toxic and carcinogenic agents in dry and moist snuff. J Natl Cancer Inst 79(6):1281-1286.

6 ADESINA SK, 1982
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7 NISHIKAWAJI S, FUJIMORI T, MATSUSHIMA S, KATO K, 1983
Sesquiterpenoids from flue-cured tobacco leaves. Phytochemistry 22(8):1819-1820.

8 SONGSTAD DD, KURZ WGW, NESSLER CL, 1991
Tyramine accumulation in Nicotiana tabacum transformed with a chimeric trytophan decarboxylase gene. Phytochemistry 30(10):3245-3246.

9 LEETE E, 1983
Biosynthesis and metabolism of the tobacco alkaloids. In: PELLETIER SW (Ed). Alkaloids: Chemical and biological perspectives. New York, USA: John Wiley & Sons, 1:85-152.

10 BOULOGNE I, 2010
Recherche d’activités insecticides par contact (Test Contact toxicity), par ingestion (Ingestion Bioassay) et insectifuge (Repellent Test) de la décoction aqueuse de feuille sèche de Nicotiana tabacum L. Travail TRAMIL. Université des Antilles et de la Guyane/INRA, UR1321, ASTRO, Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe.

11 BHASIN HD, 1926
Annual report of the entomologist to government, Punjab, Lyallpur, for the year 1924-25. Rept Operations Dept Agr Punjab 1(II):69-121.

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13 ZHAO SH, ZHANG X, 1982
On the antifeedant and toxicities of natural organic insecticides against snout moth's larva of rice. Chin J Agr Sci 2:55-60.

14 VAN PUYVELDE L, GEYSEN D, AYOBANGIRA FX, HAKIZAMUNGU E, NSHIMIYIMANA A, KALISA A, 1985
Screening of medicinal plants of Rwanda for acaricidal activity. J Ethnopharmacol 13(2):209-215.

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Irritación dérmica, piel lesionada y piel sana, porción de hojas secas de Nicotiana tabacum. Informe TRAMIL. Laboratorio de Ensayos Biológicos, LEBi, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, Costa Rica.

16 GONCALO M, COUTO J, GONCALO S, 1990
Allergic contact dermatitis from Nicotiana tabacum. Contact Dermatitis 22(3):188-189.

17 BALLARD T, EHLERS J, FREUND E, AUSLANDER M, BRANDT V, HALPERIN W, 1995
Green tobacco sickness: occupational nicotine poisoning in tobacco workers. Arch Environ Health 50(5):384-389.

18 BECKER CG, VAN HAMONT N, WAGNER M, 1981
Tobacco, cocoa, coffee, and ragweed: cross-reacting allergens that activate factor-XII- dependent pathways. Blood 58(5):861-867.

19 ANON, 1993
Green tobacco sickness in tobacco harvesters - Kentucky, 1992. Morbidity Mortality Weekly Rept 42(13):237-240.

20 TAYLOR P, 1996
Agents acting at the neuromuscular junction and autonomic ganglia. In: Goodman, Gilman’s: The pharmacological basis of therapeutics. Goodman LS, Limbird LE, Milinoff PB, Ruddon RW, Gilman AG, 9th ed. New York, USA: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., International Edition. p193.