producto de tabaco

EN Texto en inglés Aún no hay artículo en tu idioma: extracto en inglés.

Tobacco is the agricultural product of the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana, commonly called 'tobacco plants'. It is widely legally sold and used recreationally through various routes of administration (most commonly smoking) for the addictive drug nicotine – a stimulant alkaloid found in all parts of the plants except the seeds. Nicotine is most heavily concentrated in the leaves (and hence makes up most tobacco products), which occurs in varying amounts depending on the species of Nicotiana grown; the breed, type, or variety of tobacco cultivated and produced; and the method used to cure and process tobacco leaves once they have been harvested. Tobacco sales (particularly cigarettes) reached a height in the 20th century, but have since reduced due to the discovery of the health effects of smoking tobacco. This article provides a list of tobacco preparations and products. This list includes both tobacco products meant for consumption and those intended for other uses. Under the heading of consumable tobacco products, several categories of tobacco product are described in this list. Of these four basic categories, the first two include what are most often traditional types of tobacco products and preparations, relegated to the broad sub-categories of smoked tobacco and smokeless tobacco; the latter two categories include those types of tobacco products which have only recently been developed or widely adopted: heated tobacco products and nicotine-only products. A sub-category of nicotine-only products, nicotinized herbal tobacco alternatives, consists of products which include added nicotine but mainly consist of non-tobacco herbal or plant material. Following is a brief description of each of these categories: Smoked tobacco products — Tobacco-containing products which consist of tobacco meant for smoking. Common smoked tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars, and hookah tobacco (usually mu'assel). Smokeless tobacco products — Tobacco-containing products used in a manner which...