9 Benefits of Tobacco

In general, people only know Nicotiana tabacum , also known as tobacco cigarettes as the main raw material , and of course many consider this leaves only have a negative impact .

Because of this ignorance , we often hear that the demo tobacco farmers when the government announced a reduction in anti -smoking or smoking .

But actually there are many other benefits of this leaf , the following 10 are :

1 . Produces Anti-Cancer Protein
Tobacco is not always a negative connotation as a cause of cancer , it turns out that plants can also produce anti - cancer protein is useful for people with cancer , say researchers from the Research Centre for Biotechnology Indonesian Institute of Sciences ( LIPI ) , DR Arief Budi Witarto MEng , quoted by Reuters .

" The protein made ​​by the DNA of our bodies , we put the DNA in question to tobacco through bacteria , once inside , the plant will make the corresponding proteins which DNA is inserted . If the plant is harvested , we can liquid form of the protein , " he said .

In addition to anticancer proteins , GSCF , he said , could be to stimulate the multiplication of stem cells ( stemcell ) that could be developed to restore tissue damaged body functions .

Preventing cervical cancer : Tobacco contains a source of protein that can stimulate antibodies against the human papilloma virus ( HPV ) , which causes cervical cancer .

2 . Removing a Leech Bite
The benefits of tobacco , but can be extracted and taken certain parts such as nicotine used in a wide variety of food products and beverages , tobacco also we can use to release the leech bite again if in the woods, tobacco can also be used for insecticides because nicotine is a neurotoxin very powerful for insects . Aja dead insects .... pantes aja if humans could die from it .

3 . Diabetes Drugs & Detection
The scientists succeeded in using genetically modified tobacco to produce drugs and immune diabetes . The results were published in the journal BMC Biotechnology , early March .

4 . Anti Inflammation
Scientists from several European research institutions participating in the project titled " Pharma - Planta " led by Professor Mario Pezzotti of the University of Verona . They made ​​transgenic tobacco producing interleukin - 10 ( IL - 10 ) , which is an anti - inflammatory cytokine that is powerful . Cytokines are proteins that stimulate the immune cells to become active .

The genetic code ( DNA ) encoding IL - 10 are planted in tobacco, and tobacco will produce the protein . They tried two different versions of IL - 10 are different . One of the viruses , the other from the mice . The researchers found that tobacco can produce two forms of IL - 10 was the right time . Active cytokine production is quite high , which may be used through the process of extraction and purification .

The next step , IL - 10 tobacco was given to rats to examine how effective he evokes immune . Studies using IL - 10 tobacco in small doses can help prevent diabetes or diabetes mellitus type 1 . Diabetes mellitus type 1 or juvenile diabetes is characterized by loss of the insulin -producing beta cells in the pancreas . So there is a shortage of insulin in the body . This type of diabetes affects children and adults .

5 . HIV / AIDS drugs
Tobacco can also produce protein drug human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) that causes AIDS , called griffithsin . HIV is a virus that infects the human immune system cells . The difference is, instead of tobacco that produces a protein , but a tobacco virus .

6 . Animal Health Preserver
Extracts of tobacco ( nicotine 1.68 % ) have ptensi to eradicate H. contortus worms . As a consequence the results of treatment will provide benefits to livestock keepers , for the better health of the animal .

7 . Dew remover
Tobacco can also be used to eliminate the " dew " on the glass in the car on a rainy day by rubbing tobacco on the glass .

8 . Drug Injury
Used to cure wounds ± 25 grams of fresh leaves of Nicotiana tabacum , washed and pounded until creamed . plus ± 25 ml kerosene squeezed and filtered . The results of the filter applied to the wounds .

9 . As Biofuel
More recently , researchers from the Biotechnology Laboratory at Thomas Jefferson University have identified several techniques to increase levels of vegetable oils in the leaves of tobacco plants , it is the first step in utilizing these plants for biofuel purposes . Their results are then published in Plant Biotechnology Journal .

According to Vyacheslav Andrianov , Ph.D. , assistant professor of Cancer Biology at the Lab . Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University , tobacco can generate biofuel more efficiently than other agricultural products . However , most of the oil is only contained in the seeds / seedlings of tobacco ( about 40 percent of oil per dry weight ) .

Although the vegetable oil content of tobacco seed has been tested and can be used as fuel for diesel engines , but the tobacco crop seed production is still very low , about 600 kg of seeds per hectare . Dr. Andrianov and his colleagues then sought to manipulate the genes of tobacco seeds vegetable oil is vegetable oil so that the formation of the tobacco plant canopy optimum oil content of the seed tobacco . ngurangin could be an alternative energy global warming .

About Tobacco

Tobacco ( Nicotiana spp . , L. ) is a genus of broad-leaved plants from areas of North America and South America . The leaves of this tree is often used as a raw material cigarettes , either by using a pipe or rolled up in the form of cigarettes or cigars . Tobacco leaves can also be chewed or dikulum , and some powdered tobacco smoke through the nose .

Tobacco plants grown around the world in more than 100 countries with China as the largest producer , followed by the United States , Brazil , India , Zimbabwe and Turkey . There are three types of tobacco are produced from all these countries .

* Virginia , which is also dubbed as tobacco bright yellow to orange color , obtained from flue - curing process .

* Burley , brown setelahmelewati water - curing process with virtually no ; sugar levels , giving a sense like a cigar .

* Oriental , leafy high- assisted small and flavorful sun- curing process .

Rough and smelling the plants , with large leaves and dangle from a central stem . This plant is cut when a certain height , so that all the power plants that are directed to the development of valuable leaves . The seeds are very small , one tablespoon can contain up to 60,000 seeds . One adult tobacco plants can produce millions of seeds .

Tobacco harvest period ranges from 2-5 months after the seed is planted , depending on the type of tobacco . When harvested tobacco leaves are green and have no characters , colors and flavors before passing through the curing or drying process .

That is why the process that there are four kinds of curing it is very important in the cultivation of tobacco :

* Air - curing , done with tobacco leaves hanging in the open , the leaves produce a low sugar content .

* Flue - curing , the tobacco used primarily for cigarette , using artificial anas channeled through metal pipe or flue , produce leaves with a high sugar content .

* Fire - curing , which is equal to the flue - curing , but with an open flame as a heat source that produces homemade brown leaves and the scent of smoke .

* Sun - curing , done under the sun , produces chewing tobacco and sweet with a high sugar content . After passing through the curing process , then dried tobacco was in grade and stored for diumurkan as needed .

Tobacco alkaloid nicotine -containing substance , a type of highly potent neurotoxin when used in insects . This substance is often used as the main ingredient of insecticides .

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Well , already described . There is no more reason for us to continue to support the cigarette business because sorry for tobacco farmers . Why support something that is contrary to health