kendal tobacco Brown Irish Twist (Pipe/Chewing Tobacco) Gawith Hoggarth & Co. KBC

Rustica is a stronger, harsher plant than the commercial Nicotiana tabacum that dominates the modern global market

Nearly three-quarters of the children interviewed by Human Rights Watch reported the sudden onset of serious symptomsincluding nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, headaches, dizziness, skin rashes, difficulty breathing, and irritation to their eyes and mouthswhile working in fields of tobacco plants and in barns with dried tobacco leaves and tobacco dust

Flue-curing reduces starches and increases sugars, with the aim of stabilizing the leaf at a high sugar content

Blooms face upward or horizontally and remain open in full sun

This comparison makes it clear: herbal blends are playing a completely different game