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Comparison of the nicotine content of tobacco used in bidis and conventional cigarettes
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- Published on: 24 October 2001
- Published on: 24 October 2001Tendu leavesShow More
The authors say:"The leaf is from a broad leafed plant (Diospyrus melanoxylon or Diospyrus ebemum) native to India" I feel there is an error here.Diospyrus ebenum (Ebony,black) is not a source for Tendu leaves, as far as I know.(The authors write 'ebemum'-probably a typing error.For a list of plants from which bidi leaves are obtained, see the following paragraph, from J.K. MAHESHWARI National Botanical Research Institut...
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