Entitled: "Hortus floridus, A garden of flowers, wherein very liuely is contained a true and perfect discription of al the flowers" by Crispian de Passe, 1615. Tobacco was introduced into Europe in 1556 from the Americas, where it has been used for centuries for recreational and ceremonial purposes. By the 17th century, tobacco had become known as the "holy herb" and was used by physicians to treat a number of ailments. The smoke was believed to cure headache, colds, asthma, earache, nausea and even exhaustion. The leaves and/or juice of the plant was used to treat burns, cuts, deafness, eye i
Entitled: "Hortus floridus, A garden of flowers, wherein very liuely is contained a true and perfect discription of al the flowers" by Crispian de Passe, 1615. Tobacco was introduced into Europe in 1556 from the Americas, where it has been used for centuries for recreational and ceremonial purposes. By the 17th century, tobacco had become known as the "holy herb" and was used by physicians to treat a number of ailments. The smoke was believed to cure headache, colds, asthma, earache, nausea and even exhaustion. The leaves and/or juice of the plant was used to treat burns, cuts, deafness, eye infections, constipation, boils, sores, croup, fluid retention and animal bites, especially those that were poisonous, among other ailments.
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